Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Thessalonians 3:12

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12. The "you" in the Greek is emphatically put first; "But" (so the Greek for "and") what concerns "YOU," whether we come or not, "may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love," c. The Greek for "increase" has a more positive force that for "abound" a more comparative force, "make you full (supplying 'that which is lacking,' 1 Thessalonians 3:10 ) and even abound." "The Lord" may here be the Holy Spirit; so the Three Persons of the Trinity will be appealed to (compare 1 Thessalonians 3:13 ), as in 1 Thessalonians 3:13- : . So the Holy Ghost is called "the Lord" ( 1 Thessalonians 3:13- : ). "Love" is the fruit of the Spirit ( 1 Thessalonians 3:13- : ), and His office is "to stablish in holiness" ( 1 Thessalonians 3:13 ; 1 Peter 1:2 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1th-3-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/1th-3-12

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological