1 Thessalonians — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on 1 thessalonians, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · 1 Thessalonians 1:1 (KJV)
According to the opening verse, who were the three senders of this epistle?
Answer: Paul, Silvanus, and Timotheus
Study note. The epistle begins by naming Paul, Silvanus, and Timotheus as the senders.
Lesson 2 · 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (KJV)
Paul remembers without ceasing the Thessalonians' work of faith, labor of love, and what else?
Answer: Patience of hope
Study note. Paul cites their 'patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ' before God.
Lesson 3 · 1 Thessalonians 1:5 (KJV)
Paul states that the gospel came unto them not in word only, but also in what?
Answer: Power, and in the Holy Ghost
Study note. The gospel came in power, in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance.
Lesson 4 · 1 Thessalonians 2:7 (KJV)
Paul describes his behavior among them as being gentle, even as what?
Answer: A nurse cherisheth her children
Study note. Paul uses the imagery of a nurse cherishing her children to describe his gentleness.
Lesson 5 · 1 Thessalonians 3:2 (KJV)
Who did Paul send to establish and comfort the Thessalonians concerning their faith?
Answer: Timotheus
Study note. Paul sent Timotheus, our brother and minister of God, to establish them.
Lesson 6 · 1 Thessalonians 4:3 (KJV)
For what is the will of God, even your sanctification, according to chapter 4?
Answer: That ye should abstain from fornication
Study note. Paul explicitly links the will of God and sanctification to abstaining from fornication.
Lesson 7 · 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)
According to Paul, the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, and with what else?
Answer: The voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God
Study note. The Lord descends with a shout, the archangel's voice, and the trump of God.
Lesson 8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2 (KJV)
How does Paul say the day of the Lord so cometh?
Answer: As a thief in the night
Study note. The scripture warns that the day of the Lord cometh as a thief in the night.
Lesson 9 · 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV)
What does Paul instruct the believers to do 'without ceasing'?
Answer: Pray
Study note. The short but powerful command is to 'Pray without ceasing.'
Lesson 10 · 1 Thessalonians 5:27 (KJV)
In the closing of the book, what does Paul ask the brethren to do regarding his epistle?
Answer: That this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren
Study note. Paul charges them by the Lord that the epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does 1 thessalonians point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?