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Because (διοτ). As in 2:8.
We would fain have come to you (ηθελησαμεν ελθειν προς υμας). First aorist acti…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul. The phrase "even I Paul," seems to be used for emphasis; he had a special desire to go…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
We would.—This means not merely a conditional tense, but “we were ready to come—meant to come.”
Even I Paul.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Therefore, as if he were not satisfied with his already-overwhelming expressions of his feeling for the Thessalonians, Paul proceeds to prove his l…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Satan hindered us. Luke relates that Paul was in one instance hindered (Acts 20:3), since the Jews laid an ambush for him on h…
John Gill
JohnGill
Wherefore we would have come to you
They not only had a will, and purposed in themselves, and entered into some reso…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
This world is not a place where we are to be always, or long together. In heaven holy souls will meet, and never part again. And though the apostle…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
In the preceding section, the Apostle disclosed the nature of his coming to them; here he indicates the nature of their conversion. In addre ing th…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson