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1 Thessalonians 2:14 — King James Version← Study notes

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:


1 Thessalonians 2:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 2:1433 words
GreekMeaning
ὑμεῖςhymeis
you yourselvespronounG4771
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
μιμηταὶmimētai
imitatorsnounG3402
ἐγενήθητεegenēthēte
becameverbG1096
ἀδελφοίadelphoi
brothersnounG80
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōn
churchesnounG1577
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
τῶνtōn
whicharticleG3588
οὐσῶνousōn
are beingverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαίᾳIoudaia
JudeanounG2449
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
ὅτιhoti
ForwordG3754
τὰta
thearticleG3588
αὐτὰauta
theyadjectiveG846
ἐπάθετεepathete
sufferedverbG3958
καὶkai
alsowordG2532
ὑμεῖςhymeis
you yourselvespronounG4771
ὑπὸhypo
fromprepositionG5259
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἰδίωνidiōn
your ownadjectiveG2398
συμφυλετῶνsymphyletōn
countrymennounG4853
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
καὶkai
also didadverbG2532
αὐτοὶautoi
he / she / it / samepronounG846
ὑπὸhypo
fromprepositionG5259
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
JewsadjectiveG2453
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 2:14

“For you,” he says, “became imitators of the Churches of God which are in Judæa.” This is a great consolation. It is no wonder, he says, that they should do these things to you, inasmuch as they have done it also to their own countrymen. And this too is no little proof that the Preaching is true, that even Jews were able to endure all things. “For you also,” he says, “have suffered the same things of your own countrymen, even as they did of the Jews.” There is something more…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on First Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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