For ye are our glory and joy Or: Yea, verily, you are our glory and joy (Ellicott). Emphasis rests both on "ye" and "are." This delight was not matter of hope alone (1 Thessalonians 2:19), but of present fact. See ch. 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4, and 1 Thessalonians 3:9: "The joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God"; and 2 Thessalonians 1:4: "We glory in you in the Churches of God." Gloryis praise and honour from others; joyis one's own delight.

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