9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?
9 For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,
9 What would be an adequate thanksgiving to offer God for all the joy we experience before him because of you?
9 For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,
9 How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God's presence.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 3:9
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 3:6-10
(Read 1 Thessalonians 3:6-10)
Thankfulness to God is very imperfect in the present state; but one great end of the ministry of the word is to help faith forward. That which was the instrument to obtain faith, is also the means of increasing and confirming it, namely, the ordinances of God; and as faith cometh by hearing, so it is confirmed by hearing also.