1Th 2:1 | Clarke | STEP | The apostle sets forth how the Gospel was brought and preached to the Thessalonians, in consequence of his being persecuted at Philippi, , . The manner in which the apostles preached, the matter of their doctrine, and the tenor of their lives, . He exhorts them to walk worthy of God, . And commends them for the manner in which they received the Gospel, . How they suffered from their own countrymen, as the first believers did from the Jews, who endeavored to prevent the apostles from preaching the Gospel to the Gentiles, . St. Paul's apology for his absence from them; and his earnest desire to see them, founded on his great affection for them, . Verse 1 Our entrance in unto you - His first coming to preach the Gospel was particularly owned of the Lord, many of them having been converted under his ministry. This consideration gave him a right to deliver all the following exhortations.

1 Thessalonians 2:1

Introduction

The apostle sets forth how the Gospel was brought and preached to the Thessalonians, in consequence of his being persecuted at Philippi, 1Thes 2:1, 1Thes 2:2. The manner in which the apostles preached, the matter of their doctrine, and the tenor of their lives, 1Thes 2:3-11. He exhorts them to walk worthy of God, 1Thes 2:12. And commends them for the manner in which they received the Gospel, 1Thes 2:13. How they suffered from their own countrymen, as the first believers did from the Jews, who endeavored to prevent the apostles from preaching the Gospel to the Gentiles, 1Thes 2:14-16. St. Paul's apology for his absence from them; and his earnest desire to see them, founded on his great affection for them, 1Thes 2:17-20.

Verse 1

Our entrance in unto you - His first coming to preach the Gospel was particularly owned of the Lord, many of them having been converted under his ministry. This consideration gave him a right to deliver all the following exhortations.