Passage Research
1 Thessalonians 1 — Sermon Preparation
Paul gives thanks for the Thessalonians' reception of the gospel under persecution and their witness that has spread throughout Macedonia and Achaia. Below is a research summary for 1 Thessalonians 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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1 Thessalonians 1 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ἀχαΐα | Achaḯa | G882 | 2 | Achaia |
| Μακεδονία | Makedonía | G3109 | 2 | Macedonia |
| λόγος | lógos | G3056 | 3 | account, cause, communication, concerning |
| ἅγιος | hágios | G40 | 2 | holy, saint |
| πίστις | pístis | G4102 | 2 | assurance, belief, believe, faith |
| οἶδα | eídō | G1492 | 2 | be aware, behold, can, consider |
| πνεῦμα | pneûma | G4151 | 2 | ghost, life, spirit, mind |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on 1 Thessalonians 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“After the introduction (ver. 1) the apostle begins with a thanksgiving to God for the saving benefits bestowed on them, ver. 2-5. And then mentions the sure evidences of the good success of the gospel among them, which was notorious and famous in several other places, ver. 6-10. Inscription and Apostolical Salutation. (a. d. 51.) 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on 1 Thessalonians 1:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Thessalonica— 1 Thes 1:1
- Achaia— 1 Thes 1:7
- Greece— 1 Thes 1:7
- Macedonia— 1 Thes 1:7
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