McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries
1 Thessalonians 1:4
knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,
knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,
Verse 1 Thessalonians 1:4. _KNOWING - YOUR ELECTION OF GOD._] Being assured, from the doctrine which I have delivered to you, and which God has confirmed by various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Sp...
KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED, YOUR ELECTION OF GOD - The margin here reads, “beloved of God, your election.” The difference depends merely on the pointing, and that which would require the marginal readi...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS THE CHURCH OF THE THESSALONIANS AND ITS BLESSED CONDITION CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Greetings and thanksgiving 1 Thessalonians 1:1)_ 2. The gospel and its blessed fruits 1 Thessalon...
THANKSGIVING FOR THE PAST. As in all his epistles except Gal., Paul commences with a paragraph of congratulation, singling out for special praise the work of faith, the labour of love, and the patienc...
LOVE'S INTRODUCTION (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10) Paul and Silas and Timothy send this letter to the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you and pe...
KNOWING. App-132. BELOVED. App-135. ELECTION. Greek. _ekloge._ See Acts 9:15....
_knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God_ Better, following the A. V. _margin_and R. V., KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED BY GOD, YOUR ELECTION: comp. 2 Thessalonians 2:13, "brethren beloved by the L...
BDG omit, אACKP insert, the article ΤΟΥ before ΘΕΟΥ: cf. 1 Thessalonians 2:4. Possibly the art. is an Alexandrian insertion, due to 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (ΕΜΠΡΟΣΘΕΝ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ). See the note next but two;...
§ 2. 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonian Church This εὐχαριστία is one long sentence spun out in a continuous thread (cf. Ephesians 1:3-14; and see _Introd._ p. lix.). It affords...
ΕΊΔΌΤΕΣ _perf. act. part. от_ ΟΊΔΑ (G1492) знать. Def. perf. со _знач. praes._ О значении этого слова _см._ ND, 344-56; VA, 281-87. ΉΓΑΠΗΜΈΝΟΙPERF.pass.part, от ΑΓΑΠΆΩ (G25) любить. _Perf. pass. part....
DISCOURSE: 2191 TRUE PIETY DESCRIBED 1 Thessalonians 1:2. _We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour o...
KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED, &C.— This Epistle being, as we have observed, directed principally to converted Gentiles, who were once idolaters, the design of these verses is very evident, if we reflect...
TEXT (1 Thessalonians 1:4) 4 KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED OF GOD, YOUR ELECTION, Translation and Paraphrase 4. (Furthermore, our thankfulness comes in) knowing, my brethren beloved by God, that God h...
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. KNOWING - as we know. The three participles (1 Thessalonians 1:2) give the time, manner, and reason for 'giving thanks' (1 Thessalonians 1:2). You...
PAUL'S THANKSGIVING 2 This is the pattern pastoral epistle. Paul's deep concern leads him to constant prayer for them, for he knows their need and has been torn from them before it was possible for h...
1:4 knowing, (a-1) _ Oida_ , 'know consciously,' as throughout 1 and 2Thess., except 1 Thessalonians 3:5 ....
SALUTATION AND THANKSGIVING 1. Salutation. For Silvanus (Silas) see Acts 15:22; Acts 16:20; Acts 16:37; Acts 16:38. Timothy was one of St. Paul's most const
Better, 'Knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election, how that,' etc. 'Election,' i.e. to Christian and Church privileges (2 Timothy 2:10)....
WHEN JESUS CHRIST COMES 1 THE THESSALONIANS _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THE LETTER 1. THE WRITERS This letter is from Paul, Silas and Timothy. From these three, the *apostle Paul was the main author....
“The reason why the sight delights us is because it proves that God loves you, and has set His heart upon you.” BELOVED. — The proper translation is, _knowing brethren who have been so beloved of God,...
CHAPTER 2 THE THANKSGIVING. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 (R.V.) THE salutation in St. Paul's epistles is regularly followed by the thanksgiving. Once only, in the Epistle to the Galatians, is it omitted; the...
_Thanksgiving for the origin and achievements of the church_. 1 Thessalonians 1:2. Whenever Paul was at his prayers, he remembered his friends at Thessalonica; and whenever he recalled them his first...
The practical evidence of the Spirit in their lives showed that God had willed to enrol them among His chosen people (note the O.T. associations of _beloved by God_ and _election_), just as the same c...
IMITATORS AND EXAMPLES 1 Thessalonians 1:1 This chapter abounds in thanksgiving; and the Apostle recites the many beautiful and hopeful traits of character and behavior by which the members of this C...
This letter was intended as a message of comfort and instruction to those who were in the midst of persecution. In writing, the apostle associated himself with Silas and Timothy. He commenced by refer...
THANKING GOD FOR THE THESSALONIANS When Paul prayed, he thanked God for all of the brethren at Thessalonica. He knew the persecution that church had endured almost from its beginning, so he may have b...
Knowing, brethren beloved, your (a) election of God. (a) Literally, "that your election is of God"....
(4) Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. (5) For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men w...
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...
4_Knowing, brethren beloved_. The participle _knowing _may apply to Paul as well as to the Thessalonians. Erasmus refers it to the Thessalonians. I prefer to follow Chrysostom, who understands it of P...
The apostle, in declaring (as was his custom) that which he felt respecting them the aspect in which they appeared to his heart and mind, speaks neither of gifts, as to the Corinthians, nor of the gra...
KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED, YOUR ELECTION OF GOD. Which intends not an election to an office, for this epistle is written not to the officers of the church only, but to the whole church; nor to the Gos...
