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They themselves shew (αὐτοὶ ἀπαγγέλλουσιν)
They themselves in contrast with we, 1Th 1:8. We need not speak of anything: they themselves volunteer testimony to your faith. Shew, more correctly announce or report.
Entering in (εἴσοδον)
Comp. 1Th 2:1. The thought of 1Th 1:5 is resumed. The repetition of the word in 1Th 2:1, and of in vain in 1Th 3:5, may point to expressions in a letter of the Thessalonians.
Unto you (πρὸς)
The preposition combines with the sense of direction that of relation and intercourse. Comp. Mat 13:56; Mar 9:16; Joh 1:1; Act 3:25; Col 4:5; Heb 9:20.
Ye turned unto God (ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν)
Comp. Act 14:15. The exact phrase only here. The verb is common in lxx, with both κύριον Lord and θεὸν God.
Idols
See on 1Co 8:3. The word would indicate that the majority of the converts were heathen and not Jews.
Living and true (ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ)
The only instance in N.T. of this collocation. It does not occur in O.T. For ἀληθινὸς genuine, see on Joh 1:9; see on Joh 4:37; see on Joh 7:28. Mostly in the Johannine writings.