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Verse 6. _NOR OF MEN SOUGHT WE GLORY_] As we preached not for worldly
gain, so we preached not for popular applause; we had what we sought
for-the approbation of God, and the testimony of a good consc...
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NOR OF MEN SOUGHT WE GLORY - Or praise. The love of applause was not
that which influenced them; see the notes on Colossians 1:10.
NEITHER OF YOU, NOR YET OF OTHERS - Nowhere has this been our object...
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II. TRUE SERVICE,
AS MANIFESTED IN APOSTOLIC MINISTRY
CHAPTER 2
_ 1. Apostolic conduct and service 1 Thessalonians 2:1)_
2. Thanksgiving for the reception of the message and the opposition 1
Thess...
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PAUL'S DEFENCE OF HIS MISSIONARY WORK. Paul had been charged by his
opponents with being a wandering sophist making money out of his
followers. He rebuts the charge and incidentally gives us a picture...
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You yourselves know, brothers, that our coming among you was not to no
effect; but after we had--as you know--already undergone suffering and
ill-treatment at Philippi, we were bold in our God to tell...
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PAUL ON HIS DEFENSE (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12)...
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NOR. Greek. _oute_.
SOUGHT WE. seeking.
GLORY. See p. 1511.
OTHERS. App-124.
WHEN, &C. = though able to be.
BURDENSOME. Literally in (Greek. _en)_. burden, i.e. for. burden.
Greek. _baros._ See Ac...
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_nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others_ This
clause continues 1 Thessalonians 2:5, and is so construed in the R.
V.: NOR (were we found) SEEKING GLORY OF MEN, NEITHER FROM YOU,...
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section ii
The Apostle's Conduct at Thessalonica. Ch. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
_Analysis_. The ministry of Paul and his colleagues at Thessalonica
had been unmistakably genuine, 1 Thessalonians 2:1. Th...
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§ 3. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12. The Conduct of the Apostles at
Thessalonica
The thanksgiving just offered to God for the conspicuous Christian
worth of the Thessalonians reflects upon _the work of the wr...
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ΟΥ̓́ΤΕ (ἘΓΕΝΉΘΗΜΕΝ) ΖΗΤΟΥ͂ΝΤΕΣ ἘΞ�.
Along with _fawning lips_ and _covert selfishness_, the writers
disclaim _the pursuit of human reputation_; the three kinds of conduct
are closely allied—flattery c...
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ΖΗΤΟΎΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΖΗΤΈΩ (G2212)
искать. _Praes._ указывает на длительное и
привычное действие....
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WHEN WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BURDENSOME,— The Apostle particularly refers
to the right he had of being maintained at their charge. See 1
Thessalonians 2:9. 2 Corinthians 11:9. 1 Timothy 5:18, and...
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TEXT (1 Thessalonians 2:6)
6 NOR SEEKING GLORY OF MEN, NEITHER FROM YOU NOR FROM OTHERS, WHEN WE
MIGHT HAVE CLAIMED AUTHORITY AS APOSTLES OF CHRIST.
Translation and Paraphrase
6.
Neither (were we e...
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Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when
we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
Literally, 'Nor of men seeking glory.' The "of" [ ex (G1537)] here is
d...
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PAUL'S THANKSGIVING
2 This is the pattern pastoral epistle. Paul's deep concern leads him
to constant prayer for them, for he knows their need and has been torn
from them before it was possible for h...
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THE NATURE OF ST. PAUL'S LIFE AND WORK AT THESSALONICA
2. The persecution at the Roman garrison-town of Philippi made a deep
impression on St. Paul the Roman citizen (Acts 16:19; Philippians
1:30). I...
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WHEN JESUS CHRIST COMES
1 THE THESSALONIANS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them.
CHAPTER 2
HOW PAUL AND HIS FRIENDS CAME TO THESSALONICA 2:1-4
V1...
