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Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
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Sharing Life, Not Just a Message
Commentators highlight that Paul's willingness to impart not just the gospel but also his "own soul" refers to his very life. Scholars like Barnes and Robertson clarify the Greek word 'psuchas' means 'lives,' not eternal souls. This demonstrates the highest form of love: a readiness to lay down one's life for fellow believers, showing that ministry is not just about words but about total, sacrificial self-giving.
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1 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
So, being affectionately desirous of you. The word translated "being affectionately desirous," imeirw, occurs nowhere else in the…
Even so, being affectionately desirous of you (ουτως ομειρομενο υμων). Clearly the correct text rather than ιμειρομενο from ιμειρω…
19th Century
Anglican
So means here even so, confirming the simile, and is not to be taken in the sense of “therefore.”
Not the …
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The manner of gentle treatment involved a willingness to share with the Thessalonians both the Gospel of God and their own lives; that is how much …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So being affectionately desirous of you Not of theirs but them; not of glory from them, nor a maintenance by them, b…
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…
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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…