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. Ver. 4. _Knowing, brethren beloved of God_] Knowing it by the judgment of charity, not of infallibility. He that believeth hath the witness in himself...
_We give thanks_, &c. From hence to 1 Thessalonians 3:13, we have the chief object of this epistle, which was to comfort, strengthen, and establish the Christians at Thessalonica, and induce them to p...
KNOWING-YOUR ELECTION; being chosen of God, of which their reception and treatment of the gospel were evidences....
INTRODUCTION AND THANKSGIVING....
KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED, YOUR ELECTION OF GOD. In this, probably the first letter written by St. Paul to any congregation, we find all the characteristics which give to his epistles the vigor and th...
Only in the two epistles to the Thessalonians does Paul include the names of his two co-workers, Silas and Timothy, in his addressing them. Also only in these does he refrain from designating himself...
II. Review of the history of the Thessalonian church, 1:2-10 A. Their faithfulness, 1:2-3 2 WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS FOR YOU ALL, MAKING MENTION OF YOU IN OUR PRAYERS; 3 Remembering without cea...
B. Their reception of the gospel exemplary, 1:4-7 4 KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED, YOUR ELECTION OF GOD. BELOVED...: OR, BELOVED OF GOD, YOUR ELECTION. 5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, b...
BELOVED, YOUR ELECTION OF GOD: Or, beloved of God, your election...
“KNOWING, BRETHREN BELOVED OF GOD, YOUR ELECTION” “Knowing”: An additional reason for thanksgiving (1 Thessalonians 1:2). “BRETHREN BELOVED OF GOD”: “Brothers, whom God loves” (TCNT). “They are the o...
1-5 As all good comes from God, so no good can be hoped for by sinners, but from God in Christ. And the best good may be expected from God, as our Father, for the sake of Christ. We should pray, not...
Another ground of his thanksgiving for them. By the manner of their receiving the gospel, and the evident operation of the graces of God's Spirit, the apostle knew their election of God. We cannot kno...
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‘We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patient endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Chr...
‘Knowing, brothers beloved of God, your election, how that our Good News did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and much assurance, even as you know what manner of...
1 Thessalonians 1:4-5. KNOWING YOUR ELECTION, a further reason for his thanksgiving. Paul knew that God had chosen as well as called those to whom he writes. He knows this by the following sign: that...
_Paul thankfully acknowledges the Genuineness and Striking Characteristics of the Conversion of the Thessalonians_ It is merely for convenience' sake the first three Chapter s are divided. They really...
KNOWING (ειδοτες). Second perfect active participle of οιδα (ειδον), a so-called causal participle=since we know, the third participle with the principal verb ευχαριστουμεν, the Greek being fond of...
1 Thessalonians 1:4 I. The Apostle shows in these verses on what grounds his knowledge rested his conviction of the Thessalonians' election the fact and mode of their being chosen for privilege and du...
1 Thessalonians 1:1. _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...
CONTENTS: The model church. Three tenses of the Christian life. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Silvanus, Timothy. CONCLUSION: Those who have embraced the full Gospel, as proclaimed by t...
1 Thessalonians 1:1. _Paul and Silvanus._ The latter is so denominated in other passages of scripture, that being the name by which he was known to the gentiles. 2 Corinthians 1:19; 2 Thessalonians 1:...
AND HAS CHOSEN YOU. This is another way of saying, "and you know that you have become Christians." It is a paradox that we hear: "The Spirit and the Bride say, Come!" and find out the _call_ is to ALL...
_We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers _ MINISTERIAL THANKSGIVING I. Is expansive in its character. It is our duty to be grateful for personal benefits, but...
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith THE THREE GRACES AT WORK I. The work of faith. Faith is an active principle, and St. James has dealt with it as such, and told Antinomians of every age...
_Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God _ ELECTION I. The election “of God” is not connected with “knowing” nor “election.” The meaning is that the Church was “beloved” of God, not merely of...
1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 1:4 BROTHERS LOVED BY GOD. God’s love is the ultimate reason for their election (Ephesians 1:4; compare...
1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 1:2 Thanksgiving and Encouragement. It is typical for Paul to include a word of thanksgiving near the beginning of his letters ...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Thessalonians 1:3. WORK OF FAITH, AND LABOUR OF LOVE, AND PATIENCE OF HOPE.—The famous three sister-graces familiar to us from St. Paul’s other letters. As Bengel sa...
EXPOSITION CONTENTS.—Paul, after the address and salutation, testifies that he renders constant thanks to God for the Thessalonians, calling to remembrance their faith, love, and hope, being assured o...
Let's turn to first Thessalonians. Paul, the apostle, on his second missionary journey had taken Silas with him, who was commended by the church in Jerusalem as one of the leaders. When they got to De...
1 Peter 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Peter 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:13;...
Election of God. Incorrect. Const. of or by [υ π ο] God with beloved. Eklogh election, in N. T., mostly by Paul. Elsewhere only Acts 9:15, and 2 Peter 1:10. This, and the kindred words, ejklegein to c...
THE MODEL CHURCH 1 Thessalonians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS On this earth we may expect to find no church model in all things. Even the Twelve had a traitor, and yet they were nourished and taught by t...
Knowing your election — Which is through faith, by these plain proofs....
Observe here, 1. One special ground and reason assigned, why the apostle's heart was thus extraordinarily carried out in praise and thanksgivings unto God, on the Thessalonians' behalf, and that was t...