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2 THESSALONIANS 3:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 1
2 Thess 3:82 Thess 3:10
“Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.”
It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate — Paul renounces his apostolic right (exousia) to financial support; the renunciation becomes a gift—a model (hypodeigma) of sacrifice. His behavior is pedagogical.
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David Osei (test user)1d ago
Hope in suffering — 2 Thessalonians 3
Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust b...
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