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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO 1 THESSALONIANS 1 This chapter contains the inscription of the epistle; the apostle's salutation of the persons it is written to; his thanksgiving for blessings received by them; an account of the manner in which the Gospel came to them, how they behaved when it was preached to them, and of the success of it in their conversion. The inscription which expresses the names of the...
John Gill
So that ye were ensamples to all that believe,.... They were not only followers of Christ and his apostles, whom they took for examples of faith, holiness, courage, meekness, and patience; but they were patterns of good works; and of suffering afflictions to other believers, even to all that knew them, or heard of them, particularly in Macedonia; as at Philippi and other places: though the Gospel...
Matthew Henry
Inscription and Apostolical Salutation. (a. d. 51.) 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. In this introduction we have, I. The inscription, where we have, 1. The persons from whom this epistle came, or by whom it was written....
Charles H. Spurgeon
So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. Brethren, let us not only be Christians, but let us be samples of Christians. They are sure to pick out the best for a sample. Oh! that we might be such that, if God himself were to select Christians to show what they are like, he might select us to be samples.