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Therefore, when we couldn`t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,
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A Pastor's Anxious Love
Commentators explain that the phrase "could no longer forbear" reveals Paul's intense emotional state. His concern for the Thessalonians' spiritual well-being under persecution was so great that he could no longer endure the anxiety of not knowing their condition. This highlights the deep, personal, and anxious love a true spiritual leader has for their flock.
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1 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Chapter III
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This chapter is a continuation of the course of thought pursued in the previous chapter. It seems…
When we could no longer forbear (μηκετ στεγοντες). Στεγω is old verb to cover from στεγη, roof (), to cover with silence, to conce…
19th Century
Anglican
We could no longer refrain.—The Greek word contains the metaphor of a vessel overfull and bursting with its contents. “We…
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Paul gives as his reason for sending Timothy: “We could stand [GK 5095] it no longer.” This verb has the metaphorical meaning of “hold out against.…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore, when we could no longer endure (1 Thessalonians 3:1). By the detail that follows, Paul assures them of the desire h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And sent Timotheus our brother In a spiritual relation, having the …
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The more we find pleasure in the ways of God, the more we will desire to persevere in them. The apostle's design was to establish and comfort the T…
13th Century
Catholic
Paul mentioned the trials the Thessalonians had endured and the relief he intended to supply for them. Here he recalls how he came to their assista…
