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As a father with his own children (ως πατηρ τεκνα εαυτου). Change from the figure of the mother-nurse in verse 7. There is ellipse…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
How we exhorted. That is, to a holy life.
And comforted. In the times of affliction.
And charged. Greek: <…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
As (emphatic): “We lived holily—just (in fact) as you remember we tried to persuade each one of you to live.”
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
A further comparison enlivens Paul’s expression of concern. He changes his metaphor from a mother’s tender care (v.7) to that of a father dealing w…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Every one as a father. He insists particularly on those things that belong to his office. He has compared himself to a nurse: he …
John Gill
JohnGill
As you know
This is added to the end of the last verse in the Arabic version, and which begins this verse thus, "as …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Mildness and tenderness greatly recommend religion and are most conformable to God's gracious dealing with sinners, in and by the gospel. This is t…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson