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1 and 2 Thessalonians: An Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

“No other writings of Paul provide a greater insight into his missionary methods and message as 1 and 2 Thessalonians,” says Leon Morris. “Here we see Paul the missionary and Paul the pastor, faithfully proclaiming the gospel of God, concerned for the welfare of his converts, scolding them, praising them, guiding them, exhorting them, teaching them; thrilled with their progress, disappointed in...

The verb katartizō means ‘to make complete’, and it is used of such an activity as mending nets (Matt. 4:21), though in the New Testament it is more often metaphorical. It is translated ‘restore’ (Gal. 6:1), where the thought is that of correction, not punishment. The meaning may be equipping (Heb. 10:5, ‘prepared’; 11:3, ‘formed’), or, as here, of supplying what is missing for the full discharge of the functions for which a thing or person is designed. What is lacking translates the noun hysterēma,
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