1 Thessalonians 3:2

“And sent Timotheus our brother, etc.] In a spiritual relation, having the same heavenly Father, and belonging to the same Jerusalem, which is free, and the mother of us all; of the same household and in the same relation to Christ, the firstborn among many brethren; or their brother in the ministry, who was employed in the same business, and did the same work they did; or he is so called, on account of that strict and intimate friendship which subsisted between them, by virtue of which they stuck as close as brethren, or closer to one another than brethren usually do: and minister of God; of his making, and not man's; of his calling and sending, and of his blessing and succeeding; and who…”

“minister of God and our fellow labourer--Some oldest manuscripts read, "fellow workman with God"; others, "minister of God." The former is probably genuine, as copyists probably altered it to the latter to avoid the bold phrase, which, however, is sanctioned by Co1 3:9; Co2 6:1. The English Version reading is not well supported, and is plainly compounded out of the two other readings. Paul calls Timothy "our brother" here; but in Co1 4:17, "my son." He speaks thus highly of one so lately ordained, both to impress the Thessalonians with a high respect for the delegate sent to them, and to encourage Timothy, who seems to have been of a timid character (Ti1 4:12; Ti1 5:23). "Gospel ministers do…”

“And sent Timotheus - That is, evidently, he sent him from Athens - for this is the fair construction of the passage. But in the history Acts 17:0 there is no mention that Timothy came to Athens at all, and it may be asked how this statement is reconcilable with the record in the Acts ? It is mentioned there that “the brethren sent away Paul (from Berea) to go, as it were, to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. And they that conducted Paul brought him to Athens;” Acts 17:14-15. The history further states, that after Paul had remained some time at Athens, he went to Corinth, where he was joined by Timothy and Silas, who came to him “from Macedonia;” Acts 18:5. But in order to…”

“Timotheus: Act 16:1, Act 17:14, Act 17:15, Act 18:5 our brother: Rom 16:21; Co1 4:17, Co1 16:10, Co1 16:11, Co1 16:12; Co2 1:19, Co2 2:13, Co2 8:23; Eph 6:21; Phi 2:19-25; Col 1:7, Col 4:9, Col 4:12 to establish: Th1 3:13; Act 14:22, Act 14:23, Act 16:5; Eph 6:22; Phi 1:25 1 Thessalonians 3:3”