front:intro pla1 0 # 1 Thessalonians Study Questions\n\nAsk yourself these questions as you carefully read this letter, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see his message clearly.
1:1 f1b5 basic,observe τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ Θεσσαλονικέων ἐν Θεῷ Πατρὶ καὶ Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ 1 To whom did **Paul** address this letter?
1:1 qhd9 basic,interpret ἐν Θεῷ Πατρὶ καὶ Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ 1 What does Paul mean when he says the church of the Thessalonians is **in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ**?
1:1 hyp6 basic,observe χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη 1 What two things does Paul wish for the Thessalonians?
1:3 l000 basic,observe μνημονεύοντες ὑμῶν τοῦ ἔργου τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τοῦ κόπου τῆς ἀγάπης, καὶ τῆς ὑπομονῆς τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν 1 What three things about the Thessalonians did Paul and his companions continually recall?
1:3 fud1 basic,interpret ὑμῶν τοῦ ἔργου τῆς πίστεως 1 What do you think was the **work of faith** of the Thessalonians?
1:3 l001 basic,interpret τοῦ κόπου τῆς ἀγάπης 1 What do you think was the **labor of love** of the Thessalonians?
1:3 nr63 basic,interpret τῆς ὑπομονῆς τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 What do you think was the **enduring hope** of the Thessalonians?
1:5 l003 basic,observe ὅτι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει, καὶ ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ, καὶ πληροφορίᾳ πολλῇ 1 Here **because** introduces the reason Paul and his companions know that God has chosen the Thessalonians. What is that reason?
1:5 gb16 basic,interpret τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει 1 What is the difference between the **gospel** coming to the Thessalonians **only in word** and coming **also in power**?
1:5 l004 basic,interpret πληροφορίᾳ πολλῇ 1 What does Paul mean when he says the gospel came to the Thessalonians **with great conviction**?
1:5 a4q9 basic,observe καθὼς οἴδατε οἷοι ἐγενήθημεν ἐν ὑμῖν δι’ ὑμᾶς 1 What did the Thessalonians know to be true about Paul and his companions?
1:6 l228 basic,observe καὶ ὑμεῖς μιμηταὶ ἡμῶν ἐγενήθητε καὶ τοῦ Κυρίου 1 How did the Thessalonians respond when Paul and his companions preached the gospel to them?
1:6 gzw1 basic,observe δεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον ἐν θλίψει πολλῇ μετὰ χαρᾶς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου 1 In what way did the Thessalonians receive Paul’s **message**?
1:7 d3ua basic,observe ὥστε γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς τύπους πᾶσιν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ. 1 For whom did the Thessalonians become **an example**?
1:8 nnu9 basic,observe ἀφ’ ὑμῶν γὰρ ἐξήχηται ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου, οὐ μόνον ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ, 1 To whom did **the message of the Lord ring out** from the Thessalonians?
1:8 uu87 basic,interpret ἐξήχηται ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου 1 Paul uses the phrase **ring out** to bring to mind a bell ringing loudly. Why do you think Paul used that phrase to talk about the message from the Thessalonians?
1:8 l009 basic,observe ἀλλ’ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἐξελήλυθεν 1 What **has gone out to every place** from the Thessalonians?
1:8 csc9 basic,observe ὥστε μὴ χρείαν ἔχειν ἡμᾶς λαλεῖν τι 1 How has word of the **faith** of the Thessalonians affected the ministry of Paul and his companions?
1:9 c7cj basic,observe αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων, δουλεύειν Θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ 1 What did the believers in Macedonia and Achaia **report** to Paul and his companions?
1:9 l010 basic,observe πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων 1 Who did the Thessalonians previously worship?
1:9 l011 basic,interpret Θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ 1 In contrast to the **idols**, why does Paul describe **God** as **living and true**?
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