Thomas Aquinas, on 1Thess 3:13

“To confirm your hearts without blame, in holiness, before God and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints. Amen.”

“But for what purpose does Paul pray? So that he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness, that is, that nobody can complain about you; "...righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless" (Lk. 1:6). In holiness before our God who sees the heart: "In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life" (Lk. 1:75). And this shall be manifest at the coming of our Lord Jesus, that He may find you holy, who shall come with all his saints; that you might be in His presence, just as all the saints are before Him.”

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