Theophylact of Ohrid, on 1Thess 3:12

“And may the Lord multiply you, and make you abound in charity towards one another, and towards all men: as we do also towards you,”

“Do you see the irresistible impulse of love in the fact that he prays for them, that the Lord would fill and overfill them with love? And not only toward one another, but toward all. For the love of God is revealed precisely in the fact that it strives to embrace everyone. But if you love one person and not another, then this is human love.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.