New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Thessalonians 3

Encouragement of Timothy’s Visit

1ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352when we could endureστέγοντεςstegontesG4722itnoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371,we thoughtG2106it bestG2106to be leftG2641behindG2641atAthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116aloneμόνοιmonoiG3441,

2and we sentἐπέμψαμενepempsamenG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095,our brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80and God’sθεοῦtheouG2316fellowσυνεργὸνsunergonG4904workerG4904in the gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,to strengthenστηρίξαιstērixaiG4741and encourageπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870you as to your faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,

3so that noG3367oneμηδέναmēdenaG3367would bedisturbedσαίνεσθαιsainesthaiG4525by theseταύταις·tautaisG3778afflictionsθλίψεσινthlipsesinG2347;for you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG3609thatwe have been destinedκείμεθα·keimethaG2749for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778.

4For indeedG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753we were with you, we kepttellingG4302you in advanceG4302that we were goingμέλλομενmellomenG3195to sufferG2346afflictionG2346;and soκαθὼςkathōsG2531it cameG1096to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,as you knowG3609.

5For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223,when I could endureστέγωνstegōnG4722itnoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371,I alsoG2532sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992tofindγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097out about your faithπίστινpistinG4102,for fearG3381thatthe tempterἐπείρασενepeirasenG3985might have temptedπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985you, andour laborκόποςkoposG2873would be in vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

6But nowἄρτιartiG737thatTimothyΤιμοθέουTimotheouG5095has comeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064to us from you, and has broughtG2097us goodG2097newsG2097ofyour faithπίστινpistinG4102and loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,and that you alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842thinkἔχετε μνείανechete mneianG2192 G3417kindlyἀγαθὴνagathēnG18of us, longingἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothountesG1971to seeG3708us justκαθάπερkathaperG2509as we alsoG2532long to see you,

7for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,in allπάσῃpasēG3956our distressἀνάγκῃanagkēG318and afflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347we were comfortedπαρεκλήθημεν,pareklēthēmenG3870aboutG1909you throughδιὰdiaG1223your faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102;

8for nowνῦνnunG3568we reallyliveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198,ifἐὰνeanG1437youstandG4739firmστήκετεstēketeG4739in the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

9ForwhatτίναtinaG5101thanksεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169canδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410we renderG467to GodθεῷtheōG2316for you in returnG467for allπάσῃpasēG3956the joyχαρᾷcharaG5479with whichᾗhēG3739we rejoiceχαίρομενchairomenG5463beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715our GodθεοῦtheouG2316on your accountδι᾽di᾽G1223,

10as wenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250keep prayingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189mostG5238earnestlyG5238that we mayseeG3708your faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383, and maycompleteκαταρτίσαιkatartisaiG2675whatG5303is lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303in your faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102?

11NowδὲdeG1161mayour GodθεὸςtheosG2316and FatherπατὴρpatērG3962HimselfΑὐτὸςAutosG846and JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424our LordκύριοςkuriosG2962directκατευθύναιkateuthunaiG2720our wayὁδὸνhodonG3598to you;

12and may the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962causeG4121 G4052you to increaseG4121andaboundπερισσεύσαιperisseusaiG4052in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26for oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,and for allG3956peopleG3956,justκαθάπερkathaperG2509as we alsoG2532do for you;

13soεἰςeisG1519that He mayestablishστηρίξαιstērixaiG4741your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588withoutG273blameG273in holinessἁγιωσύνῃhagiōsunēG42beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715our GodθεοῦtheouG2316and FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962at thecomingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424with allπάντωνpantōnG3956HissaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40.

Encouragement of Timothy’s Visit

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