Verse 12. And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love. Comp. See Barnes "2 Co 9:8".

The word "Lord" here probably refers to the Lord Jesus, as this is the name by which he is commonly designated in the New Testament. See Barnes "Ac 1:24".

If this be so, then this is a petition to the Lord Jesus as the fountain of all grace and goodness.

{h} "love one another" 1 Jo 4:7-12