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1 Thessalonians 1:7

So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

KJV

ὥστε γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς τύπον πᾶσιν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ.

Greek NT

ita ut facti sitis forma omnibus credentibus in Macedonia, et in Achaia.

Vulgate

so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

ASV

So that you were made a pattern to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

Places Macedonia

In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μακεδονία
makedonia
noun · 22×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
τύπος
tupos
noun · 15×
Ἀχαΐα
achaia
noun · 10×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὥστε
oste
conjunction · 85×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: τύπον | WH/Treg/NIV: τύπον | RP: τύπους
  • τύπονSBLGNT
  • τύπονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τύπουςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: ἐν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐν
  • ἐνSBLGNT
  • ἐνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 5:3 — Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
  • 1Thess 1:8 — 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.
  • 1Thess 4:10 — And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
  • 1Tim 4:12 — Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
  • 2Cor 1:1 — Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
  • 2Cor 11:9 — And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from bei
  • Acts 16:9 — And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
  • Titus 2:7 — In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,