1 Thessaloniciens 2:14

14 En effet, frères, vous êtes devenus les imitateurs des Églises de Dieu qui, dans la Judée, sont en Jésus-Christ; et vous avez souffert, de la part de ceux de votre propre nation, les mêmes choses qu'elles de la part des Juifs;

1 Thessaloniciens 2:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Thessalonians 2:14

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God,
&c.] As of the Lord and of the apostle, ( 1 Thessalonians 1:6 ) so of the churches of God that were before them, who were gathered out of the world by the grace of God; and who were united in the fear of God, and assembled together for his worship, to bear a testimony to his truth and ordinances, and for the glory of his name: these they followed in the faith and order of the Gospel, and "became like" them, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions render the word; or "equal" to them, were upon an equal foot with them, as the Arabic; that is, in suffering reproach and persecution for the Gospel, as the latter part of the verse shows; and their bearing these with patience, courage, and constancy, was a proof that the word of God had a place, and wrought effectually in them; otherwise they would never have endured such things as they did, and as other churches did:

which in Judea are in Christ Jesus;
for besides the church at Jerusalem, there were many churches in Judea and Galilee; see ( Acts 9:31 ) ( Galatians 1:22 ) which shows that the primitive churches were not national, but congregational: and these were in Christ Jesus; "in the faith" of Jesus Christ, as the Arabic version renders it; which distinguishes them from the synagogues, or congregations of the Jews, which did not believe in Christ; (See Gill on 1 Thessalonians 1:1).

For ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen;
the inhabitants of Thessalonica, the baser sort of them, who were stirred up by the unbelieving Jews of that place, to make an uproar in the city, and assault the house of Jason, in order to seize upon the apostles; see ( Acts 17:6 ) .

Even as they have of the Jews;
in like manner as the churches of Judea suffered by the Jews their countrymen; see ( Acts 8:1 Acts 8:3 ) ( Hebrews 10:32-34 ) .

1 Thessaloniciens 2:14 In-Context

12 Vous exhortant, vous encourageant et vous conjurant de vous conduire d'une manière digne de Dieu, qui vous appelle à son royaume et à sa gloire.

13 C'est pourquoi aussi, nous ne cessons de rendre grâces à Dieu de ce que, recevant de nous la parole de Dieu que nous prêchons, vous avez reçu, non une parole des hommes, mais, ainsi qu'elle l'est véritablement, la parole de Dieu, qui agit avec efficacité en vous qui croyez.

14 En effet, frères, vous êtes devenus les imitateurs des Églises de Dieu qui, dans la Judée, sont en Jésus-Christ; et vous avez souffert, de la part de ceux de votre propre nation, les mêmes choses qu'elles de la part des Juifs;

15 Qui ont même mis à mort le Seigneur Jésus, et leurs propres prophètes, qui nous ont persécutés, qui ne plaisent point à Dieu, et qui sont ennemis de tous les hommes;

16 Qui nous empêchent de parler aux Gentils pour qu'ils soient sauvés, comblant ainsi toujours plus la mesure de leurs péchés; mais la colère de Dieu est venue sur eux pour y mettre un terme.