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Verse 2 Thessalonians 1:3. _YOUR FAITH GROWETH EXCEEDINGLY_] The word
υπεραυξανει signifies _to grow luxuriantly_, as a good and
healthy tree planted in a good soil; and if a _fruit tree_, bearing an...
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WE ARE BOUND TO THANK GOD ALWAYS FOR YOU; - See the notes on 1
Thessalonians 1:2. “As it is meet.” Since it is fit or proper.
“Because that your faith groweth exceedingly.” It would seem
probable from...
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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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Paul and Silas and Timothy send this letter to the Church of the
Thessalonians which is in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Brothers, we ought always to thank God for you, as it is fitting,
b...
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LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS (2 Thessalonians 1:1-10)...
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THANK. See 1 Thessalonians 1:2.
ALWAYS. App-151.
FAITH. App-150.
GROWETH EXCEEDINGLY. Greek. _huperauxano._ Only here.
CHARITY. love. App-135. No reference to hope as in 1 Thessalonians
1:3.
EVER...
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_We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren_ The case is put
in the same way in ch. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 ("we are bound to give
thanks"), and nowhere else in St Paul. The Apostle feels himself...
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§ 1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4. SALUTATION AND THANKSGIVING...
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Minuscule 17 and vg (in good copies), with Aug, omit παντων,
while א* omits third ημων: in either case probably through
homœteleuton, the duplicate final -ων misleading the copyist’s
eye.
3. ΕΥ̓ΧΑΡΙΣΤ...
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ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΕΊ Ν _praes. act. inf. от_ ΕΎΧΑΡΙΣΤΈΩ
(G2168) благодарить (P. Τ. O'Brien, "Thanksgiving and the
Gospel in Paul" NTS 21 [1974]: 144-55).
ΌΦΕΊΛΟΜΕΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΟΦΕΊΛΩ (G3784)
быть обя...
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DISCOURSE: 2210
THE STATE OF THE THESSALONIAN CHURCH
2 Thessalonians 1:3. We are bound to thank God always for you,
brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly,
and the charit...
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WE ARE BOUND TO THANK GOD, &C.— From this verse to the end of the
chapter, the apostle repeats the substance and main design of the
first epistle; which was, to confirm them in Christianity, and in
th...
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TEXT (2 Thessalonians 1:3)
3 WE ARE BOUND TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS FOR YOU, BRETHREN, EVEN AS
IT IS MEET, FOR THAT YOUR FAITH GROWETH EXCEEDINGLY, AND THE LOVE OF
EACH ONE OF YOU ALL TOWARD ONE A...
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We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet,
because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every
one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
WE ARE BOUND, ...
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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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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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WE ARE BOUND TO THANK GOD ALWAYS FOR YOU, BRETHREN. — The
thanksgiving is regarded as a positive _debt_ incurred, which it would
be a dishonesty not to pay.
BECAUSE. — This assigns the reason for sayi...
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CHAPTER 17
SALUTATION AND THANKSGIVING
2 Thessalonians 1:1 (R.V.)
IN beginning to expound the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, it is
necessary to say a few words by way of introduction to the bo...
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περὶ ὑμῶν : Your thankless situation (4 f.) only throws
into more brilliant relief your personal character and bearing under
adverse circumstances. ὅτι is best represented by our colloquial
“because,”...
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The address (2 Thessalonians 1:1-2) is followed first by a
thanksgiving (2 Thessalonians 1:3-10) which passes into a prophetic
piece of consolation, and then by a brief prayer (2 T
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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 THANKFULNESS FOR THE CHURCH IN THESSALONICA
Paul felt compelled to thank God because his prayer for the
Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 3:10-13) had been answered. Their faith
had been lacking a...
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(3) We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet,
because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of
everyone of you all toward each other aboundeth; (4) So that we
o...
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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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3_To give thanks_. He begins with commendation, that he may have
occasion to pass on to exhortation, for in this way we have more
success among those who have already entered upon the course, when
wit...
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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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WE ARE BOUND TO THANK GOD,.... Since all blessings, temporal and
spiritual, come from him: and that always: seeing he is ever giving
out fresh favours, or continuing former ones; and because those,
es...
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We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet,
because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every
one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
Ver. 3. _We are bo...
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_We are bound to thank God_ It is highly observable that the apostle
here wraps up his praise of men in praise to God, giving him the glory
of the increase of grace which was manifest in the Thessalon...
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The holy, consistent, and useful lives of Christians are a striking
manifestation of the power of divine grace, in which the friends of
Christ greatly rejoice, and for which they render hearty and dev...
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PAUL'S PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION.
A prayer of thanksgiving for steadfastness in the midst of
afflictions:...
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WE ARE BOUND TO THANK GOD ALWAYS FOR YOU, BRETHREN, AS IT IS MEET,
BECAUSE THAT YOUR FAITH GROWETH EXCEEDINGLY, AND THE CHARITY OF EVERY
ONE OF YOU ALL TOWARD EACH OTHER ABOUNDS,...
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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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Paul often begins his letters by expressing gratitude for the faith of
those to whom the epistle is addressed. Their faith was growing
exceedingly. They showed love for each other.
4. Paul rejoices i...
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“WE ARE BOUND TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS TO YOU, BRETHREN, EVEN AS
IT IS MEET, FOR THAT YOUR FAITH GROWTH EXCEEDINGLY, AND THE LOVE OF
EACH ONE OF YOU ALL TOWARD ONE ANOTHER ABOUNDETH”
“Are bound”:...
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1-4 Where there is the truth of grace, there will be an increase of
it. The path of the just is as the shining light, which shines more
and more unto the perfect day. And where there is the increase...
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OLBGrk;
The apostle begins this Epistle as the former, with thanksgiving; only
there he gave thanks for their faith, hope, and love, here he only
mentions their faith and love; there for the efficacy...
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We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as
it is meet [just], _for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the
love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth_ [Pau...
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2 Thessalonians 1:3 bound G3784 (G5719) thank G2168 (G5721) God G2316
always G3842 for G4012 you G5216
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‘We are bound to give thanks to God always, brothers and sisters,
even as it is meet, for that your faith grows exceedingly, and the
love of each one of you all towards one another abounds.'
Again we...
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2 Thessalonians 1:3. Paul mentioned in his First Epistle (1
Thessalonians 3:9-13) that he ceaselessly prayed for the
Thessalonians; he now acknowledges that his prayers were answered. We
are as much b...
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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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WE ARE BOUND
(οφειλομεν). Paul feels a sense of obligation to keep on
giving thanks to God (ευχαριστειν τω θεω, present
infinitive with dative case) because of God's continued blessings on
the Thess...
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2 Thessalonians 1:1
I. This Epistle opens with the mention of the same Apostolic group as
does the first. Paul was not alone: Silvanus and Timotheus were still
with him in closest fellowship of toil a...
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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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WE MUST THANK GOD AT ALL TIMES FOR YOU. In 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13,
Paul says he spoke to God _day and night_ about them. Here he shows
that his prayers were answered. Paul's messenger had come back wi...
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_Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus (see _1 Thessalonians 1:1_)--The
company which despatched the First Epistle had not yet broken up._
This proves that the Second Epistle was written before the end of t...
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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 1:3. WE ARE BOUND TO THANK GOD.—We owe a debt of
gratitude to God. It is not so much what is seemly that comes into
prominence here, as what is due. EV...
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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 1:4; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians
1:3;...
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We are bound - as it is meet. The accumulation of cognate expressions
indicates the apostle's earnestness.
Groweth exceedingly [υ π ε ρ α υ ξ α ν ε ι]. N. T. o. See
on 1 Thessalonians 3:10....
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It is highly observable, that the apostle wraps up his praise of men
in praise to God; giving him the glory. Your faith groweth —
Probably he had heard from them since his sending the former letter.
A...
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Observe here, 1. The holy wisdom and pious prudence of our apostle,
who being about to magnify and extol the graces of the Spirit wrought
in the Thessalonians, particularly their faith and charity, in...