Revised Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 3

1WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352when we couldG4722no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371forbearG4722,we thought it goodεὐδοκήσαμενeudokēsamenG2106to be leftκαταλειφθῆναιkataleiphthēnaiG2641atἐνenG1722AthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116aloneμόνοιmonoiG3441;

2τὸνtonG3588AndG2532sentἐπέμψαμενepempsamenG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095,ourG1473brotherἀδελφὸν τοῦadelphon touG3588 G80,andG2532ministerG1249of Godθεοῦ τῷtheou tōG3588 G2316,andG2532ourG1473fellowlabourerσυνεργὸνsunergonG4904inἐνenG1722the gospelεὐαγγελίῳ τοῦeuangeliō touG3588 G2098of ChristΧριστοῦ τὸChristou toG3588 G5547,toεἰςeisG1519establishστηρίξαιstērixaiG4741youG4771,andG2532to comfortπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870youG4771concerningG4012yourG4771faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102:

3εἰςeisG1519ThatτὸtoG3588no manμηδέναmēdenaG3367should be movedσαίνεσθαιsainesthaiG4525byἐνenG1722theseταύταις·tautaisG3778afflictionsταῖς θλίψεσινtais thlipsesinG3588 G2347:forγὰρgarG1063yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754we are appointedκείμεθα·keimethaG2749thereuntoτοῦτοtoutoG3778.

4ForγὰρgarG1063verilyκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτεhoteG3753we wereἦμεν,ēmenG1510withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,we toldG4302youὑμῖνhuminG4771beforeG4302thatὅτιhotiG3754we shouldμέλλομενmellomenG3195suffer tribulationθλίβεσθαιthlibesthaiG2346;evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,andκαὶkaiG2532ye knowG1492.

5τὸtoG3588τὴνtēnG3588ForG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG1223,when IG2504couldG4722no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371forbearG4722,I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992toεἰςeisG1519knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771faithπίστιν ὁpistin hoG3588 G4102,lest by some meansG3381the tempterἐπείρασενepeirasenG3985have temptedπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andG2532ourκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473labourὁ κόποςho koposG3588 G2873beγένηταιgenētaiG1096inεἰςeisG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

6ButδὲdeG1161nowἄρτιartiG737whenἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064TimothyΤιμοθέουTimotheouG5095cameG2064fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771untoπρὸςprosG4314usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532broughtG2097usG1473good tidingsG2097of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102andκαὶkaiG2532charityτὴν ἀγάπηνtēn agapēnG3588 G26,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754ye haveἔχετεecheteG2192goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18remembranceμνείανmneianG3417of usG1473alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,desiring greatlyἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothountesG1971to seeG3708usG1473,asκαθάπερkathaperG2509weG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532to seeyouὑμᾶς,humasG4771:

7τῇtēaG3588τοῦτοtoutoG3778ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we were comfortedπαρεκλήθημεν,pareklēthēmenG3870overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἐπὶepiG1909allπάσῃpasēG3956ourG1473afflictionθλίψει τῆςthlipsei tēsG3588 G2347andκαὶkaiG2532distressἀνάγκῃanagkēG318byδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102:

8ForὅτιhotiG3754nowνῦνnunG3568we liveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198,ifἐὰνeanG1437yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771stand fastστήκετεstēketeG4739inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

9ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίναtinaG5101thanksεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169can weδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410renderG467to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316againG467forπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,forἐπὶepiG1909allπάσῃpasēG3956the joyτῇ χαρᾷtēa charaG3588 G5479wherewithᾗhēG3739we joyχαίρομενchairomenG5463forG1223yourὑμᾶςhumasG4771sakesG1223beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ourG1473Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316;

10τὸtoG3588NightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250prayingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189exceedinglyG4053thatεἰςeisG1519we might seeG3708yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faceτὸ πρόσωπονto prosōponG3588 G4383,andκαὶkaiG2532might perfectκαταρτίσαιkatartisaiG2675that which is lackingτὰ ὑστερήματαta husterēmataG3588 G5303in yourὑμῶν;¶humōnG4771faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102?ὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG5228

11NowδὲdeG1161Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316himselfΑὐτὸςAutosG846andκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristG5547,directκατευθύναιkateuthunaiG2720ourG1473wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς·humasG4771.

12AndδὲdeG1161the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962makeG4121youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to increaseG4121andκαὶkaiG2532aboundπερισσεύσαιperisseusaiG4052in loveτῇ ἀγάπῃtēa agapēG3588 G26oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240towardεἰςeisG1519anotherG240,andκαὶkaiG2532towardεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956men,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθάπερkathaperG2509weG1473dotowardεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771:

13τὸtoG3588τὰςtasG3588To the endεἰςeisG1519he may stablishστηρίξαιstērixaiG4741yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsκαρδίας τοῦkardias touG3588 G2588unblameableἀμέμπτουςamemptousG273inἐνenG1722holinessἁγιωσύνῃhagiōsunēG42beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Godθεοῦ τῇtheou tēaG3588 G2316,evenκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,atἐνenG1722the comingπαρουσίᾳ τοῦparousia touG3588 G3952of ourG1473Lordκυρίου τῶνkuriou tōnG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristG5547withμετὰmetaG3326allπάντωνpantōnG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40.

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