Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
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Gill's Exposition
Ye are witnesses, and God also,.... Not so much to what goes before as to what follows after, relating to their holy walk and conversation among them, the more open part of which they were witness of;…
Barnes' Notes
Ye are witnesses - They had a full opportunity of knowing his manner of life. And God also - See the notes on ver 5. How holily - Piously - observing all the duties of religion. And justly - In our…
Adam Clarke
Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily - i.e., in reference to God; how justly in reference to men; and unblamably in reference to our spirit and conduct, as ministers of Christ, we behaved…
In these words the apostle reminds the Thessalonians of the manner of his conversation among them. And,
I. He mentions the gentleness of their behaviour: We were gentle among you, Th1 2:7. He showed…
Cambridge Bible
Ye are witnesses, and Godalso] In 1Th 2:5 the witness of man and of God (to the outward and inward respectively) were distinguished; here they are combined: You are witnesses, and so is God.
how…
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