New English Translation
1 Thessalonians 3:2
2We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,
1 Thessalonians 3:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
- New International Version (NIV)We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
- English Standard Version (ESV)and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,
- New King James Version (NKJV)and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith,
Context of 1 Thessalonians 3:2
1So when we could bear it no longer, we decided to stay on in Athens alone. We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith, 3so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. 4For in fact when we were with you, we were telling you in advance that we would suffer affliction, and so it has happened, as you well know.
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 31 Thessalonians 3:2 word by word
καὶ ἐπέμψαμεν Τιμόθεον τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν καὶ συνεργὸν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς τὸ στηρίξαι ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλέσαι ὑπὲρ τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
- TimotheusΤιμόθεοςTimotheos · TimothyG5095
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- ministerδιάκονοςdiakonos · servantG1249
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- fellowlabourerσυνεργόςsunergos · co-workerG4904
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098
- of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- establishστηρίζωstērizō · to establishG4741
- youσύsu · youG4771
- to comfortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
- concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
- faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 3:2
- Acts 16:1He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek.
- Acts 17:14Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
- Acts 18:5Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
- Romans 16:21Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my compatriots.
- 1 Corinthians 4:17For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
- 1 Corinthians 16:10Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.
- 2 Corinthians 1:19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us – by me and Silvanus and Timothy – was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has always been “Yes” in him.
- 2 Corinthians 2:13I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them and set out for Macedonia.
- 2 Corinthians 8:23If there is any question about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, a glory to Christ.
- Ephesians 6:21Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you, so that you too may know about my circumstances, how I am doing.
- Philippians 2:19Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.
- Colossians 1:7You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave – a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf –
- Colossians 4:9I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
- Acts 14:22They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”
- Acts 16:5So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 3:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Timotheus, our brother - It appears that Timothy was but a youth when converted to God; he had now however been some years in the work of God; Paul therefore calls him his brother, being one of the same Christian family, a son of God by adoption: elsewhere he calls him his own son, 1 Timothy 1:2; and his dearly beloved son, 2 Timothy 1:2; because he was brought to the knowledge of the true God, and to salvation by Christ, through the apostle's…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And sent Timotheus - That is, evidently, he sent him from Athens - for this is the fair construction of the passage. But in the history Acts 17:14-15. The history further states, that after Paul had remained some time at Athens, he went to Corinth, where he was joined by Timothy and Silas, who came to him “from Macedonia;” Acts 18:5. But in order to reconcile the account in the Acts with the statement before us in the Epistle, it is necessary to suppose…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5After preaching in Berea, Paul left Macedonia and sailed to Athens. He instructed Silas and Timothy to join him soon (Acts 17:13–15). Timothy returned to Thessalonica because Paul had become more concerned about the Thessalonian church (1 Thessalonians 3:2; 3:1, 5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. minister of God and our fellow labourer--Some oldest manuscripts read, "fellow workman with God"; others, "minister of God." The former is probably genuine, as copyists probably altered it to the latter to avoid the bold phrase, which, however, is sanctioned by 1Co 3:9; 2Co 6:1. The English Version reading is not well supported, and is plainly compounded out of the two other readings. Paul calls Timothy "our brother" here; but in 1Co 4:17, "my son." He…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
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