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1 Thessalonians 3

1WhereforewhenwecouldnoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371forbear,wethoughtitgoodtobeleftG2641behindatAthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116aloneμόνοιmonoiG3441;

2andsentG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095,ourbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80andGod’sministerG1249inthegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,toestablishyou,andtocomfortG3870youconcerningὑπὲρhuperG5228yourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102;

3thatnomanG3778bemovedbytheseafflictionsG2347;foryourselvesknowthathereuntoweareappointed.

4Forverily,whenὅτεhoteG3753wewereG1510withyou,wetoldyoubeforehandthatweareG1510tosufferaffliction;evenG2532asitcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,andyeknow.

5ForthiscauseIalsoG2532,whenIcouldnolongerμηκέτιmēketiG3371forbear,sentG3992thatImightknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097yourfaithπίστινpistinG4102,lestμήmēG3361byanymeansthetempterhadtemptedG3985you,andourlaborκόποςkoposG2873shouldbeinvainκενὸνkenonG2756.

6ButwhenTimothyΤιμοθέουTimotheouG5095cameG2064evenG2532nowG1161untousfromyou,andbroughtusglad tidingsofyourfaithπίστινpistinG4102andloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,andthatyehavegoodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18remembranceμνείανmneianG3417ofusalwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,longingἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothountesG1971toseeG3708us,evenG2532aswealsoG2532toseeG3708you;

7forthiscause,brethren,wewerecomfortedG3870overyouinallourdistressἀνάγκῃanagkēG318andafflictionG2347throughyourfaithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102:

8fornowνῦνnunG3568weliveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198,ifyestandστήκετεstēketeG4739fastintheLordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

9ForwhatthanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169canwerenderagain untoGodθεῷtheōG2316foryou,forallthejoyχαρᾷcharaG5479wherewithwejoyG5479foryoursakesG1223beforeourGodθεοῦtheouG2316;

10nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571anddayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250prayingG1189exceedinglythatwemayseeG3708yourfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,andmayperfectthatwhichislackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303inyourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102?

11NowδὲdeG1161mayourGodθεὸςtheosG2316andFatherπατὴρpatērG3962himself,andourLordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,directκατευθύναιkateuthunaiG2720ourwayὁδὸνhodonG3598untoyou:

12andtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962makeyoutoincreaseandaboundπερισσεύσαιperisseusaiG4052inloveἀγάπῃagapēG26oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240towardanother,andtowardallmen,evenG2532aswealsoG2532dotowardyou;

13totheendhemayestablishyourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588unblamableinholinessἁγιωσύνῃhagiōsunēG42beforeourGodθεοῦtheouG2316andFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,atthecomingofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424withallhissaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40.

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