1 THESSALONIANS 3:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:”
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, even as we do for you — the prayer-wish (optative) invokes Christ's power to multiply love (agapē) both intra-communal and universal. 'Increase and abound' (pleonazo, increase; perisseuō, overflow) suggests exponential growth, not mere static virtue. Paul models the love he invokes; his own affection becomes the paradigm.
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