To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
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Gill's Exposition
To the end he may stablish your hearts,.... Which are very unstable and inconstant in their frames, and in the exercise of grace, and have need to be established in the love of God, against the fears…
Barnes' Notes
To the end he may stablish your hearts - That is, “may the Lord cause you to increase in love 1Th 3:12, in order that you may be established, and be without blame in the day of judgment.” The idea is,…
Adam Clarke
To the end he may establish your hearts - Without love to God and man, there can be no establishment in the religion of Christ. It is love that produces both solidity and continuance. And, as love is…
In these words we have the earnest prayer of the apostle. He desired to be instrumental in the further benefit of the Thessalonians; and the only way to be so while at a distance was by prayer for…
Cambridge Bible
to the end he may stablish your hearts On "stablish" see note to 1Th 3:2; and on "hearts," ch. 1Th 2:4; comp. also 2Th 2:17.
This is an O.T. phrase, found in Psa 104:15, "Bread that…
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