1 Thessalonians 3:1-13
THE APOSTLE'S ANXIETY ABOUT HIS CONVERTS 1. Forbear] better, 'endure the suspense.'... [ Continue Reading ]
THE APOSTLE'S ANXIETY ABOUT HIS CONVERTS 1. Forbear] better, 'endure the suspense.'... [ Continue Reading ]
OUR FELLOW-LABOURER] better, 'God's fellow-worker' or 'minister,' RV. 3. Should be moved] better, 'led astray.' AFFLICTIONS] at the hands of Jews and Gentiles: see Acts 17:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW WHEN] better, 'as soon as.' CHARITY] RV 'love.'... [ Continue Reading ]
WE LIVE] it puts new life in us. IF YE STAND FAST] better, 'if only ye stand fast.' The Gk. expresses some doubt and anxiety.... [ Continue Reading ]
'I pray unceasingly and urgently to the end that I may see you again and correct your shortcomings.' The prayer was answered after some years (Acts 20:1). 11-13. A prayer to Christ as co-equal with the Father, with which the first section of the Epistle ends: cp. 2 Thessalonians 2:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
The verb is in the singular, emphasising the reference to Christ, who is also called 'the Lord' in 1 Thessalonians 3:12. The keynote of these Epistles is again struck at the concluding words of the prayer, 'at the coming' (lit. 'presence') 'of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints' (cp. 1 Thessa... [ Continue Reading ]