"At the same time, those who heard had guidance in themselves: but this is righteous" (Theophylact). The apostle had the idea to provoke his own judgment of the Thessalonians, naturally arousing a sense of truth, common to all, and, thus, erecting in the minds and hearts of his readers a defender and a witness to the truth of retribution of the righteous. "Such judgments eliminate all doubt, because they themselves knew that it was fair. For if this...