John Bengel Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 1:1 - 1:1

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John Bengel Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 1:1 - 1:1


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2Th 1:3. Ὀφείλομεν, we are bound) Urged by exultation of mind on grounds so manifest. So also ch. 2Th 2:13. [There is herein shown a generous sense of a debt of that kind.-V. g.]-ἄξιον, worthy, meet, befitting) On account of the magnitude of the fact. Comp. 1Co 16:4. [Are the proofs of thy Christianity ‘worthy’ of thanks being given to God on account of them by those?-V. g.]-ἡ πίστις· ἡ ἀγάπη, faith; love) Of hope, 2Th 1:4-5. For these three graces are usually joined.