1 THESSALONIANS 3:1 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 3
“Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;”
Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we decided to be left behind at Athens alone — Paul's restraint breaks; the constraint (stegō, to contain) exceeds his capacity. The willingness to remain alone in Athens (despite its pagan grandeur) reveals the primacy of the Thessalonian church's welfare. Apostolic love transcends prudent self-care.
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