2 Thessalonians 3:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Thessalonians 3:1.— The apostle now proceeds to the close of his epistle; and as he had so often and so ardently prayed for his Thessalonians, he here begs their prayers for him and his fellow-labourers in the gospel; and as having upon his mind a continual sense of their distresses, he again intimates, that under all their discouragements they ought to remember, that though so many of mankind would prove faithless, the Lord Jesus Christ would prove faithful; and they ought to imitate, obey, and depend upon him, as well as patiently wait for his second coming, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5. Instead of may have free course, some render the word τρεχη, may run: and they think that this and the next words allude to the applause given to those who made a speedy progress in the races, which constituted so important a part of the Grecian games.