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1 Thessalonians 3

1Wherefore, beingnoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371abletorefrain ourselves,wethoughtgoodtobeleftG2641aloneμόνοιmonoiG3441inAthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116,

2andsentG3992Timotheus,ourbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80andfellow-workmanunderGodθεοῦtheouG2316intheglad tidingsofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,toconfirmyouandencourageπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870[you]concerningὑπὲρhuperG5228yourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,

3thatnooneμηδέναmēdenaG3367mightbemovedbytheseafflictionsG2347. (ForyourselvesknowthatwearesetG2749forthis;

4foralsoG2532,whenὅτεhoteG3753wewereG1510withyou,wetoldyoubeforehandweareG1510abouttobeG1510intribulation,evenG2532asalsoG2532itcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,andyeknow.)

5ForthisreasonIalsoG2532,nolongerμηκέτιmēketiG3371abletorefrainmyself,sentG3992toknowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097yourfaithπίστινpistinG4102,lestμήmēG3361perhapsthetempterhadtemptedG3985youandourlabourshouldbecomeG1096tonothing.

6ButTimotheushavingjustκαθάπερkathaperG2509comeG2064tousfromyou,andbroughttoustheglad tidingsofyourfaithπίστινpistinG4102andloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,andthatyehavealwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18remembranceμνείανmneianG3417ofus, desiring muchtoseeG3708us,evenG2532aswealsoG2532you;

7forthisreasonwehavebeencomfortedG3870inyou,brethren,inallourdistressἀνάγκῃanagkēG318andtribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347,throughyourfaithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102,

8becausenowνῦνnunG3568weliveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198ifyestandG4739firmστήκετεstēketeG4739in[the]Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

9ForwhatthanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169canwerendertoGodθεῷtheōG2316foryou,forallthejoyχαρᾷcharaG5479wherewithwerejoiceχαίρομενchairomenG5463onaccountG1223ofyoubeforeourGodθεοῦtheouG2316,

10nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571anddayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250beseeching exceedinglytotheendthatwemayseeG3708yourfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,andperfectwhatislackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303inyourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102?

11ButourGodθεὸςtheosG2316andFatherπατὴρpatērG3962himself,andourLordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,directκατευθύναιkateuthunaiG2720ourwayὁδὸνhodonG3598toyou.

12Butyou,maytheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962maketoexceedandaboundπερισσεύσαιperisseusaiG4052inloveἀγάπῃagapēG26towardoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240another,andtowardall,evenG2532aswealsoG2532towardsyou,

13inordertotheconfirmingofyourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588unblamableinholinessἁγιωσύνῃhagiōsunēG42beforeourGodθεοῦtheouG2316andFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962atthecomingofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424withallhissaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40.

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