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1 and 2 Thessalonians: The MacArthur New Testament Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

This New Testament commentary series reflects this objective of explaining and applying Scripture. Some commentaries are primarily linguistic, others are mostly theological, and some are mainly homiletical. This one is basically explanatory, or expository. It is not linguistically technical but deals with linguistics when that seems helpful to proper interpretation. It is not theologically...

When a dog wags its tail, it often does so to draw attention to itself and gain something it wants. Hence sainō, the root verb of sainesthai, later referred to a person who tried to flatter or beguile other people. Paul did not want anyone to lure the Thessalonians away from the truth in that manner, because they had been made vulnerable by persecution and suffering.
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