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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on 1 Thessalonians 5:11

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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comfort yourselves--Greek, "one another." Here he reverts to the same consolatory strain as in Th1 4:18. edify one another--rather as Greek, "edify (ye) the one the other"; "edify," literally, "build up," namely, in faith, hope, and love, by discoursing together on such edifying topics as the Lord's coming, and the glory of the saints (Mal 3:16).
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