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Verse 11. _WE PRAY - THAT OUR GOD WOULD COUNT YOU WORTHY_] It is our
earnest prayer that God would _make you worthy_, αξιωση, afford
those continual supplies of grace by his Holy Spirit, without which...
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WHEREFORE ALSO WE PRAY ALWAYS FOR YOU - See the notes, 1 Thessalonians
1:2.
THAT OUR GOD WOULD COUNT YOU WORTHY OF THIS CALLING. - Margin, “or,
vouchsafe.” The meaning is, “that he would regard you as...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE REVELATION OF THE LORD JESUS FROM HEAVEN
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Salutation and thanksgiving (2 Thessalonians 1:1)_
2. The revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven (2 Thessa...
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Introductory. Thanksgiving for the past and prayer for the future.
Paul thanks God for the growing love of the Thessalonian Christians
and their loyalty under persecution, and prays that they may be
c...
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LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS (2 Thessalonians 1:1-10)...
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WHEREFORE. With. view to (Greek. _eis)_ which.
ALSO WE PRAY. we pray (App-134.) also.
THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._
COUNT... WORTHY. Greek. _axioo._ See Acts 15:38.
FULFIL. App-125.
GOOD PLE...
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Section II. The Approaching Retribution Ch. 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12
These _vv._contain further reasons for _thanksgiving_on the writer's
part, concluding with a _prayer_that his readers may receive th...
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_Wherefore also we pray always for you_ Rather, TO WHICH END ALSO WE
PRAY ALWAYS FOR YOU (comp. 1 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:10),
THAT OUR GOD MAY COUNT YOU WORTHY OF HIS CALLING. God was "c...
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ΕἸΣ Ὃ ΚΑῚ ΠΡΟΣΕΥΧΌΜΕΘΑ ΠΆΝΤΟΤΕ ΠΕΡῚ
ὙΜΩ͂Ν. _To which end we are also praying always about you_: see
notes on 1 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; and for the
contents of the prayer, cf....
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§ 2. 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12. THE APPROACHING JUDGEMENT
The thought of the recompense awaiting the persecuted Thessalonian
Church and its persecutors, respectively, swells the opening
thanksgiving of t...
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DISCOURSE: 2212
MEETNESS FOR HEAVEN DESIRED
2 Thessalonians 1:11. _We pray always for you, that our God would
count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of
his goodness, and t...
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THAT OUR GOD WOULD COUNT YOU WORTHY— _Would make,_ or _render you
worthy,_ &c. Heylin and Doddridge. Instead of _the good pleasure of
his goodness,_ Blackwall would render the original ευδοκιαν
αγαθωσ...
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TEXT (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12)
11 TO WHICH END WE ALSO PRAY ALWAYS FOR YOU, THAT OUR GOD MAY COUNT
YOU WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING, AND FULFILL EVERY DESIRE OF GOODNESS AND
_EVERY_ WORK OF FAITH, WITH POW...
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Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you
worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his
goodness, and the work of faith with power:
WHEREFORE, [ Eis (G1...
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While Silvanus and Timothy are associated with Paul in this
salutation, the epistle is practically by Paul himself and its
genuineness is attested at the close by Paul's own signature
(2Th_3:17).
THA...
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CALLING] cp. Philippians 3:14; Hebrews 3:1. ALL THE GOOD PLEASURE OF
_his_ GOODNESS] better, 'all delight in well-doing.'...
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SALUTATIONS. THE SECOND ADVENT
1-4. Greeting and thanksgiving for their constant faith and love and
patience under persecution: cp. 1 Thessalonians 1:3.
5-C. 2 THESSALONIANS 2:17. The Coming of Chri...
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THE *LORD HAS NOT COME YET
2 THE THESSALONIANS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
ABOUT THE LETTER
1 THE WRITERS
Like 1 Thessalonians, this letter is from Paul, Silas and Timothy.
The writer of this letter used th...
