Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Thessalonians 2:6
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6. Literally, "Nor of men (have we been found, 1 Thessalonians 2:5 ) seeking glory." The "of" here represents a different Greek word from "of" in the clause " of you . . . of others." ALFORD makes the former ( Greek, " ex ") express the abstract ground of the glory; the latter ( apo ) the concrete object from which it was to come. The former means "originating from"; the latter means "on the part of." Many teach heretical novelties, though not for fain, yet for "glory." Paul and his associates were free even from this motive [GROTIUS], ( John 5:44 ). we might have been burdensome —that is, by claiming maintenance ( 1 Thessalonians 2:9 ; 2 Corinthians 11:9 ; 2 Corinthians 12:16 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:8 ). As, however, "glory" precedes, as well as "covetousness," the reference cannot be restricted to the latter, though I think it is not excluded. Translate, "when we might have borne heavily upon you," by pressing you with the weight of self-glorifying authority, and with the burden of our sustenance. Thus the antithesis is appropriate in the words following, "But we were gentle (the opposite of pressing weightily ) among you" ( 1 Thessalonians 2:7 ). On weight being connected with authority, compare Note, see on 1 Thessalonians 2:7- : , "His letters are weighty" ( 1 Corinthians 4:21 ). ALFORD'S translation, which excludes reference to his right of claiming maintenance ("when we might have stood on our dignity "), seems to me disproved by 1 Thessalonians 2:9 , which uses the same Greek word unequivocally for "chargeable." Twice he received supplies from Philippi while at Thessalonica ( 1 Thessalonians 2:9- : ). as the apostles —that is, as being apostles. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-7" class="com-number"
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