Thomas Aquinas, on 1Thess 3:6

“But now when Timothy came to us from you, and related to us your faith and charity, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us as we also to see you;”

“Then when Paul says: but now that Timothy has come to us from you, he comments that Timothy spoke of their good practices towards God and towards the Apostle: faith and love towards God: "For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation" (Gal. 6:15); faith also towards the Apostle, so Paul says: you always remember us kindly. "The memory of Josiah is like a blending of incense prepared by the art of the perfumer" (Sir. 49:1). "The memory of the righteous is a blessing" (Prov. 10:7). And reported that you long to see us, as we long to see you. Augustine wrote: "Hardened is the soul that does not requite love, even if it does not wish to bestow it." "Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you" (Is. 51:2).”

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