lieving, not proceeding merely from love. — 1xoVoo, labour) in spiritual and external acts of kindness. Those who evade all exertion that gives them trouble, in consideration of their own interest and quiet, love little. [Some one may say. Who will pro cure for me leisure to undertake this labour ? Nay, but beware of losing time in the indulgence of sloth, in protracting social enter tainments longer than is proper, and in vain conversation; and you will find abundance of time for performing the labour of love. — V. g.] — roD Kuf>/ou, of our Lord) Construe this with patience [but Engl. Vers. hope in our Lord Jesus, etc.], as at 2 Thess. iii. 5 [yiropovJiv rov Xptfrov, the patience of Christ] : as I might say, the heavenly devotion of sighs [meaning, The heavenly devotion expressed by sighs : so the patience of our Lord, i.e. Patient] Perseverance for the name of Christ. — epirpoffOsv, in the sight) This is construed with ftvufMttvovrtf, remembering.
4. Eldortg, [we] knowing) Construed with ive give thanks, ver. 2. — ddeXpoi qyairyfAsvoi u-ari Qsov, brethren beloved by God) Comp. 2 Thess. ii. 13. — JxXoy»)v, election) 1 Cor. i. 27, note.
5. "Or/, because) This because extends its power beyond this verse. — g/g v/jt,ag) so far as you are concerned [in your case]. — sv, in) These words refer both to the teachers, as appears by compar ing the end of this verse, and to the Thessalonians, by comparing the following verse. — h dwd/uei, in power) for example, in reference to (having the effect of producing) faith. — sv Hv&vftow 'Ay/w) in the Holy Ghost, and His saving operation, for example, having the effect of producing love ; also in His miraculous operation. — sv *\qpopopfqj borne along in full course (pleno latu) [in full as surance]) for example, in reference to (producing) hope, ver. 3. — o/fWg, ye know) E/dong, knowing, in ver. 4, corresponds to o'/da,T£ here. Both [Paul, Sylvanus, and Timothy, on one hand, and the Thessalonians on the other] knew. — oToi, what sort of persons) imparting to you the word with joy. — <3/ v^ag, for your sakes) that we might gain you.
6. M//A7jra/, imitators [followers]) Imitators [Followers'] be come rfaoi, types, patterns [ensamples], ver. 7. — rot Kvpiov, of the Lord) Christ, who acted as the apostle2 of the Father, brought
3 niaTsug — d-ydiFYis — lAsr/Boff, of faith — oflove — of hope) ch. v. 8 ; 2 Thess. i. 3, 4.— V. g.
2 Heb. iii. 1.— ED.