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WHEREFORE. — Literally, _whereunto_ — _i.e.,_ to their being found
among the blessed. The “also” serves to emphasise the “pray”:
we do not content ourselves with merely hoping, but we direct actual
pr...
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CHAPTER 18
SUFFERING AND GLORY
2 Thessalonians 1:5 (R.V.)
IN the preceding verses of this chapter, as in the opening of the
First Epistle, the Apostle has spoken of the afflictions of the
Thessaloni...
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καὶ κ. τ. λ., we pray as well as render thanks (2 Thessalonians
1:3) for you. Unable any longer to give the Thessalonians their
personal example and instructions the time for that had passed
(ἐπιστώθη...
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FAITHFUL THROUGH FAITH IN A RIGHTEOUS GOD
2 Thessalonians 1:1
Notice the remarkable couplets of this chapter. Grace and peace, 2
Thessalonians 1:2; faith and love, 2 Thessalonians 1:3
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Evidently, this letter was intended primarily to correct certain
mistakes which the Thessalonians were making concerning the Second
Advent. They were failing to distinguish between the two phases, the...
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PAUL'S PRAYER DURING THEIR AFFLICTION
Paul wanted them to be prepared for the kingdom of God when Christ
would come again for judgment. So, he, along with Silas and Timothy,
prayed for them that they...
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(8) Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count
you worthy of (b) [this] calling, and fulfil (c) all the good pleasure
of [his] goodness, and the (d) work of faith with power:
(8)...
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_Wherefore, also we pray, &c. By the Greek, the sense and construction
cannot be in, or on which day; and therefore it must be referred to
what was said before, that God should be glorified in his sai...
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(11) В¶ Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would
count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of
his goodness, and the work of faith with power: (12) That the na...
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The second epistle takes up another difficulty. It was written in view
of another abuse of the truth of the Lord's coming a danger that
threatened the saints. As the first epistle was intended to guar...
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_A PRAYER_
‘To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count
you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and
every work of faith, with power; that the Name of our...
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11_On which account we pray always_. That they may know that they need
continual help from God, he declares that he prays in their behalf.
When he says _on this account_, he means, in order that they...
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In the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, the apostle corrects some
errors into which these disciples had fallen with regard to the day of
the Lord through certain false teachers; as in part of the...
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WHEREFORE ALSO WE PRAY ALWAYS FOR YOU,.... Not only observe the above
things to your comfort, to support you under sufferings, but we add
our prayers, and not only now, but always, that you may be amo...
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Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you
worthy of _this_ calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of _his_
goodness, and the work of faith with power:
Ver. 11. _The work...
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_Wherefore_ In regard of which, as we rejoice in what is already done,
and have the most earnest concern that the precious seed we have sown
may answer the hope with which we see it springing up, and...
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THIS CALLING; their calling to eternal life.
FULFIL; in your souls.
ALL THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS GOODNESS; as manifested in carrying
forward to completion the work of sanctification in your souls....
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Paul's prayer of intercession:...
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WHEREFORE ALSO WE PRAY ALWAYS FOR YOU THAT OUR GOD WOULD COUNT YOU
WORTHY OF THIS CALLING, AND FULFILL ALL THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS
GOODNESS AND THE WORK OF FAITH WITH POWER;...
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(V. 1) Again, the same brotherly character of address is used as in
the first epistle. The threatened dangers to the Thessalonians did not
change this, except in the use of the more gentle expression...
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"The end"indicates that the second coming will be the end of time, the
end of this world, the end of wickedness, the end of affliction,
hardship and persecution, the end of suffering. Paul continues t...
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COUNT:
Or, vouchsafe...
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“TO WHICH END WE ALSO PRAY ALWAYS FOR YOU, THAT OUR GOD MAY COUNT
YOU WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING, AND FULFILL EVERY DESIRE OF GOODNESS AND
EVERY WORK OF FAITH, WITH POWER”
“To which end”: “In view of thi...
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11,12 Believing thoughts and expectations of the second coming of
Christ should lead us to pray to God more, for ourselves and others.
If there is any good in us, it is owing to the good pleasure of...
