To the end he may stablish (εις το στηριξα). Another example of εις and the articular infinitive of purpose. Same idiom in 3:2. Fr…

To the end he may establish your hearts. That is, "May the Lord cause you to increase in love (1 Thessalonians 3:12), so that …

To the end.—A beautiful connection of thought. Perfect and settled sanctification in the eyes of God is the object in view, and th…

The goal of Paul’s prayer for the The alonians is that the Lord will grant them inner strength to be “blamele ” in holine “in the presence of our G…

That he may confirm your hearts. He employs the term hearts here to mean conscience, or the innermost part of the soul. …

To the end he may establish your hearts
Which are very unstable and inconstant in their frames, and in the exercise …

Prayer is religious worship, and all religious worship is due to God only. Prayer is to be offered to God as our Father. Prayer is not only to be o…

Paul mentioned the trials the The alonians had endured and the relief he intended to supply for them. Here he recalls how he came to their a istanc…