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Verse 13. _YE RECEIVED THE WORD OF GOD_] Ye received the _doctrine_ of
God, not as any thing fabricated by _man_, but as coming immediately
from God himself, we being only his _messengers_ to declare...
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FOR THIS CAUSE ALSO THANK WE GOD - In addition to the reasons for
thankfulness already suggested, the apostle here refers to the fact
that they received the truth, when it was preached, in such a way...
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II. TRUE SERVICE,
AS MANIFESTED IN APOSTOLIC MINISTRY
CHAPTER 2
_ 1. Apostolic conduct and service 1 Thessalonians 2:1)_
2. Thanksgiving for the reception of the message and the opposition 1
Thess...
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PAUL AND THE THESSALONIAN CHURCH. The next two paragraphs describe
(_a)_ the effect of Paul's preaching at Thessalonica, (_b)_ his
anxiety with regard to the fate of the Church under stress of
persecu...
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PAUL ON HIS DEFENSE (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12)...
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And for this, too, we thank God, that when you received the word of
God which you heard from us, you accepted it, not as the word of men,
but--as in truth it is--as the word of God, who also works in...
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FOR THIS CAUSE. On account of (App-104. 1 Thessalonians 2:2) this.
ALSO THANK WE. we also thank. See 1 Thessalonians 1:2.
WITHOUT CEASING. See 1 Thessalonians 1:3....
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_For this cause also thank we God without ceasing_ Revised reading:
AND FOR THIS CAUSE WE ALSO, &c. The Apostle has already given thanks
for the Christian worth of the Thessalonians (ch. 1 Thessalonia...
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section iii
Jewish Persecutors of the Church. Ch. 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
This short paragraph is of peculiar interest. The Apostle was at the
time exposed in his Gentile mission to the bitterest pe...
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§ 4. 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16. Fellowship in Persecution with the
Judæan Churches
The rich fruits of the Gospel in the Thessalonian Church, for which
the writers thank God (§ 2), led them to dwell, in...
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ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΕΣΤΙΝ, אAB cop (א* omits αληθως, by
_homœoteleuton_ after καθως): all other codd. reverse the order;
cf. John 4:42; John 6:14; John 7:40.
13. ΚΑῚ ΔΙᾺ ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ ΚΑῚ ἩΜΕΙ͂Σ
ΕΥ̓ΧΑΡΙΣΤΟΥ͂ΜΕΝ ΤΩ͂Ι ΘΕΩ͂...
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DISCOURSE: 2196
A DUE RECEPTION OF THE GOSPEL
1 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 n...
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BUT AS IT IS IN TRUTH, THE WORD OF GOD,— That the doctrine was from
God, and the apostles only as heralds, messengers, and ambassadors
from God, to publish it among men, appears from comparing ch. 1
T...
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TEXT (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
13 AND FOR THIS CAUSE WE ALSO THANK GOD WITHOUT CEASING, THAT, WHEN YE
RECEIVED FROM US THE WORD OF THE MESSAGE, _EVEN THE WORD_ OF GOD, YE
ACCEPTED _IT_ NOT _AS_ THE WORD...
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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...
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7 What figure could more touchingly convey the apostle's genuine
affection for the
Thessalonians than that of a nursing mother? How unselfish and gentle
and self-sacrificing is her care! The soul is...
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THE NATURE OF ST. PAUL'S LIFE AND WORK AT THESSALONICA
2. The persecution at the Roman garrison-town of Philippi made a deep
impression on St. Paul the Roman citizen (Acts 16:19; Philippians
1:30). I...
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WHEN JESUS CHRIST COMES
1 THE THESSALONIANS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them.
CHAPTER 2
HOW PAUL AND HIS FRIENDS CAME TO THESSALONICA 2:1-4
V1...
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The first part of this chapter draws attention to the _Apostles’_
part in the conversion of Thessalonica. From this point (roughly
speaking) to the end of 1 Thessalonians 3, the action of the
_convert...
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CHAPTER 6
IMPEACHMENT OF THE JEWS
1 Thessalonians 2:13 (R.V.)
THESE verses complete the treatment of the subject with which this
chapter opens. The Apostle has drawn a moving picture of his life and...
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_Further thanksgiving for their endurance of trial_....
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“And for this we also render thanks, _viz._, that;” the καί, by
a loose but not unusual (_cf._ 1 Thessalonians 3:5; Romans 3:7; Romans
5:3, etc.) construction, goes not with the pronoun but with the v...
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THE APOSTLE'S GLORY AND JOY
1 Thessalonians 2:13
The Christian worker always should wait on God till he gets the word
of the message. There is an essential difference between delivering a
sermon or a...
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It is evident that some of the Jews in Thessalonica had been
discounting the apostle in his absence. He very definitely defends
himself against such detraction, asserting that his preaching had been
w...
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THE BRETHREN AND THE JEWS--TWO RESPONSES TO THE GOSPEL
There were those unbelievers at Thessalonica who had not been
receptive to the truth (Acts 17:11). This may have made Paul even more
thankful for...
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(11) 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...
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_The word [4] of the hearing of God, which can only signify the word
of God you heard from us. (Witham)_
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Verbum auditus Dei, _Greek: logon akoes._...
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(13) В¶ 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,...
