Albert Barnes on 1 Thessalonians 4:10

And indeed ye do it. 1Thes 1:7.

But we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more. 1Thes 3:12. Here, as elsewhere, the apostle makes the fact that they deserved commendation for what they had done, a stimulant to arouse them to still higher attainments. Bloomfield.