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Bible Commentaries
1 Thessalonians 1

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Verse 3

work of faith

Lit. operative faith, and laborious love, and hope-filled patience.

Verse 9

how ye turned

The tenses of the believer's life here indicated are logical and give the true order. They occur also in 1 Thessalonians 1:3. The "work of faith" is to "turn to God from idols" (cf) John 6:28; John 6:29 the "labour of love" is to "serve the living and true God"; and the "patience of hope" is to "wait for his Son from heaven" (cf) ; Matthew 24:42; Matthew 25:13; Luke 12:36-48; Acts 1:11; Philippians 3:20; Philippians 3:21. Paul repeats this threefold sequence in Titus 2:11-13.

Bibliographical Information
Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on 1 Thessalonians 1". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/srn/1-thessalonians-1.html. 1917.
 
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