Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
For what thanks—what sufficient thanks?
render . . . again—in return for His goodness (Psalms 116:12).
for you—"concerning you."
for all the joy—on account of all the joy. It was "comfort," I Thessalonians 3:7, now it is more, namely, joy.
for your sakes—on your account.
before our God—It is a joy which will bear God's searching eye: a joy as in the presence of God, not self-seeking, but disinterested, sincere, and spiritual (compare I Thessalonians 2:20; John 15:11).
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