1 Thessalonians Chapter 1, Verse 1
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1: Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
1: Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians:
in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus. On the reasons why Paul associated other names with his in his epistles, See 1Cor 1:1 and 2Cor 1:1.
Silvanus, or Silas, and Timothy were properly united with him on this occasion, because they had been with him when the church was founded there, Acts Chapter 17, and because Timothy had been sent by the apostle to visit them after he had himself been driven away, 1Thess 3:1, 1Thess 3:2. Silas is first mentioned in the New Testament as one who was sent by the church at Jerusalem with Paul to Antioch, "Acts 15:22"; and he afterwards became his travelling companion.
Which is in God the Fathers and in the Lord Jesus Christ. Who are united to the true God and to the Redeemer; or who sustain an intimate relation to the Father and the Lord Jesus. This is strong language, denoting that they were a true church. Comp. 1Jn 5:20.
Grace be unto you, etc. "Rom 1:7".
