1 Thessalonians 2:13
What is written? (ESV)
And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
What does it say?
We [Paul/apostles] thank God constantly for you, having received the word of God from us and accepting it, not as the word of men, but as God’s literal words, which is at work in you as believers even now.
What is its immediate context?
In Paul’s extended introduction to the “church of the Thessalonians” (1:1), he is recalling the events around their first hearing Paul bring them the gospel (Acts 17 during his second missionary journey).
How 1 Thessalonians 2:13 is applied across Bible answers
Is hearing the gospel the only way to know God’s will?
It was the "word of God" that was heard and accepted.
Repeated again in the second letter.8
What is the effect of God’s word?
He also goes on to remind in verse 15 about those "who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets"15.
