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1 Thessalonians 1:9 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 1 · verse 9 · King James Version
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;1 Thessalonians 1:9 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 1:9 in context
7So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
8For 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.
9For 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;
10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
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Key words (Strong's)
- themselvesautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- mannerhopoiosof what sort or quality, what manner ofG3697 →
- turnedepistrephōtransitively, to turn to, to the worship of the true God, to cause to return, to bring…G1994 →
- livingzaōto live, breathe, be among the living , to enjoy real life, to have true life and worthy…G2198 →
- idolseidōlonan image, likenessG1497 →
- servedouleuōto be a slave, serve, do service, of a nation in subjection to other nations, metaph. to…G1398 →
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