1 Thessalonians 1:5
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
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.
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe 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 yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
Read in contextMark 16:20
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:2–5
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 2:14
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Read in contextHebrews 6:18–19
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Read in context1 Peter 1:12
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:20
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
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