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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.
1 Thessalonians 1:8 — KJV
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1 Thessalonians 1:8
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
1 Thessalonians 1:8
Verse 8 of 10
Commentary
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 1:8
Theological / DevotionalSounded out. Gr. exeched, “to sound forth,” “to resound,” “to reverberate.”
Word of the Lord. That is, the gospel, which the Thessalonians had so willingly received and were in turn passing on to others (AA 256).
In every place. Thessalonica was a great commercial city from which reports of these earnest Christians would be carried, not only to other parts of Greece, but also to distant lands. Since Paul was then living in Corinth, a busy seaport, he could readily receive reports of his converts’ activities.
Faith to God-ward. Most of the believers had previously been heathen (v. 9). Now they showed that they had a true faith in God and in His gospel message, both by their consistent Christian lives and by their missionary zeal. Their witness was so unequivocal that it was not necessary for Paul and his associates to add anything to it. Higher commendation could scarcely be given to the Thessalonians.
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