New English Translation
1 Thessalonians 3:8
8For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 3:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 3:8
6But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you! 7So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith. For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord. 9For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God? 10We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 31 Thessalonians 3:8 word by word
ὅτι νῦν ζῶμεν, ἐὰν ὑμεῖς στήκετε ἐν κυρίῳ.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 3:8
- 1 Samuel 25:6Then you will say to my brother, “Peace to you and your house! Peace to all that is yours!
- Psalms 30:5For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.
- Philippians 1:21For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
- John 8:31Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples
- John 15:4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.
- Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
- 1 Corinthians 15:58So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.
- Galatians 5:1For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.
- Ephesians 3:17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,
- Ephesians 4:15But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.
- Ephesians 6:13For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.
- Philippians 1:27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that – whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent – I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
- Philippians 4:1So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!
- Colossians 1:23if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
- Hebrews 3:14For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 3:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8For now we live - Your steadfastness in the faith gives me new life and comfort; I now feel that I live to some purpose, as my labor in the Lord is not in vain.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord - This is equivalent to saying, “My life and comfort depend on your stability in the faith, and your correct Christian walk;” compare Martial 6:70. Non est vivere, sed valere, vita - “Life consists not merely in living, but in the enjoyment of health.” See also Seneca, Epis. 99, and Manilius, 1 Thessalonians 4:5, as quoted by Wetstein. The meaning here is, that Paul now enjoyed life; he had that which…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. 8Paul felt troubled by his current situation (3:7) and deeply concerned for the church (3:1, 5). He felt relieved to hear that the Thessalonians remained strong and firm in the Lord, even while suffering (2:14; 3:3–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. now--as the case is; seeing ye stand fast. we live--we flourish. It revives us in our affliction to hear of your steadfastness (Psa 22:26; 2Jo 3:4). if--implying that the vivid joy which the missionaries "now" feel, will continue if the Thessalonians continue steadfast. They still needed exhortation, 1Th 3:10; therefore he subjoins the conditional clause, "if ye," &c. (Php 4:1).Read the comment
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- 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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