Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For they themselves report about us what kind of a
King James Version
For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
Holman Bible
for they themselves report
International Standard Version
For people keep telling us what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve a living and true God
A Conservative Version
For they report about us what kind of entrance we had with you, and how ye turned to God from the idols to serve a living and TRUE God,
American Standard Version
For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
Amplified
For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
An Understandable Version
For those people themselves report on what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you people turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God.
Anderson New Testament
For they themselves declare concerning us what kind of entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God,
Bible in Basic English
For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,
Common New Testament
For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
Daniel Mace New Testament
how successful our arrival was among you, and how you renounc'd your idols to serve the living and true God,
Darby Translation
for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
Godbey New Testament
for they proclaim concerning what kind of reception we had unto you; and how you turned to God from the idols, to serve the true and the living God,
Goodspeed New Testament
For when people speak of us, they tell what a welcome you gave us, and how you turned from idols to God, to serve a true and living God,
John Wesley New Testament
For they themselves declare concerning us, what manner of entrance to you we had, and how ye turned from idols to God,
Julia Smith Translation
For they themselves proclaim of us what entrance we have to you, and how ye turned to God from images to serve the living and true God;
King James 2000
For they themselves show of us what manner of welcome we had unto you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [they] themselves report about us, what sort of welcome we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve [the] living and true God,
Modern King James verseion
For they themselves witness what kind of entrance we had to you, even how you turned from idols to God in order to serve the living and true God,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for they themselves show of you what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from images for to serve the living and true God,
Moffatt New Testament
People tell us of their own accord about the visit we paid to you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and a real God
Montgomery New Testament
For others, of their own accord, tell about the welcome I had from you, and how you turned to God from your idols, to be slaved of a true and living God,
NET Bible
For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
New Heart English Bible
For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
Noyes New Testament
For they themselves are reporting concerning us what kind of reception we had among you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God,
Sawyer New Testament
for they declare of us what introduction we had to you, and how you turned from idols to God, to serve the living and true God,
The Emphasized Bible
For, they themselves, concerning us, do tell - what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from the idols - to be serving a living and true God,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For they publish concerning you what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve the living and true God,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Indeed, in speaking about us, the people themselves tell of the reception you gave us, and how, turning to God from your idols, you became servants of the true and living God,
Webster
For they themselves show of us what manner of entrance we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God;
Weymouth New Testament
For when others speak of us they report the reception we had from you, and how you turned from your idols to God, to be bondservants of the true and ever-living God,
Williams New Testament
For the people themselves tell us what a welcome you gave us, and how you turned from idols to the true God, to serve the God who lives on and is real,
World English Bible
For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
Worrell New Testament
for they themselves report, concerning us, what manner of entrance we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
Worsley New Testament
For they themselves declare concerning us what kind of entrance we had among you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God;
Youngs Literal Translation
for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,
Themes
Conversion » Through the instrumentality of » Ministers
Idolatry » Renounced on conversion
Repentance » Should be accompanied by » Turning from idolatry
Interlinear
Apaggello
Apaggello
Peri
Hopoios
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
References
American
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 1:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving For The Thessalonian Believers
8
For not only did the message about God go out from you throughout Macedonia and Achaia, but the news about your faith in God has gone everywhere. There is nothing that we need to say.
9 For they themselves report about us what kind of a
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:2
You know that you were of the nations, carried away and led by mute idols.
Acts 14:15
They said: Sirs, why do you do these things? We are only men like you. We bring you good news. You should turn from these worthless things to the living God. He is the God who made heaven and earth, the sea and all things.
1 Thessalonians 2:1
For you know brothers that our coming to you was not in vein.
Deuteronomy 5:26
Has any other human ever heard the only true God speaking from fire, as we have? And if they have, would they live to tell about it?
1 Samuel 17:26
David asked some soldiers standing nearby: What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He makes fun of the army of the living God!
1 Samuel 17:36
I have killed lions and bears. I will do the same to this heathen Philistine. He has defied the army of the living God.
Psalm 42:2
I thirst for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 84:2
How I want to be there! I long to be in Jehovah's temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God.
Isaiah 2:17-21
Then arrogant people will be brought down. High and mighty people will be humiliated. On that day Jehovah alone will be honored.
Isaiah 37:4
Perhaps Jehovah your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh. His master the king of Assyria has sent him to reproach the living God! He will rebuke the words Jehovah your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant that survives.'
Isaiah 37:17
Give ear, O Jehovah, and hear! Open your eyes, O Jehovah, and see! Listen to all the words Sennacherib said to insult the living God.
Jeremiah 10:10
Jehovah is the true (faithful) (right) God! He is the living God and the everlasting king. The earth quakes at his wrath. The nations cannot endure his indignation.
Jeremiah 16:19
Jehovah is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say: Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.
Daniel 6:26
I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble with respect before the God of Daniel. He is the living God, and steadfast forever! His kingdom will not be destroyed. His dominion will be even unto the end.
Hosea 1:10
Yet the number of the children of Israel will be like the grains of the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. It will be said: You are the sons of the living God in the place where it was said you are not my people!
Zephaniah 2:11
Jehovah will fill them with fear for he will starve (emaciate) all the gods of the earth! Men will worship him, each one from his place, even the coastlands of the nations.
Zechariah 8:20-23
Jehovah of Hosts said: It will yet come to pass, peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities will come.
Malachi 1:11
Where ever the sun rises and sets my name will be great among the people of the nations. Incense will be offered to my name everywhere. It will be a pure offering! For my name will be great among the nations, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Acts 26:17-18
I will rescue you from the people and the nations. I am sending you to them.
Romans 9:26
In the place where it was said to them: You are not my people, they will be called Sons of the living God. (Hosea 2:23)
2 Corinthians 6:16-17
And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? We are the temple of the living God. God said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Leviticus 26:12) (Zechariah 8:8)
Galatians 4:8-9
However at that time, you did not know God. You were in bondage to things that are really not gods at all.
1 Thessalonians 1:5-6
We preached the good news to you, not in words only but with power from Holy Spirit and with conviction of its truth. You know how we lived when we were with you. It was for your own good.
1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this purpose we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, you accepted it, not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
1 Timothy 4:10
This is why we labor and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
Hebrews 12:22
You have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads (thousands of thousands) of angels,
Revelation 17:2
with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.