1 Thessalonians 3:7

1 Thessalonians 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith.
• New King James Version (NKJV)therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress we were comforted concerning you by your faith.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 3:7

5That is why I had to send Timothy to come to you. I could not wait to hear news about you any longer. I wanted to know whether you still trusted Christ. I was afraid that Satan had deceived you. If he had made you turn away from Christ, our work among you would have had no results. 6But now Timothy has come back to us. And he has told us good news about you. He has told us that you continue to trust Christ and you love one another. He says that you always think about us in a good way. You want very much to meet us again, as we also want to meet you. So we have become happy again because of you, our Christian friends. We continue to suffer and we have much trouble. But we are happy because you continue to trust Christ. 8Yes, we are like people who have become alive again. We know that you are strong as you trust the Lord. 9We thank God very much for you! You make us very happy when we talk to God about you.

1 Thessalonians 3:7 word by word

διὰ τοῦτο παρεκλήθημεν, ἀδελφοί, ἐφ᾽ ὑμῖν ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ ἀνάγκῃ καὶ θλίψει ἡμῶν διὰ τῆς ὑμῶν πίστεως·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• Thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• we were comfortedπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• youσύsu · youG4771
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• distressἀνάγκηanagkē · necessityG318
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 3:7

• 1 Thessalonians 3:8Yes, we are like people who have become alive again. We know that you are strong as you trust the Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 1:4Whenever we have trouble, he comforts us. Because of that, we ourselves can comfort other people. When they have any kind of trouble, we can comfort them, in the same way that God has comforted us.
• 2 Corinthians 7:6But when people feel upset, God helps them to be strong. And God made us happy when Titus arrived.
• 2 John 1:4I was very happy to hear about some of your children. I am happy because they are living in a good way. They are obeying the true message about God. They are doing what God our Father has told us to do.
• Acts 17:4Some of the Jews believed Paul's message. They joined the group with Paul and Silas. A large number of Greek people who now worshipped God also joined this group. Many important women in the city also believed and they joined the group.
• 1 Corinthians 4:9This is what I think: as apostles, God has put us last of everyone. People see us like we are prisoners at the end of the line. They are taking us to die in a public place. Everybody in the world has come to look at us, both people and angels.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they Christ's servants? I serve him even better than they do! (Now I am speaking like a crazy person.) I work much more than they have worked. I have been in prison more often than they have. People have hit me with whips very many times. I have nearly died many times.
• 2 Timothy 3:10But you, Timothy, have heard my message and you know it well. You also know the way in which I have lived. You know my purpose in life. You know how I trust God. You know how patient I have been. You know my love for God and for other people. You know that I have been strong during troubles.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Therefore - we were comforted - My afflictions and persecutions seemed trifles when I heard of your perseverance in the faith.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7We were comforted over you - See the notes, 2 Corinthians 1:3-7; 2 Corinthians 7:6-7. The sense here is, that their steadfastness was a great source of comfort to him in his trials. It was an instance where the holy lives and the fidelity of a people did much, as will always be the case, to lighten the burdens and cheer the heart of a minister of the gospel. In the inevitable trials of the ministerial office there is no source of comfort more rich and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 Thankfulness to God is very imperfect in the present state; but one great end of the ministry of the word is to help faith forward. That which was the instrument to obtain faith, is also the means of increasing and confirming it, namely, the ordinances of God; and as faith cometh by hearing, so it is confirmed by hearing also.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13The letter begins by discussing the character of Paul and his associates, as well as how the Thessalonians accepted the good news (2:1–12; 13–16). It emphasizes Paul’s genuine care for the church, mentioning: his efforts to visit them again (2:17–20), and his choice to send Timothy when he could not go himself (3:1–5). It concludes with the apostle Paul’s happiness about Timothy’s positive report and his prayers to return to the church (3:6–9; 10–13)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. over you--in respect to you. in--in the midst of: notwithstanding "all our distress (Greek, 'necessity') and affliction," namely, external trials at Corinth, whence Paul writes (compare 1Th 3:6, with Ac 18:5-10).Read the comment

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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