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For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
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A Life That Speaks for Itself
Commentators emphasize that the Thessalonians' transformed lives were the most powerful evidence of the gospel's truth. Their radical turn from idolatry to a holy life was so well-known that it validated Paul's ministry against any critics. This shows that a genuinely changed life is one of the most compelling forms of Christian witness.
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1 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For they themselves. Those who have visited you, and those whom you have sent out—all persons testify to your piety. The apostle seems to …
They themselves (αυτο). The men of Macedonia, voluntarily.
Report (απαγγελλουσιν). Linear present active i…
19th Century
Anglican
They themselves—that is, the inhabitants of those countries. “Wherever we go we find our own story told us.”
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Baptist
Paul here states that all the churches elsewhere knew what a wonderful time he had had with the Thessalonians, and with what eagerness they had rec…
In describing how the Thessalonians were a model Christian community and giving further proof of the effect of the Gospel on them, Paul gives anoth…
16th Century
Protestant
He says that the report of their conversion had obtained great renown everywhere. What he mentions regarding his entering in among them re…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 9. For they themselves show of us Either the above reports of the preaching of the Gospel to the Thessalonians, and …
When careless, ignorant, and immoral persons are turned from their carnal pursuits and connections, to believe in and obey the Lord Jesus, to live …
13th Century
Catholic
The Apostle wishes to strengthen the Church in the face of tribulations. First, he addresses present tribulations in the first letter to the Thessa…
