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1 Thessalonians 3
2καὶkaiG2532We sentἐπέμψαμενepempsamenG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095,ourG1473τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80andκαὶkaiG2532fellow workerσυνεργὸνsunergonG4904τοῦtouG3588for GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588strengthenστηρίξαιstērixaiG4741andκαὶkaiG2532encourageπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inὑπὲρhuperG5228yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,
4G2532IndeedγὰρgarG1063,whenὅτεhoteG3753we wereἦμεν,ēmenG1510withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,we kept warning youπροελέγομεν ὑμῖνproelegomen huminG4302G4771thatὅτιhotiG3754we wouldμέλλομενmellomenG3195suffer persecutionθλίβεσθαιthlibesthaiG2346;and asκαθὼςkathōsG2531G2532you knowG1492,it has come to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096.
5For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778, whenI could bearστέγωνstegōnG4722itno longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371,IG2504sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588find out aboutγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102, for fear thatμήmēG3361theὁhoG3588tempterἐπείρασενepeirasenG3985had somehowG4459temptedπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985youὑμᾶςhumasG4771and thatG2532ourκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473ὁhoG3588laborκόποςkoposG2873might have beenγένηταιgenētaiG1096inεἰςeisG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756.
Timothy’s Encouraging Report
6ButδὲdeG1161just nowἄρτιartiG737,TimothyΤιμοθέουTimotheouG5095has returnedἐλθόντος πρὸςelthontos prosG2064G4314G1473fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575his visitὑμῶνhumōnG4771καὶkaiG2532with the good newsεὐαγγελισαμένουeuangelisamenouG2097G1473about yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102καὶkaiG2532, yourτὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,andκαὶkaiG2532thefondἀγαθὴνagathēnG18memoriesμνείανmneianG3417ὅτιhotiG3754you have preservedἔχετε πάντοτεechete pantoteG3842G2192G1473,longingἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothountesG1971to seeG3708usG1473just asκαθάπερkathaperG2509weG1473long to seeκαὶkaiG2532youὑμᾶς,humasG4771.
7For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allπάσῃpasēG3956ourG1473τῇtēaG3588distressἀνάγκῃanagkēG318andκαὶkaiG2532persecutionθλίψειthlipseiG2347,we have been reassuredπαρεκλήθημεν,pareklēthēmenG3870aboutἐπὶepiG1909youὑμῖνhuminG4771,because ofδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102.
9γὰρgarG1063HowτίναtinaG5101can weδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410adequatelythankεὐχαριστίαν ἀνταποδοῦναιeucharistian antapodounaiG467G2169τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316forπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771in return forἐπὶepiG1909our great joyπάσῃ τῇ χαρᾷ ᾗ χαίρομενpasē tēa chara hē chairomenG3956G3588G5479G3739G5463overδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμᾶςhumasG4771in His presenceἔμπροσθεν τοῦ θεοῦemprosthen tou theouG1715G1473G3588G2316?
10NightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250we prayδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189most earnestlyὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG5228thatεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588we may seeG3708youὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588face to faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383andκαὶkaiG2532supplyκαταρτίσαιkatartisaiG2675whatτὰtaG3588is lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303τῆςtēsG3588in yourὑμῶν;¶humōnG4771faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.
12AndδὲdeG1161may theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962cause you to increaseὑμᾶς πλεονάσαιhumas pleonasaiG4771G4121andκαὶkaiG2532overflowπερισσεύσαιperisseusaiG4052τῇtēaG3588with loveἀγάπῃagapēG26forεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956else,just asκαθάπερkathaperG2509ourG1473loveκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771overflows,
13so thatεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588He may establishστηρίξαιstērixaiG4741yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588in blamelessnessἀμέμπτουςamemptousG273andἐνenG1722holinessἁγιωσύνῃhagiōsunēG42beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ourG1473τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424withμετὰmetaG3326allπάντωνpantōnG3956HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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