Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on 1 Thessalonians 3:6

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Join "now" with "come"; "But Timotheus having just now come from you unto us" [ALFORD]. Thus it appears (compare Act 18:5) Paul is writing from Corinth. your faith and charity-- (Th1 1:3; compare Th2 1:3, whence it seems their faith subsequently increased still more). Faith was the solid foundation: charity the cement which held together the superstructure of their practice on that foundation. In that charity was included their "good (kindly) remembrance" of their teachers. desiring greatly--Greek, "having a yearning desire for." we also--The desires of loving friends for one another's presence are reciprocal.

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