New King James Version
1 Thessalonians 3:2
2and 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,
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 Living Translation (NLT)and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God’s co-worker in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,
Context of 1 Thessalonians 3:2
1Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, 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, 3that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. 4For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you 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 16:1Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek.
- Acts 17:14Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there.
- Acts 18:5When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
- Romans 16:21Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you.
- 1 Corinthians 4:17For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.
- 1 Corinthians 16:10And if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.
- 2 Corinthians 1:19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes.
- 2 Corinthians 2:13I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia.
- 2 Corinthians 8:23If anyone inquires about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker concerning you. Or if our brethren are inquired about, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
- Ephesians 6:21But that you also may know my affairs and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you;
- Philippians 2:19But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state.
- Colossians 1:7as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,
- Colossians 4:9with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
- Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”
- Acts 16:5So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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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