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1 Thessalonians 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:


1 Thessalonians 3:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 3:1219 words
GreekMeaning
ὑμᾶςhymas
YoupronounG4771
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ho
thearticleG3588
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
πλεονάσαιpleonasai
would make to increaseverbG4121
καὶkai
andwordG2532
περισσεύσαιperisseusai
He would aboundverbG4052
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἀγάπῃagapē
in lovenounG26
εἰςeis
towardprepositionG1519
ἀλλήλουςallēlous
one anotherpronounG240
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἰςeis
towardprepositionG1519
πάνταςpantas
alladjectiveG3956
καθάπερkathaper
just aswordG2509
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
we ourselvespronounG1473
εἰςeis
towardprepositionG1519
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 3:12

This is a proof of excessive love, that he not only prays for them by himself, but even in his Epistles inserts his prayer This argues a fervent soul, and one truly not to be restrained. This is a proof of the prayers made there also, and at the same time also an excuse, as showing that it was not voluntarily, nor from indolence, that they did not go to them. As if he had said, May God Himself cut short the temptations that everywhere distract us, so that we may come directly…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on First Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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