the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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1 Thessalonians 2:18
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even: 1 Corinthians 16:21, Colossians 4:18, 2 Thessalonians 3:17, Philemon 1:9
once: Job 33:14, Philippians 4:16
Satan: Zechariah 3:1, Zechariah 3:2, Romans 1:13, Romans 15:22, 2 Corinthians 11:12-14, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 12:9-12
Reciprocal: Ezra 4:24 - So Daniel 10:13 - the prince Acts 15:36 - and see Romans 1:10 - request 2 Corinthians 1:17 - according Galatians 4:20 - to be Galatians 5:2 - I Paul 1 Thessalonians 3:10 - praying 2 Thessalonians 3:2 - delivered 1 Timothy 3:14 - hoping
Cross-References
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the sixth day.
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
And God sawe euery thyng that he had made: and beholde, it was exceedyng good. And the euenyng & the mornyng were the sixth day.
God looked at everything he had made. And he saw that everything was very good. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
And God seiy alle thingis whiche he made, and tho weren ful goode. And the euentid and morwetid was maad, the sixte day.
And God saw euery thing that hee had made: and behold, it was very good. And the euening and the morning were the sixth day.
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wherefore we would have come unto you,.... They not only had a will, and purposed in themselves, and entered into some resolutions to come unto them, but endeavoured to put them into execution:
even I Paul: as well as Silas and Timothy; the latter of which had been with them, and the others had as good a will, and especially Paul: and that
once and again: or "once and twice" so the Jews used h to speak
פעם ראשונה ושנייח, "one time and a second"; that is, several times:
but Satan hindered us. The Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "hindered me"; by moving the mob which rose at Thessalonica, to go to Berea, and disturb the apostle there; which obliged him, contrary to his will, to go to Athens instead of returning to Thessalonica, as he intended; and when at Athens, from whence also he might purpose to return thither, he was hindered by the disputes the Jews and the Stoics, and Epicurean philosophers, had with him; and after that, might be prevented by the lying in wait of the Jews for him, of which he might be informed; or by disturbances raised in the church, or churches where he was, by the false teachers; which required his stay with them, to oppose and refute error and heresy and to make up differences that arose among true Christians, fomented by Satan and his emissaries; see Romans 1:13. Satan does all he can to hinder the preaching of the Gospel, the hearing of the word, the profession of religion, and the saints coming together, and having spiritual conversation with each other; being, as his name "Satan" signifies, an enemy to Christ and his interest, and to the souls of men: indeed he can do nothing but by divine permission, nor can he hinder the will of God, and the execution of that, though he often hinders the will of man, or man from doing his will; he hindered the apostle from doing what he willed and purposed, but he did not hinder the will of God, which was that Paul should be employed in other work elsewhere.
h Maimon. in Hilch. Chobel, c. 5. sect. 10.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul - The phrase “even I Paul,” seems to be used by way of emphasis. He had a special desire to go himself. He had sent Timothy to them 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:5, and perhaps, some might have been disposed to allege that Paul was afraid to go himself, or that he did not feel interest enough in them to go, though he was willing to send one to visit them. Paul, therefore, is at much pains to assure them that his long separation from them was unavoidable.
But Satan hindered us - Compare the notes on 2 Corinthians 12:7. In what way this was done is unknown, and conjecture would be useless. The apostle recognized the hand of Satan in frustrating his attempt to do good, and preventing the accomplishment of his strong desire to see his Christian friends. In the obstacles, therefore, to the performance of our duty, and in the hindrances of our enjoyment, it is not improper to trace the hand of the great enemy of good. The agency of Satan may, for aught we can tell, often be employed in the embarrassments that we meet with in life. The hindrances which we meet with in our efforts to do good, when the providence of God seems to favor us, and his word and Spirit seem to call us to a particular duty, often look very much like the work of Satan. They are just such obstructions as a very wicked being would be glad to throw in our way.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 18. Even I Paul — He had already sent Timothy and Silas to them; but he himself was anxious to see them, and had purposed this once and again, but Satan hindered; i.e., some adversary, as the word means, whether the devil himself, or some of his children. There was, however, such a storm of persecution raised up against him, that his friends did not think it prudent to permit him to go till the storm had been somewhat allayed.
