1Th 1:6-10 | TNotes | STEP | 1:6 Because they accepted the Good News, the Thessalonians experienced severe suffering from their contemporaries (2:14 ; 3:3-4 ). Yet as they followed the model of the apostles and of the Lord himself (Matt 5:11-12 ; Rom 8:17 ; 12:12 ; Phil 2:17 ), they received joy from the Holy Spirit (1 Pet 4:13-14 ).

1:6 ^a Because they accepted the Good News, the Thessalonians experienced severe suffering from their contemporaries (2:14 ^b; 3:3-4 ^c). Yet as they followed the model of the apostles and of the Lord himself (Matt 5:11-12 ^d; Rom 8:17 ^e; 12:12 ^f; Phil 2:17 ^g), they received joy from the Holy Spirit (1 Pet 4:13-14 ^h).
Summary for 1Thess 1:7-8: 1:7-8 ⁱ ringing out: The example of the Thessalonians’ faith and their proclamation of the Good News was heard throughout the provinces of Macedonia and Achaia.
1:9 ^j Among the Gentiles, the message of the apostles was an exhortation to turn from false idols to serve the living and true God, who created all things (Acts 14:11-18 ^k; 17:22-31 ^l; 19:23-41 ^m). In a pluralistic religious environment, the call to forsake ancestral gods was unusual (cp. Jer 10:8-10 ⁿ; 1 Cor 8:4-6 ^o).
1:10 ^p The resurrection of Jesus from the dead was the core of the apostles’ preaching (4:14 ^q; Acts 2:32 ^r; 3:15 ^s; 10:40 ^t; 13:29-30 ^u; 1 Cor 15:3-8 ^v) and the foundation for confidence in Jesus’ return (see 1 Thes 5:9 ^w; 2 Thes 1:6-10 ^x).