Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Thessalonians 1:6

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6. And ye —answering to " For our Gospel," 1 Thessalonians 1:5 . followers — Greek, "imitators." The Thessalonians in their turn became "ensamples" ( 1 Thessalonians 1:7 ) for others to imitate. of the Lord —who was the apostle of the Father, and taught the word, which He brought from heaven, under adversities [BENGEL]. This was the point in which they imitated Him and His apostles, joyful witness for the word in much affliction: the second proof of their election of God ( 1 Thessalonians 1:7- : ); 1 Thessalonians 1:5 is the first (see on 1 Thessalonians 1:5 ). received the word in much affliction — ( 1 Thessalonians 2:14 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:2-5 ; Acts 17:5-10 ). joy of —that is, wrought by "the Holy Ghost." "The oil of gladness" wherewith the Son of God was "anointed above His fellows" ( Psalms 45:7 ), is the same oil with which He, by the Spirit, anoints His fellows too ( Isaiah 61:1 ; Isaiah 61:3 ; Romans 14:17 ; 1 John 2:20 ; 1 John 2:27 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-7" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1th-1-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/1th-1-6

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological