--- title: "1 Thessalonians 1 - Study King James Bible with ellicotts commentary for english readers" description: "Read 1 Thessalonians 1 with ellicotts commentary for english readers 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/ellicotts-commentary-for-english-readers/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) “The founders of the Church of Thessalonica, who have so recently left it, greet the Church in the common Father in whom they are united.” **Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus.**—There was no need to add “Apostle” to the name of Paul, in writing to a Church with which his relations were so familiar and so cordial: it is probably omitted for the same reason in the Epistle to the Philippians and in that to Philemon. Some see in the omission a mark of the early date of the letter, before St. Paul had assumed the title; others think he omits it in courtesy to his companions, to whom it could not be given. Both theories are disproved by [1 Thessalonians 2:6](/kjv/1-thessalonians/2/6). Silas takes precedence of Timothy (comp. [Acts 17:14-15](/kjv/acts/17/14-15); [Acts 18:5](/kjv/acts/18/5); [2 Thessalonians 1:1](/kjv/2-thessalonians/1/1)) as a man of higher standing. (See [Acts 15:22](/kjv/acts/15/22), and [1 Timothy 4:12](/kjv/1-timothy/4/12).) **In God.**—Other Thessalonians were “in the world,” “in darkness,” “in their sins.” The distinctive mark of *these* was that they were re-united to the Father of all men; and more, re-united in Christ. 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