1 Thessalonians 3:1-2 Why when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;… (cf. Acts 17:16, 17): — I. AFFORDS A PAINFUL OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON ITS MORAL CONDITION: "He saw the city wholly given to idolatry." II. AWAKENS PROFOUND CONCERN IN A GREAT SOUL: "His spirit was stirred in him." III. ROUSES TO IMMEDIATE ACTION IN PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS: "Therefore disputed he in the synagogue and in the market daily." (G. Barlow.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; |
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