Revised Version 1895

1 Thessalonians 3

1WhereforeG1352whenG1722weG1352couldnoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371forbear,weG1352thoughtG2106itG2106goodG2106toG1722beG3371leftG2641behindG2641atAthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116aloneμόνοιmonoiG3441;

2andG2532sentἐπέμψαμενepempsamenG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095,ourG2316brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80andG2532God’sG2316ministerG1249inἐνenG1722theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098ofG2316ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,toG1519establishστηρίξαιstērixaiG4741youG5210,andG2532toG1519comfortπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870youG5210concerningὑπὲρhuperG5228yourG2532faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102;

3thatG3754noμηδέναmēdenaG3367manG3778beG3778movedbyἐνenG1722theseG3778afflictionsθλίψεσινthlipsesinG2347;forγὰρgarG1063yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG1492thatG3754hereuntoweG3778areappointedκείμεθα·keimethaG2749.

4ForγὰρgarG1063verily,whenὅτεhoteG3753weG2532wereG1510withG4314youG5210,weG2532toldG4314youG5210beforehandthatὅτιhotiG3754weG2532areG1510toG4314sufferG2346afflictionG2346;evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG1510cameG1096toG4314passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,andG2532yeknowG1492.

5ForεἰςeisG1519thisG3778causeIG1473alsoG2532,whenG2532IG1473couldG1096noG3361longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371forbear,sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992thatG1097IG1473mightG2532knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097yourG2532faithπίστινpistinG4102,lestμήmēG3361byG1223anyG3371meansG1223theG3588tempterἐπείρασενepeirasenG3985hadtemptedπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985youG5210,andG2532ourG2532labourshouldG3778beG1096inεἰςeisG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

6ButG1161whenG2532TimothyΤιμοθέουTimotheouG5095cameG2064evenG2532nowG1161untousG2097fromG575youG5210,andG2532broughtG2064usG2097glad tidingsofG575yourἔχετεecheteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102andG2532loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,andG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754ye havegoodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18remembranceμνείανmneianG3417ofG575usG2097alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,longingἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothountesG1971toG4314seeG3708usG2097,evenG2532asκαθάπερkathaperG2509weG2249alsoG2532toG4314seeG3708youG5210;

7forδιὰdiaG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778cause,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,weG2249werecomfortedπαρεκλήθημεν,pareklēthēmenG3870overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youG5210inἐπὶepiG1909allπάσῃpasēG3956ourG2532distressἀνάγκῃanagkēG318andG2532afflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347throughδιὰdiaG1223yourG2532faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102:

8forὅτιhotiG3754nowνῦνnunG3568weG1437liveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198,ifG1437yestandστήκετεstēketeG4739fastinG1722theG1722Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.

9ForG1063whatτίναtinaG5101thanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169canδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410weG2249renderἀνταποδοῦναιantapodounaiG467again untoGodθεῷtheōG2316forG1063youG5210,forG1063allG3956theG3956joyχαρᾷcharaG5479wherewithweG2249joyG5479forG1063yourG3956sakesδι᾽di᾽G1223beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ourG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316;

10nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250prayingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189exceedinglythatG3708weG2532mayG2532seeG3708yourG3708faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,andG2532mayG2532perfectκαταρτίσαιkatartisaiG2675thatG3708whichG3588islackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303inεἰςeisG1519yourG3708faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102?

11NowδὲdeG1161mayG2532ourG2316GodθεὸςtheosG2316andG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962himselfΑὐτὸςAutosG846,andG2532ourG2316LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,directκατευθύναιkateuthunaiG2720ourG2316wayὁδὸνhodonG3598untoyouG5210:

12andG2532theG3956LordκύριοςkuriosG2962makeG4052youG5210toG1519increaseπλεονάσαιpleonasaiG4121andG2532aboundπερισσεύσαιperisseusaiG4052inG1519loveἀγάπῃagapēG26oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240towardG1519anotherG240,andG2532towardG1519allG3956menG3956,evenG2532asG1519weG2249alsoG2532doG2532towardG1519youG5210;

13toG1519theG3956endG1519heG2532mayG2532stablishyourG2962heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588unblameableinG1722holinessἁγιωσύνῃhagiōsunēG42beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ourG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316andG2532FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962, attheG3956comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952ofG2316ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424withμετὰmetaG3326allG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40.

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