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For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you hasn`t been found vain,
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Not Empty, Not False
When Paul says his visit was not "in vain," he means it was not empty, hollow, or deceptive. Commentators clarify that the Greek word used here refers to a lack of substance or truthfulness. Paul is reminding the Thessalonians that his ministry was authentic and genuine, directly countering accusations that he was a fraud.
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1 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
First Thessalonians Chapter 2
Analysis of the Chapter
The principal subjects embraced in this chapter are the following:
For yourselves know (αυτο γαρ οιδατε). This explanatory γαρ takes up in verses 1-12 the allusion in 1:9 about the "report" concern…
19th Century
Anglican
For you yourselves, brothers, know.—The writers’ purpose is practical, not didactic; they therefore animate their converts with th…
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The identity of Paul’s Thessalonian opponents is a difficult puzzle to piece together. Most likely they were the Jews who were continuing adversari…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 1. For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto
1 Thessalonians 2:2
The apostle had no worldly design in his preaching. Suffering in a good cause should sharpen holy resolution. The gospel of Christ at first met wit…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Paul commended the Thessalonians for having received God’s word amid tribulations; now he praises them because they did not fall away a…
