The Solitude of a Great City
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;

WEB: Therefore, when we couldn't stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,




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