5. for our gospel came not to you, with a promise of future blessings only, but also with power i e Divine confirmation, and with a spirit holy ie freed from 749. The Church of Thessalonians. Observe it is not, The Church of the Thessalonians. See Page 33, Revealed History of Man. 750. In God, Father and Lord of Jesus, through Christ. The distinction here is between The Church of God through Christ, and The Church of God through Moses. See my Tract on Kupios. 751. Making mention of you. See Rule 321. The object of the Disarrangement is to shew, that the Sense here intended to be conveyed is to this effect, When making mention of you. 752. The operation of your faith. Literally, The work effected by your faith; whereas &c., The manner in which your faith works; hence &c., 321. guilt, even with much assurance. As ye have known, such Dispensers we were among you, with respect to you, 6. and ye followers with us were even of the Lord, having received the word dispensed to you, in much affliction, with joy even after a spirit that is holy, 333 7. insomuch as to have made you an example to all that believe in the Macedonia, and in the Achaia referred to. 333 8. For from you, the word of the Lord has been sounded out not only, in the Macedonia and Achaia referred to, but in every place, your faith that has relation to the God has spread abroad, so that it is not necessary to have you to speak any thing. 9. For they being so effected, as touching you, shew 752,1. Having been loved in God. To express this Sense, the Article should be Omitted before the word God, it not being the Literal Sense, See Rule 101. To express the Sense in the Authorized Version, the Article ought to have been expressed before the word God, that being the Literal Sense, its not being so proves that the Sense of the Authorized Translation is incorrect. 753. For our gospel came not to you. Literally, This represents that which the Gospel had actually effected among them; whereas &c. has relation to, That which it had power to effect among them; hence &c., 322,1. 754. Pleasing men. Literally, Never so acting; whereas &c., Not making such the object of action; hence &c., 321. 755. Apostles of Christ. Literally, of Christ personally; whereas &c., of Christ's Dispensation; hence &c., 321. 756. As when a nurse &c. her children. Literally, Absolutely her own; whereas &c., The children under her care; hence &c., 321. The Nominative is Disarranged, See Rule 321, To show that the reference is not to a person actually bearing the name of Nurse, but to a Mother or any other person who acts with the kindness and attention proper to a Nurse. 757. Our own lives. The Sense here intended to be conveyed is, To have sacrificed our human lives for your benefit, which not being the Literal Sense, hence &c., 321. 633. 12. to the end that ye should walk worthily of the God that called you, into his own kingdom and glory, 13. and on account of this also, we give thanks to the God without ceasing, that having received a precept by hearing, from us of the God, ye received not it as a precept of men, but as truly it exists a precept of God, who also effectually worketh for you that believe. 14. For ye followers became, brethren, of the churches of the God that exist in the Judea referred to, in the Dispensation of Jesus, for the same things ye suffered, even ye, of the own countrymen. 758. Because dear ye were to us. Literally, Because we love you personally; whereas &c., Because your conduct is justly es teemed by us; hence &c., 321. 759. We behaved to you that believe. Literally, We actually so acted; whereas &c., We were instructed and strove so to act; hence &c., 321. 760. Of the Jews that killed &c. Literally, That personally did so; whereas &c., Of the nation of them that killed &c.; hence &c., 321. 761. And that please not God. See 761 for the Disarrangement of the Verb. The Negative employed, shows that the reference is not to perfect obedience, but to such as man is able to yield. The Omission of the Article before the word God, shows that the reference is not to God's personal feelings of approbation, which is the Literal Sense; but to that which he has appointed for man's observance for the attainment of his approbation. See Rule 101. 762. At his coming. Literally, At the time when he comes; whereas &c., At the time when he has come; hence &c., 321. 764. To the end that &c. See 380. For the Translation You should have support, I have no direct authority. You yourselves should have comfort. Had the Pronoun not been employed to express yourselves, I do not see why it was expressed; as if it was Omitted, the Translation would then have been, That you should have support and comfort. 765. Your faith. Literally, That which you exhibit; whereas &c., That which you accept; hence &c., 321. vessel to possess in sanctification and honor. 768. Your face. The Sense intended to be conveyed is, That we should behold you; hence &c., 321. 769. And that he our God and Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. It does not appear to me to admit of doubt that the Infinitive, May have directed, is governed by the word Praying in verse 10, and that the words preceding it in verse 11 are introduced only to point out the change of Actor; thus verse 10, We should have beheld your face and adjusted &c., and that our God may have directed our way to you. In like manner in verse 12, That the Lord. 772. His own vessel. Literally, Something belonging to his entire self; whereas &c., That which is a part of himself; hence &c., 321. Y Y 5. Not in lust of concupiscence. Just as indeed the Gentiles that have not known the God, 6. to have been knowing the not to go beyond or to defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger Jehovah is for all these things. As indeed we forewarned you and testified. 502 778 that were asleep by means of the Jesus not having come. 502 15. For this we say to you by command of Jehovah, that we that have life that are left alive at the coming of the Jesus, should not have prevented those of the living that were asleep at his coming, from partici 7. For the God called not us, unto uncleanness, pating in the blessings that he brings, but unto holiness. 773. He despiseth not man. The Sense here intended to be conveyed is, That the despising of the messenger is not that which is to be regarded, but the despising the authority entrusted to the messenger; hence &c., 321. 774. We were having no need. Literally, Ye do not require me to write; whereas &c., Ye possess every information that I can write to you about; hence &c., 321. 776. Should have lack of nothing. This is to be restricted, Nothing that God sees it good for each man to have; hence &c., 321. 777. That Jesus died. Literally, That Jesus was annihilated; whereas &c., Submitted to temporal death; hence &c., 322,1. 778. That were asleep by means of the Jesus. Literally, That 101 16. for he the Lord, with a shout, with a voice of an archangel, and with a trump of God, shall descend from heaven, and the dead, on account of Christ i e those that remain dead on account of Christ's not having come, shall rise first. died on account of the belief in Jesus; whereas &c., That by means of Jesus not having come had had no promises entitling them to a resurrection; hence &c., 321. 781. Then unexpected, destruction cometh upon them. The Sense here is not, An unexpected description of destruction, which is the Literal Sense; but, Destruction unexpected came upon them; hence the Stop after Unexpected. See also 502. 782. Seizes in womb. Literally, In the place specified; whereas &c., It seizeth on the woman in relation thereto; hence &c., 321. 783. Should have come to you &c. The Literal Sense of this implies, A Knowledge of the day; whereas &c., A state of preparation enabling them at all times to meet the day; hence &c., 321. See also 502. 8. But we sons being of the day, should be sober, having put on a breast-plate of faith and love, and a helmet, a hope of salvation, 9. [for the God appointed not us, unto wrath, but unto obtaining of salvation, by means of our Lord Jesus that died for us,] 10. in order that whether we should be awake or asleep i e dead or alive when he comes again. Together with him, we should have life, 11. wherefore comfort one another, yet build up for the one. As indeed ye do. 12. Yet we beseech you, brethren, to have been knowing those that labour among you, and that are set over you, in Jehovah, and that admonish you, 13. and to esteem them very highly, in respect of love, on account of their work, be peaceable among yourselves. 14. Nevertheless we exhort you, brethren, warn the unruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weak, have patience with all, 785. No one should have rendered evil. Literally, This forbids our so acting, whatever our object may be; whereas &c., It prevents our so acting for such an object only; hence &c., 321. In like manner, Always pursue earnestly the good. 786. Verses 19, 20 and 21. I can perceive no sufficient reason |