1 Thessalonians 3:10

10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

Ver. 10. Night and day praying exceedingly ] Prayer must be constant and instant, with utmost assiduity and intention of affection, Luke 18:1 . See Trapp on " Luk 18:1 "

And might perfect that which is lacking in your faith ] Faith is not as Jonah’s gourd, that grew up in a night; or as a bullet in a mould, that is made in a moment; but is perfected by degrees and so made even (as the word καταρτισαι signifies here in the original) and complete.