Travail (μοχθον). Old word for difficult labour, harder than κοπος (toil). In the N.T. only here, 2 Thessalonians 3:8;…

Ye remember, brethren, our labour. Doubtless in the occupation of a tent-maker. (See the notes on Acts 20:34 and [Reference 1 Corinthians …

For.—As in 1 Thessalonians 2:1, the general principles of the previous verses are supported by facts that the Thessalo…

Paul now recalls the long hours, day and night, of extreme toil and hardship by which he, Silas, and Timothy supported themselves while preaching. …

For you remember. These things tend to confirm what he had stated previously — that to spare them, he did not spare himself. He must assur…

For you remember brethren, our labour and travail
The great pains they took, even to weariness. The Vulgate Latin ve…

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…

Previously, Paul commended the The alonians for having received God’s word amid tribulations; now he praises them because they did not fall away as…