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There is a special interest in examining the epistles to the
Thessalonians, more particularly the first, because, in point of fact,
it was the earliest of the letters of the apostles; and as the first...
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13_Wherefore we give thanks_. Having spoken of his ministry, he
returns again to address the Thessalonians, that he may always commend
that mutual harmony of which he has previously made mention. (537...
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Having established these great principles, the apostle, with an open
and overflowing heart, appeals to his whole walk among them as a proof
of his having walked in the same spirit as in their own case...
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FOR THIS CAUSE ALSO THANK WE GOD WITHOUT CEASING,.... As for their
election of God, 1 Thessalonians 1:4 so for their effectual calling by
his grace, to his kingdom and glory, just now mentioned, as we...
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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, whi...
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_For this cause_ Or, on this account also; _thank we God without
ceasing_ See on 1 Thessalonians 1:2; that is, we not only thank him
that we have been enabled to conduct ourselves, and to discharge ou...
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EFFECTUALLY WORKETH; leading them to repent of their sins and believe
in Christ. When the truths of the Bible are received as coming from
God, they will be mightily efficacious, under the influence of...
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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
E...
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THE MANNER IN WHICH THE THESSALONIANS RECEIVED THE GOSPEL
They accepted the Gospel and bore its burdens:...
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We are to consider now that which had great effect in producing the
energetic, devoted response to the gospel such as we have seen in the
Thessalonians. Certainly it is the Word of God itself that is...
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C. The preaching was the Word of God, 2:13-16
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 O...
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“AND FOR THIS CAUSE WE ALSO THANK GOD WITHOUT CEASING, THAT, WHEN YE
RECEIVED FROM US THE WORD OF THE MESSAGE, EVEN THE WORD OF GOD, YE
ACCEPTED IT NOT AS THE WORD OF MEN, BUT, AS IT IS IN TRUTH, THE...
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13-16 We should receive the word of God with affections suitable to
its holiness, wisdom, truth, and goodness. The words of men are frail
and perishing, like themselves, and sometimes false, foolish,...
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The apostle having given the reasons on his part and his fellow
ministers, why the gospel had such effect upon them, he next proceeds
to show the reason on their part, for which he giveth God thanks....
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And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing [without ever
failing to mention it in our prayers], _that, when ye received from us
the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it...
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1 Thessalonians 2:13 this G5124 reason G1223 we G2249 also G2532 thank
G2168 (G5719) God G2316 ceasing G89
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‘And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when
you received from us the word of the message, even the word of God,
you accepted it, not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, th...
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1 Thessalonians 2:13. FOR THIS CAUSE, referring to what follows. His
thankfulness was no doubt intensified by the apparent unlikelihood
that the word of a stranger, a Jew, without wealth or influence,...
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_Paul appeals to their Endurance of the Persecution in proof of the
Genuine efficacy of their Reception of the Word of God._
Paul again gives thanks for the reception which the Thessalonians had
accor...
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AND FOR THIS CAUSE WE ALSO
(κα δια τουτο κα ημεις). Note κα twice. We as well
as you are grateful for the way the gospel was received in
Thessalonica.WITHOUT CEASING
(αδιαλειπτως). Late adverb for...
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1 Thessalonians 2:13
I. In this passage the Apostle states the evidence of the effectual
working of the word in the Thessalonian converts. The change it had
wrought in them was genuine, for it withsto...
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CONTENTS: The model servant and his reward.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Satan.
CONCLUSION: It is the great comfort of the servants of Christ to have
their own conscience and the consciences of oth...
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VERSE. 1-3. _Ye know our entrance into_ Thessalonica _our exhortation
was not of deceit,_ or error to lead astray the simple, _nor of
uncleanness, nor in guile,_ as is the character of the judaizing
t...
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NOT AS MAN'S MESSAGE. They had received the Good News as being the
teaching of God. Since people act on the basis of what they believe,
God works in those who believe his message....
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1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 2:13 NOT AS THE WORD OF MEN
BUT AS... THE WORD OF GOD. Paul claims divine authority for his words
as an apostle....
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
1 Thessalonians 2:13. THE WORD OF GOD WHICH YE HEARD OF US.—R.V.
“the word of the message, even the word of God.” The preposition
“_from_ us” is “properly used in rela...
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EXPOSITION
CONTENTS.—Paul turns from the reports of others to the experience of
the readers. They themselves knew that his entrance was not powerless;
although maltreated in Philippi, he was emboldene...
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FOR yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was
not in vain (1 Thessalonians 2:1):
Now, Paul evidently had quite an entrance to the city of Thessalonica
for he makes reference to...
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1 John 3:3; 1 John 5:4; 1 John 5:5; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 Peter 1:25;...
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Also - we. Also may point to an expression of thanksgiving in a letter
from the Thessalonians to Paul. You say "we give thanks to God." We
also give thanks. Comp. ch. 1 Thessalonians 1:2.
When ye rece...
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THE HEART LIFE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
1 Thessalonians 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The opening verse of this remarkable chapter brings reminiscences of
Paul's entrance into Thessalonica. This should be stud...
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Our apostle's great design, in this chapter, being to set forth the
wonderful success which the preaching of the gospel had among the
Thessalonians, and also to assign the causes of that success, he
h...