1 Tesalonicenses 3:11-4:8 RVA

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13

In these words we have the earnest prayer of the apostle. He desired to be instrumental in the further benefit of the Thessalonians; and the only way to be so while at a distance was by prayer for them, together with his writing or sending to them. He desired that their faith might be perfected, which he could not be the proper cause or author of; for he pretended not to dominion over their faith, nor to have the donation of it, and he therefore concludes with prayer for them. Observe, I. Whom... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13

3:11-13 May he who is our God and Father and the Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you. May the Lord increase you and make you to abound in love to each other and to all men, even as we do towards you, in order that he may strengthen your hearts so that you may be blameless in holiness before the God who is our Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. It is in a simple passage like this that the instinctive turn of Paul's mind is best seen. For him everything was of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

Now God himself, and our Father ,.... The Oriental versions leave out the copulative "and", and read, "God himself, our Father" the first person in the Trinity, who is God himself, truly and properly so; and who is a God that hears prayer; and who is omnipotent, and able to do more than the saints can ask or think; and omniscient, and knows their persons and cases, and what is proper for them, and how and when to help and supply them; and he is also the God of all grace, the author and giver... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

Now God himself and our Father - That is: God who is our Father, who has adopted us into the heavenly family, and called us his sons and daughters. Direct our way - As he was employed in God's work he dared not consult his own inclinations, he looked for continual directions from God, where, when, and how to do his Master's work. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

Verse 11 11Now God himself. He now prays that the Lord, having removed Satan’s obstructions, may open a door for himself, and be, as it were, the leader and director of his way to the Thessalonians. By this he intimates, that we cannot move a step with success, (562) otherwise than under God’s guidance, but that when he holds out his hand, it is to no purpose that Satan employs every effort to change the direction of our course. We must take notice that he assigns the same office to God and to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13

I. PAUL ALONE AT ATHENS . "Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone." There is continued the use of the plural; but it is to be regarded as corrected by the use of the singular in the fifth verse. The correction relates to the mission of Timothy, which is to be understood as covering Paul's being left behind at Athens. For want of full materials it is difficult to understand the bearing of what is said in the Acts of the Apostles... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

Now God himself and our Father ; or, as we would express it according to the English idiom, God himself, our Father, omitting the conjunction. And our Lord Jesus Christ. Some suppose that the three Divine Persons of the sacred Trinity are here expressly named: God the Holy Ghost, and the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ; but the words in the original will not bear this sense: "God himself and our Father" is the same Divine Person. Direct . It is to be observed that the verb "direct"... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

Now God himself - This is evidently a prayer. He earnestly sought of God that he might be permitted to visit them, and that he would so prepare the way that he might do it.And our Father - Even our Father. The reference is particularly to the “Father,” the First Person of the Trinity. It does not refer to the divine nature in general, or to God as such, but to God as the Father of the Lord Jesus. It is a distinct prayer offered to him that he would direct his way to them. It is right therefore... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13. What thanks can we render to God That is, what sufficient thanks; for you On account of your perseverance; for all the joy That I have thereby such unfeigned cause of rejoicing; so that the apostle’s joy respecting the Thessalonians, arose first from their conversion, and next, from their steady adherence to the faith and profession of the gospel amidst great temptation and persecution; before, or, in the presence of, our God As εμπροσθεν του Θεου ημων... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 3:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

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