_When we could no longer forbear_ Or _bear_, rather, namely, our anxiety on your account. The word στεγοντες, here used, literally signifies _bearing_ or _carrying_, but never _forbearing._ Some such word as _anxiety_ is necessary to be supplied, because it appears from the following verse, that the... [ Continue Reading ]
_For this cause_ The apostle proceeds to explain more fully what he began to speak of 1 Thessalonians 3:1; _when I could no longer forbear_ Or endure the state of anxious uncertainty I was in with regard to persons so dear to me, in such circumstances; _I sent to know your faith_ Whether you continu... [ Continue Reading ]
_What thanks can we render to God_ That is, what sufficient thanks; _for you_ On account of your perseverance; _for all the joy_ That I have thereby such unfeigned cause of rejoicing; so that the apostle's joy respecting the Thessalonians, arose first from their conversion, and next, from their stea... [ Continue Reading ]