1 Thessalonians 1:7 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁷So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

1 Thessalonians 1:7 —

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Titus 2:7
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
1 Peter 5:3
Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
1 Thessalonians 1:8
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
2 Corinthians 11:9-10
And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 6-10)

In these words we have the evidence of the apostle’s success among the Thessalonians, which was notorious and famous in several places. For, I. They were careful in their holy conversation to imitate the good examples of the apostles and ministers of Christ, 1 Thess. 1:6. As the apostle took care to demean himself well, not only for his own credit’s sake, but for the benefit of others, by a conver…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 7)

7. ensamples--So some of the oldest manuscripts read. Others, “ensample” (singular), the whole Church being regarded as one. The Macedonian Church of Philippi was the only one in Europe converted before the Thessalonians. Therefore he means their past conduct is an ensample to all believers now; of whom he specifies those “in Macedonia” because he had been there since the conversion of the Thessal…