• 1 Thessalonians 2:13
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 13 Καὶ And διὰ through τοῦτο this καὶ also ἡμεῖς we εὐχαριστοῦμεν are giving thanks τῷ to the θεῷ God ἀδιαλείπτως, incessantly, ὅτι because παραλαβόντες having received alongside λόγον word ἀκοῆς of hearing παρ’ beside ἡμῶν of us τοῦ of the θεοῦ God ἐδέξασθε YOU accepted οὐ not λόγον word ἀνθρώπων of men ἀλλὰ but καθὼς according as ἀληθῶς truthfully ἐστὶν it is λόγον word θεοῦ, of God, ὃς which καὶ also ἐνεργεῖται is working within ἐν in ὑμῖν YOU τοῖς the (ones) πιστεύουσιν. believing.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13
    The Bible in Living English

    • 13 And for this reason we too thank God continually, that when you had from us a hearsay report of God you received it as not men’s word but, as it positively is, God’s, the same that is taking effect in you believers;

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13
    American Standard Version

    • 13 And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 13 And for this cause we are also giving thanks unto God unceasingly, That when ye received a spoken word from us—which was God’s Ye welcomed it—Not as a human word, But even as it truly is a divine word,—Which is also inwardly working itself in you who believe.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13
    King James Version

    • 13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

  • 1 Thessalonians Study Notes—Chapter 2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 2:13

      you received God’s word: The Thessalonian Christians received God’s word, or message, by means of the preaching of Paul and Silas (Ac 17:1-4) but understood that it was not a human message. It originated with Jehovah God and was based on the inspired Hebrew Scriptures. However, from Jesus’ time on, the term “God’s word” (or “the word of God”) also included the good news about salvation through Jesus. (Eph 1:12, 13; Col 4:3) When the Christian Greek Scriptures were compiled, Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians was likely the first of his writings to become part of the inspired Word of God. The apostle Peter later classified Paul’s writings as part of “the Scriptures.”​—2Pe 3:15, 16; see Glossary, “Canon (Bible canon).”

      which is also at work in you believers: A form of the Greek word e·ner·geʹo, here rendered “is . . . at work,” may also be rendered “energizes.” (See study note on Php 2:13.) Because the message that Paul and his coworkers were preaching was no mere “word of men [or, “humans”]” but, rather, “the word of God,” it was powerfully at work in genuine believers. (At Heb 4:12, a related Greek term is rendered “exerts power.”) During his ministry, Paul saw many who made extraordinary changes in their lives, thanks to the power of God’s word. (1Co 6:9-11; Eph 2:3; Tit 3:3) Paul himself was living proof of the power of “the word of God” to change a man’s personality and way of life.​—Ga 1:13, 22, 23; 1Ti 1:12-14.