To the end that (εις το). Final use of εις and the articular infinitive, common idiom in the papyri and Paul uses εις to and the i…

That you would walk worthy of God, etc. This means that you would live in such a manner as would honor God, who has chosen you to be His f…

Has called.—The right reading is, was calling, which has been altered because of the slight theological difficulty, on t…

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…

Exhorted. He shows the earnestness with which he devoted himself to their welfare, for he relates that in preaching to them about piety to…

That you would walk worthy of God
In imitation of him; not of his perfections, which are inimitable, but of his work…

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…