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1 Thessalonians 3:6

1 Thessalonians 3:6
But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But now when Timotheus came from you unto us,.... At Corinth, as appears from Act 18:5 which shows that this epistle was not written from Athens, as the subscription to it asserts, but from Corinth;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

But now when Timotheus came from you unto us - To Corinth, after he had been sent to Thessalonica; Act 18:5; compare notes on 1Th 3:2. And brought us good tidings - A cheerful or favorable account.…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

When Timotheus came - We have already seen that he and Silas stayed behind at Thessalonica, when Paul was obliged to leave it; for the persecution seems to have been principally directed against him.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Thessalonians 3:6-10

Here we have Paul's great satisfaction upon the return of Timothy with good tidings from the Thessalonians, in which we may observe,

I. The good report Timothy made concerning them, Th1 3:6. Without…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

But now when Timotheus came from you unto us But when Timothy came even now unto us from you (R. V.): this rendering puts due emphasis on the words "from you" (it was Timothy's coming with news from…