1 Thessalonians 1:5
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.
4 Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
- KJV
- For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
- WEB
- and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.
- ASV
- how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.
- DARBY
- For our glad tidings were not with you in word only, but also in power, and in [the] Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what we were among you for your sakes:
- BLB
- because our gospel came to you⁺ not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with much full assurance, just as you⁺ know what we were among you⁺ on account of you⁺.
- ÅB
- For vårt evangelium kom ikke til dere bare i ord, men og i kraft og i den Hellige Ånd og i stor fullvisshet, slik som dere jo vet hvordan vi var iblant dere for deres skyld,
- OTB
- for vårt evangelium kom ikke til dere bare i ord, men også i kraft og i Den Hellige Ånd og med full overbevisning—slik dere vet hva slags menn vi viste oss å være blant dere for deres skyld.
- B1930
- For vårt evangelium kom ikke til eder bare i ord, men og i kraft og i den Hellige Ånd og i stor fullvisshet, likesom I jo vet hvorledes vi var iblandt eder for eders skyld,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
Read in contextMark 16:20
And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:2–5
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 2:14
To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Read in contextHebrews 6:18–19
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
Read in context1 Peter 1:12
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:20
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
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