1 Thessalonians 2:14 BSB

1 Thessalonians 2:14

For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

BSB

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ASV

For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judæa in Christ Jesus: for ye also suffered the same things of your own countrymen, even as they did of the Jews;

KJV

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Ye - became followers of the Churches of God - There is not a word here of the Church of Rome being the model after which the other Churches were to be formed; it had no such pre-eminence: this honor belonged to the Churches of Judea; it was according to them, not the Church at Rome, that the Asiatic Churches were modelled. The purest of all the apostolic Churches was that of the Thessalonians, and this was formed after the Christian Churches in Judea.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Ye suffered the same things - The same fruit, the same afflictions, and the same experience, at all times, and in all places, are an excellent criterion of evangelical truth.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, The cross is the Christian's mark: if we are called to suffer we are called only to be followers of the churches of God; so persecuted they the prophets that were before you, Matt. v. 12 . It is a good effect of the gospel when we are enabled to suffer for its sake. The apostle mentions the sufferings of the churches of God, which in Judea were in Christ Jesus.

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Original language & word study

33 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὑμεῖς	humeis	you yourselves	G4771 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
μιμηταὶ	mimētai	imitators	G3402 →
ἐγενήθητε,	egenēthēte	became,	G1096 →
ἀδελφοί,	adelphoi	brothers,	G80 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
ἐκκλησιῶν	ekklēsiōn	churches	G1577 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
τῶν	tōn	which	G3588 →
οὐσῶν	ousōn	are being	G1510 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίᾳ	Ioudaia	Judea	G2449 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Χριστῷ	Christō	Christ	G5547 →
Ἰησοῦ,	Iēsou	Jesus,	G2424 →
ὅτι	hoti	For	G3754 →
τὰ	ta	the [same]	G3588 →
αὐτὰ	auta	these	G846 →
ἐπάθετε	epathete	suffered	G3958 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
ὑμεῖς	humeis	you yourselves	G4771 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	from	G5259 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
ἰδίων	idiōn	[your] own	G2398 →
συμφυλετῶν,	sumphuletōn	countrymen,	G4853 →
καθὼς	kathōs	even as	G2531 →
καὶ	kai	also [did]	G2532 →
αὐτοὶ	autoi	they	G846 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	from	G5259 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίων,	Ioudaiōn	Jews,	G2453 →

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Through
2 Thessalonians 1:4
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
leads to
- Hebrews 10:36
  You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- James 5:7–8
  Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Hebrews 12:1–3
  Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set…
- 2 Corinthians 7:14
  Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true…
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3
  and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Through
1 Thessalonians 3:4
Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 8:1–2
  Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2
  As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of…
- Acts 17:13
  But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Thessalonians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About 1 Thessalonians