1 Thessalonians 1:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Thessalonians 1:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
αὐτοὶ
autós
G846
he
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἀπαγγέλλουσιν
apangéllō
G518
to report
ὁποίαν
hopoîos
G3697
what sort
εἴσοδον
eísodos
G1529
entrance
ἔσχομεν
échō
G2192
to have
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
ἐπεστρέψατε
epistréphō
G1994
to turn
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
θεὸν
theós
G2316
God
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
εἰδώλων
eídōlon
G1497
idol
δουλεύειν
douleúō
G1398
to serve
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
ζῶντι
záō
G2198
to live
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀληθινῷ
alēthinós
G228
genuine
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World English Bible Public Domain
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,
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King James Version Public Domain
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;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For they themselves report concerning us what kind of entrance we had to you and how you turned to God from the idols to serve the living and true God
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).