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1 Thessalonians 1 Bible study: An example to all who believe

1 Thessalonians 1 says the readers "became imitators of us and of the Lord" (1:6), and then "an example to all who believe" (1:7), and "from you the word of the Lord has been declared" (1:8). Behind declared is a verb the New Testament has only here; Strong's gives its sense as "resound (be generally reported)".

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“remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.”
1 Thessalonians 1:3 · World English Bible

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“1 Thessalonians 1:7 says the readers became "an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia".”

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Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy

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The letter opens, "Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (1:1). It names three senders, and goes on as we: "We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers" (1:2). Later in the letter its I names itself once: "indeed, I, Paul, once and again" (2:18). So these notes say the letter for its words, and don't say who the we are. The letter names Silvanus only here, and these notes say no more of him than 1:1 does; it names Timothy again in chapter 3. The readers are the ones 1:1 names, "the assembly of the Thessalonians" (1:1): the letter names its readers, not their city. These notes say nothing of when or where the letter was written, or of its readers and their city, beyond what the letter says. Where the chapter says only "the Lord" (1:6, 1:8), these notes don't say whether God the Father or Jesus is meant.

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The Greek word behind it

ἐξηχέομαιexecheomaisay ex-ay-KHEH-om-ahee

Strong's gives its sense as "resound (be generally reported)", and its English as "sound forth". "For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out" (1:8): behind declared is this verb, and the New Testament has it only here (in all eight editions TAGNT compares). Two verses before, the readers had "received the word" (1:6).

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1 Thessalonians 1 Bible study questions

  1. 1"We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers" (1:2). Who could you thank God for this week, and mention by name when you pray?
  2. 2"your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope" (1:3). Where have you seen faith, love or hope at work in someone this week?
  3. 3"so that you became an example to all who believe" (1:7). Whose example has helped you in your faith, and what did you learn from it?

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Last reviewed October 8, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home