Verse 3
work of faith
Lit. operative faith, and laborious love, and hope-filled patience.
Verse 9
how ye turned
The tenses of the believer's life here indicated are logical and give the true order. They occur also in 1 Thessalonians 1:3. The "work of faith" is to "turn to God from idols" (cf) John 6:28; John 6:29 the "labour of love" is to "serve the living and true God"; and the "patience of hope" is to "wait for his Son from heaven" (cf); Matthew 24:42; Matthew 25:13; Luke 12:36-48; Acts 1:11; Philippians 3:20; Philippians 3:21. Paul repeats this threefold sequence in Titus 2:11-13.
1 Thessalonians Intro
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1 Thessalonians 2
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