1 Thessalonians 1:9 KJV — MannaFest

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

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ASV

For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

WEB

For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

YLT

for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

DBT

for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned toGod from idols to serve a living and trueGod,

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1 Thessalonians — Paul's earliest letter. Thanksgiving for a young church's faith, and plain teaching on holy living and the return of Christ.

Author: Paul, with Silvanus and Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 50–51, from Corinth

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Matthew 16:16
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Ruth 1:16
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
1 Timothy 4:10
For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
1 Corinthians 12:2
Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

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All of them were devoted and dedicated to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: to God as their chief good and highest end, to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Mediator between God and man. God the Father is the original centre of all natural religion; and Jesus Christ is the author and centre of all revealed religion.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

"And how ye turned from idols to serve the living . . . Instead of our having "to speak any thing" to them (in Macedonia and Achaia) in your praise (1Th 1:8), "they themselves (have the start of us in speaking of you, and) announce concerning (so the Greek of 'show of' means) us, what manner of (how effectual an) entrance we had unto you" (1Th 1:5;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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