1 Thessalonians 3:7

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over, you,.... Or "in you", as the Vulgate Latin version; or "from you", as the Arabic; or "by you", as the Syriac; or "for you", as the Ethiopic; that is, on…

We were comforted over you - See the notes, 2Co 1:3-7; 2Co 7:6-7. The sense here is, that their steadfastness was a great source of comfort to him in his trials. It was an instance where the holy…

Therefore - we were comforted - My afflictions and persecutions seemed trifles when I heard of your perseverance in the faith.

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…

therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you for this cause (R. V.), the Greek phrase being identical with that of 1Th 3:5. But while its reference there was to the perilof the tempted…