Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Thessalonians 2:1

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1. For —confirming :- . He discusses the manner of his fellow missionaries' preaching among them ( 1 Thessalonians 1:5 , and former part of 1 Thessalonians 2:9 ) at 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 ; and the Thessalonians' reception of the word (compare 1 Thessalonians 1:6 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:7 , and latter part of 1 Thessalonians 1:7- : ) at 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 . yourselves —Not only do strangers report it, but you know it to be true [ALFORD] "yourselves." not in vain — Greek, "not vain," that is, it was full of "power" ( 1 Thessalonians 2:13-52.2.16- : ). The Greek for "was," expresses rather "hath been and is," implying the permanent and continuing character of his preaching. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1th-2-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/1th-2-1

Source

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