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GLORY — _i.e., recognition of our splendid position,_ as in the
phrase “giving glory to God,” _i.e., “_recognising Him for what
He is,” John 5:44. (Comp. John 12:43; Romans 2:29;...
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CHAPTER 5
_ APOLOGIA PRO VITA SUA_
1 Thessalonians 2:1 (R.V.)
OUR first impression, as we read these verses, is that they contain
little that is new. They simply expand the statement of chap. 1, ver...
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An _apologia pro vita et labors suo_....
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To put a full stop after ἄλλων, and begin a new sentence with
δυνάμενοι (so _e.g._, Vulgate, Calvin, Koppe, Weizsäcker, H.
J. Gibbins, _Exp. Ti._, xiv. 527), introduces an awkward asyndeton,
makes ἀλλ...
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THE FRUIT OF UNSPARING LABOR
1 Thessalonians 2:1
Paul preached in great conflict of soul because of his passionate
desire for the salvation of men. In this, many of the notable servants
of God have s...
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It is evident that some of the Jews in Thessalonica had been
discounting the apostle in his absence. He very definitely defends
himself against such detraction, asserting that his preaching had been
w...
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PAUL'S CONDUCT AMONG THEM
Paul, and those with him, had not used insincere praise to get the
attention of those in Thessalonica, nor had they disguised some
selfish desire for monetary gain. To verify...
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(5) Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor [yet] of others,
when we might have been (e) burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
(5) To submit himself even to the basest, to win them, and to a...
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(1) В¶ For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that
it was not in vain: (2) But even after that we had suffered before,
and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were...
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There is a special interest in examining the epistles to the
Thessalonians, more particularly the first, because, in point of fact,
it was the earliest of the letters of the apostles; and as the first...
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6] _When we might have exercised authority_. Some interpret it—_when
we might have been burdensome_, that is, might have loaded you with
expense, but the connection requires that τὸ βαρὺ should be
tak...
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Having established these great principles, the apostle, with an open
and overflowing heart, appeals to his whole walk among them as a proof
of his having walked in the same spirit as in their own case...
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NOR OF MEN SOUGHT WE GLORY,.... Honour, esteem, and popular applause;
for though there is an honour that is due to the faithful ministers of
the word, who are highly to be esteemed for their works' sa...
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Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor _yet_ of others, when
we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
Ver. 6. _Nor of men sought we glory_] _Theologus gloriae dicit malum
bo...
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_For our exhortation_ That is, our preaching, a part being put for the
whole; _was not of deceit_ With a design to seduce or corrupt any one
by false doctrine; or, we preach not a lie, but the truth o...
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BEEN BURDENSOME; or, as the margin, used authority, exacted honor of
you. Others understand the word of requiring support from the
Thessalonians, verse 1 Thessalonians 2:9. The great object of
ministe...
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PAUL'S MANNER OF WORKING IN THESSALONICA. 1 Thessalonians 2:1
He came with the humble desire to serve God:...
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NOR OF MEN SOUGHT WE GLORY, NEITHER OF YOU, NOR YET OF OTHERS, WHEN WE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN BURDENSOME, AS THE APOSTLES OF CHRIST.
The apostle here takes up the thought which he had broached in chap.
1:9,...
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We are to consider now that which had great effect in producing the
energetic, devoted response to the gospel such as we have seen in the
Thessalonians. Certainly it is the Word of God itself that is...
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B. The proper conduct in daily living, 2:5-12
5 FOR NEITHER AT ANY TIME USED WE FLATTERING WORDS, AS YE KNOW, NOR A
CLOKE OF COVETOUSNESS; GOD [IS] WITNESS:
6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of...
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BURDENSOME:
Or, used authority...
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“NOR SEEKING GLORY OF MEN, NEITHER FROM YOU NOR FROM OTHERS, WHEN WE
MIGHT HAVE CLAIMED AUTHORITY AS APOSTLES OF CHRIST”
“Nor seeking glory of men”: The esteem, praise or applaud from
men. “In this v...
