Passage Research
1 Thessalonians 2 — Sermon Preparation
Paul recalls his gentle and honest ministry among the Thessalonians and their courageous reception of the word as God's word despite facing persecution. Below is a research summary for 1 Thessalonians 2, 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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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 17
- classic sermon excerpts
- 8
- preachers & commentators
1 Thessalonians 2 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| εὐαγγέλιον | euangélion | G2098 | 4 | gospel |
| οἶδα | eídō | G1492 | 4 | be aware, behold, can, consider |
| λόγος | lógos | G3056 | 4 | account, cause, communication, concerning |
| ἀδελφός | adelphós | G80 | 4 | brother |
| δόξα | dóxa | G1391 | 3 | dignity, glory, honour, praise |
| πιστεύω | pisteúō | G4100 | 3 | believe, commit, put in trust with |
| ἀρέσκω | aréskō | G700 | 2 | please |
How preachers through history handled this text
17 public-domain excerpts on 1 Thessalonians 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This world is not a place where we are to be always, or long together. In heaven holy souls shall meet, and never part more. And though the apostle could not come to them yet, and thought he might never be able to come, yet our Lord Jesus Christ will come; nothing shall hinder that. May God give faithful ministers to all who serve him with their spirit in the gospel of his Son, and send them to all who are in darkness”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Thessalonians 2:17–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Judea 1— 1 Thes 2:14
- Philippi— 1 Thes 2:2
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