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OLBGrk;
The apostle here again mentions his praying for these Thessalonians,
as he had often mentioned it in the former Epistle. And the reason
might be, because he was absent from them; they might th...
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To which end [i. e., with a view to this glorious consummation; viz.:
of being glorified in Christ] _we also pray always for you, that our
God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every de...
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‘To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count
you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and
every work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus ma...
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_Salutation Thanksgiving for the Faith of the Thessalonian Church
under Persecution, Assurance of Compensation, and Prayer for the
perfecting of their Faith._
Paul informs the Thessalonians of the emo...
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2 Thessalonians 1:11. TO WHICH END. An expression equivalent to, and
with a view to this glorious consummation.
WE ALSO PRAY. We not only give you these assurances regarding this
great future event,...
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TO WHICH END
(εις ο). So Colossians 1:29. Probably purpose with reference to
the contents of verses 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10. We have had the
Thanksgiving (verses 2 Thessalonians 1:3-...
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2 Thessalonians 1:7
The rest awaiting Christ's troubled saints is in the fullest sense to
be their possession at the revelation of the Lord Jesus. He who is
emphatically the coming One is to be revea...
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2 Thessalonians 1:11
Worthy of your Calling.
In the former letter to the Church of Thessalonica, the Apostle had
dwelt, in ever-memorable words which sound like a prelude of the trump
of God on the c...
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2 Thessalonians 1:1. _Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the
church of the Thessalonians_
Paul loved to associate his fellow-workers with himself when writing
to his brethren and sisters in Chri...
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2 Thessalonians 1:1. _Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the
church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord
J...
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CONTENTS: Believer's comfort in persecution.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Silvanus, Timothy.
CONCLUSION: The patient suffering of believers for Christ's sake, is a
manifest token that they are wor...
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2 Thessalonians 1:1. _Paul, and Silvanus,_ [the Roman name of Silas]
_and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians, in God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ._ The inscription is the same as in...
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THIS IS WHY WE ALWAYS PRAY FOR YOU. Because of the _promise_ God has
for those who belong to Christ. HE CALLED YOU TO LIVE. See note on
Revelation 22:17....
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_That our God would count you worthy of this calling _
SALVATION THE RESULT OF THE PLEASURE OF GOD’S GOODNESS AND HIS POWER
I. It flows from the pleasure of God’s goodness. In the whole course
of ou...
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_Wherefore also we pray always for you _
THE GOOD PLEASURE OF GOODNESS
At the point where the intercession rises out of the text we see St.
Paul’s manner of giving a devotional turn to every subject...
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2 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 2 THESSALONIANS 1:11 TO THIS END. That is,
in view of vv. 2 Thessalonians 1:5. make you worthy
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2 THESSALONIANS 1:3 Thanksgiving and Comfort for the Persecuted
Thessalonians. In Greek, vv. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 are one long
sentence expressing Paul’s gratefulness and words of encouragement
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
2 Thessalonians 1:11. AND FULFIL ALL THE GOOD PLEASURE.—R.V.
“every desire of goodness.” “As much as to say, May God mightily
accomplish in you all that goodness woul...
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EXPOSITION
CONTENTS.—Paul, after the address and salutation, commences this
Epistle by rendering thanks to God for the welcome intelligence he had
received of the increase of the faith and love of his...
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Paul had come to Thessalonica with the gospel of Jesus Christ from
Philippi where, as the result of his preaching, he had been
imprisoned, beaten and really ordered out of the city. There in
Thessalon...
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1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians
2:12;...
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Wherefore [ε ι ς ο]. Better, to which end. Comp. Colossians 1:29.
The end is, "that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God,"
ver. 5. The same thought is continued in ver. 11.
Count - worthy [α...
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All the good pleasure of his goodness — Which is no less than
perfect holiness....
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In these words St. Paul assures the Thessalonians, that although he
could not come to them, that yet he prayed fervently for them: WE PRAY
ALWAYS FOR YOU. The faithful ministers of Christ can as soon...