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1 Thessalonians 1:3

1 Thessalonians 1:3
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Remembering without ceasing,.... The phrase "without ceasing", is, by the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, joined to the last clause of the preceding verse; and the remembrance the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Remembering without ceasing - Remembering your faith and love whenever we pray. This is not to be understood literally, but it is language such as we use respecting anything that interests us much. It…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Your work of faith - This verse contains a very high character of the believers at Thessalonica. They had Faith, not speculative and indolent, but true, sound, and operative; their faith worked. They…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Thessalonians 1:2-5

I. The apostle begins with thanksgiving to God. Being about to mention the things that were matter of joy to him, and highly praiseworthy in them, and greatly for their advantage, he chooses to do…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

remembering without ceasing … in the sight of God and our Father Standing ever in the presence of God, the witness of all his thoughts, St Paul bears with him unceasingly the remembrance of what he…