Be glorified (So&afnra). Acknowledged in its true power and glory. Comp. J. xii. 28. The phrase the word of the Lord — be glorified, only here.
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2. Unreasonable (atdé7wy). See on L. xxiii. 41, and comp. Acts xxv. 5; xxviii. 6. In LXX ina moral sense, iniquitous, Tob. iv. 8; xi. 11; xxxiv. 12. The word origin- ally means out of place.
All men have not faith. See on Acts vi. 7; Gal. i. 23.
3. From evil (a7r6 tod rovnpod). Possibly, from the evil one. ‘To zrovnpdr evil is found Rom. xii. 9; Matt. v. 39; but general N. T. usage favors the masculine, personal sense. See Matt. xiii. 19, 838; Eph. vi. 16; 1 J. ii. 18, 14; iii. 12; v.18. In LXX, 76 rovnpev evil is very common : 6 Trovnpos a few times, but always of men. See Deut. xxiv. 7; Esth. vii. 6; Job xxi. 30. In Tob. iii. 8, 17, 76 wrovnpov Satpomov the wicked demon. The masculine is favored by the Jewish formularies, of which traces appear in the Lord’s prayer; by the unanimous tradition of Greek interpreters; by the inter- pretations of Tertullian and Cyprian, and by the evidence of the Syriac and Sahidic Versions. *
5. Hearts (xapdias). See on Rom. i. 21; x.10; Eph. i. 18.
Patient waiting for Christ (d7opovjyy tov xpictov). Rather patience of Christ. The prayer is that their hearts may be directed to love God and to exhibit the patience of Christ. +
. * For a full discussion, see Lightfoot, On a Fresh Revision of the New Testament. 3ded. Appendix II.
+ So Liinemann, Lightfoot, Weizsicker, Ellicott, Bornemann. Schmiedel maintains the A. V. There is in N. T. no instance of bropory in the sense of waiting for, nor is the verb trouévew used in that sense. Waiting for or awaiting is expressed by drexdéxecGac (mostly Paul), dvauévew (once in Paul), €xdéxeoOar (twice in Paul), repimévery (not in Paul), rpoodéxecdax (not in that sense in Paul), and mpocdoxay (not in Paul). In Rom. viii. 25 Paul has é¢ bropovfs darexdex6ueba. In LXX both the noun and the verb are found in the sense of awaiting or waiting for. See Ezra x. 2; Ps. xxxviii. 7; Judg. iii. 25; 2 K. vi. 83; Tob. v. 7, etc. Patient waiting for Christ accords with the general drift of the Epistle. On the other hand see 1 Th. i, 3, and 1 Th. i. 10, where for waiting for the Son he uses dvapéverv.
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6. Withdraw yourselves from (oréAdrecOar tuas amo). =rérArecHat, P°. In the active voice, to place, arrange, equip: in the middle voice, to provide for, take care. See 2 Cor. viii. 20. Here with azo from, to place one’s self away from.
Disorderly (ardxrws). This adverb, the verb araxréw, and the adjective draxros are found only in Paul, and only in the Thessalonian Epistles. See on 1 Th. v. 14.
T. Follow (sueicOar). Better, ¢mitate. Comp. 1 Cor. ‘Vel 63° Xin SP Dep. etek Ls Os
' 8. Any man’s bread (aprov trapa twos). Lit. bread from any one, or at any man’s hand.
For nought (dwpeav). The word is a noun, meaning a gift. See J. iv. 10; Acts ii. 88; Rom. v. 15. The accusa- tive often adverbially as here; as a gift, gratis. Comp. Matt. x. 8; Rom. iii. 24; Apoc. xxi. 6.
Labour and travail. See on 1 Th. i. 3.
Be chargeable (émSaphoa). P°. Better, burden. By depending upon them for pecuniary support. Comp. 1 Cor. ix. 3-18, and see on 1 Th. ii. 6.
9. Power (éfouvciav). Better, right. See on Mk. ii. 10; date tZ:
10. If any would not work, etc. A Jewish proverb.
11. Working not at all— busybodies (yundév éepyafoudr- ous — mreptepyatouevouvs). One of Paul’s frequent word- plays. See on reprobate mind, Rom. i. 28. Not busy, but busybodies. TTepuepyafecOat (N. T.°.) is to bustle about a thing: here, to be officious in others’ affairs. See on ra mepi- epya curious arts, Acts xix. 19, and 1 Tim. y. 13.