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12. τῇ ἐλπίδι χαίροντες. Cf. Rom 15:13; dat. = because of your hope; their hope is motive of joy; and hope naturally springs from the thought of the Spirit and the Lord; cf. Rev 22:17.
τῇ θλίψει. In your tribulation—a recognised condition of the Christian profession; cf. 1Th 1:6; 1Th 3:3 f. alibi S. H. call attention to the regular appearance of this note of persecution from the beginning of S. Paul’s Epp.
υπομένοντες. Absol. as 2Ti 2:12; Heb 12:7; 1Pe 2:20. It takes the accus. of the object.
τῇ προσευχῇ προσκαρτεροῦντες. Cf. Act 1:14; Act 2:42; Act 6:4; Col 4:2; your practice of prayer; in this and the two following clauses the subst. is governed by the verb.