--- title: "1 Thessalonians 1 - Study King James Bible with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible" description: "Read 1 Thessalonians 1 with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible commentary. 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" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/1-thessalonians/1" --- [ Read](/kjv/1-thessalonians/1)[ Commentary](/study/1-thessalonians/1)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/1-thessalonians/1) Audio 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, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 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 we were among you for your sake. 6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: 7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. 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. 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, *even* Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. [Colossians 4](/study/colossians/4) [1 Thessalonians 2](/study/1-thessalonians/2) ## Commentary To verse 1 **1. Paul**—He does not add "an apostle," because in their case, as in that of the Philippians (see on :-), his apostolic authority needs not any substantiation. He writes familiarly as to faithful friends, not but that his apostleship was recognized among them ([1 Thessalonians 2:6](/kjv/1-thessalonians/2/6)). On the other hand, in writing to the Galatians, among whom some had called in question his apostleship, he strongly asserts it in the superscription. An undesigned propriety in the Epistles, evincing genuineness. **Silvanus**—a "chief man among the brethren" ([1 Thessalonians 2:6](/kjv/1-thessalonians/2/6)- :), and a "prophet" ([1 Thessalonians 2:6](/kjv/1-thessalonians/2/6)- :), and one of the deputies who carried the decree of the Jerusalem council to Antioch. His age and position cause him to be placed before "Timothy," then a youth ([Acts 16:1](/kjv/acts/16/1); [1 Timothy 4:12](/kjv/1-timothy/4/12)). Silvanus (the Gentile expanded form of "Silas") is called in [1 Timothy 4:12](/kjv/1-timothy/4/12)- :, "a faithful brother" (compare [1 Timothy 4:12](/kjv/1-timothy/4/12)- :). They both aided in planting the Thessalonian Church, and are therefore included in the address. This, the first of Paul's Epistles, as being written before various evils crept into the churches, is without the censures found in other Epistles. So realizing was their Christian faith, that they were able hourly to look for the Lord Jesus. **unto the church**—not merely as in the Epistles to Romans, Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, "to the saints," or "the faithful at Thessalonica." Though as yet they do not seem to have had the *final* Church organization under *permanent* "bishops" and deacons, which appears in the later Epistles (See on [1 Timothy 4:12](/kjv/1-timothy/4/12)- :; [1 Timothy 4:12](/kjv/1-timothy/4/12)- : and [1 Timothy 4:12](/kjv/1-timothy/4/12)- :). Yet he designates them by the honorable term "Church," implying their status as not merely isolated believers, but a corporate body with spiritual rulers ([1 Thessalonians 5:12](/kjv/1-thessalonians/5/12); [2 Corinthians 1:1](/kjv/2-corinthians/1/1); [Galatians 1:2](/kjv/galatians/1/2)). **in**—implying *vital union.* **God the Father**—This marks that they were no longer *heathen.* **the Lord Jesus Christ**—This marks that they were not *Jews,* but Christians. **Grace be unto you, and peace**—that ye may have in God that *favor and peace* which men withhold [ANSELM]. This is the salutation in all the Epistles of Paul, except the three pastoral ones, which have "grace, mercy, and peace." Some of the oldest manuscripts support, others omit the clause following, "from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." 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