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1-6 The apostle had no wordly design in his preaching. Suffering in a
good cause should sharpen holy resolution. The gospel of Christ at
first met with much opposition; and it was preached with conte...
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NOR OF MEN SOUGHT WE GLORY: this is the third vice he vindicates his
ministry from. The word _glory_ first signifies some excellency in any
subject; secondly, this excellency as displaying and manifes...
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Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I
) among you, as a nurse cherisheth her children."[40]
Didache
But concerning the apostles and prophets, according to the decree of
the Gospel, thus do. 4...
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1 Thessalonians 2:6 Nor G3777 seek G2212 (G5723) glory G1391 from
G1537 men G444 either G3777 from G575 y
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‘For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as
you know, nor a pretext resulting from greed. God is witness. Nor
seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we mig...
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1 Thessalonians 2:6. NOR OF MEN SOUGHT WE GLORY. It was natural for
persons who could not believe in any motives more disinterested than
those which commonly animate men, to refer Paul's conduct to th...
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_Paul appeals to the Thessalonians themselves as able to testify to
his Boldness, Straightforwardness, and Disinterestedness, while
resident among them._
In chap. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Paul had alluded...
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NOR SEEKING GLORY OF MEN
(ουτε ζητουντες εξ ανθρωπων δοξαν). "Upon
the repudiation of covetousness follows naturally the repudiation of
worldly ambition" (Milligan). See Acts 20:19; 2 Corinthians 4:...
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1 Thessalonians 2:5
The Apostle is very careful in describing the relation in which his
ministry stood to the Thessalonians, to defend himself against all
false charges, all insinuations or suspicions...
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CONTENTS: The model servant and his reward.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Satan.
CONCLUSION: It is the great comfort of the servants of Christ to have
their own conscience and the consciences of oth...
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VERSE. 1-3. _Ye know our entrance into_ Thessalonica _our exhortation
was not of deceit,_ or error to lead astray the simple, _nor of
uncleanness, nor in guile,_ as is the character of the judaizing
t...
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WE DID NOT TRY TO GET PRAISE. Those who opposed the Good News tried to
find some hidden motive to explain the unselfish dedication of the
apostles. When obviously it was not power and money, they then...
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_For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in
guile _
EXHORTATION
The whole gospel preaching and message is so called, as permeated by,
and living in, an atmosphere of gentle, s...
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1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 2:1 Paul expands on what he
said in summary form in 1 Thessalonians 1:5: while they were in
Thessalonica, he and his fellow missionari
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1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 2:6 MADE DEMANDS AS APOSTLES
OF CHRIST. As apostles, they had unique authority to request support
(see Romans 15:24;...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
1 Thessalonians 2:3. FOR OUR EXHORTATION.—The word reminds us of
Christ’s word, “I will send you another
Advocate”—“Paraclete.” Our advocacy of the gospel of Christ
wa...
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EXPOSITION
CONTENTS.—Paul turns from the reports of others to the experience of
the readers. They themselves knew that his entrance was not powerless;
although maltreated in Philippi, he was emboldene...
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FOR yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was
not in vain (1 Thessalonians 2:1):
Now, Paul evidently had quite an entrance to the city of Thessalonica
for he makes reference to...
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1 Corinthians 11:9; 1 Corinthians 12:13; 1 Corinthians 9:1; 1
Corinthians 9:12;...
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Of men [ε ξ α ν θ ρ ω π ω ν]. To extract glory from men.
When we might have been burdensome [δ υ ν α μ ε ν ο ι ε ν
β α ρ ε ι ε ι ν α ι]. Lit. being able to be in weight. The
phrase ejn barei in weight...
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THE HEART LIFE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
1 Thessalonians 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The opening verse of this remarkable chapter brings reminiscences of
Paul's entrance into Thessalonica. This should be stud...
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Nor from others — Who would have honoured us more, if we had been
burdensome — That is, taken state upon ourselves....