1 Thessalonians 3
3
Anxiety in Athens
1Therefore, when we could no longer stand it, we thought it was better to be left alone in Athens. # 3:1 Ac 17:15 2And we sent Timothy, # 3:2 Ac 16:1; 1Tm 1:2 our brother and God’s coworker # 3:2 Other mss read servant in the gospel of Christ, # 3:2 Php 1:27 to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith, 3so that no one will be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. 4In fact, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were going to experience affliction, and as you know, it happened. 5For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I also sent him to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that our labor might be for nothing.
Encouraged by Timothy
6But now Timothy has come to us # 3:6 Ac 18:5 from you and brought us good news about your faith and love. He reported that you always have good memories of us and that you long to see us, as we also long to see you. # 3:6 1Co 11:2; Php 1:8 7Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and affliction, we were encouraged about you through your faith. 8For now we live, if you stand firm # 3:8 Rm 14:4; 1Co 16:13; Php 1:27 in the Lord. 9How can we thank God for you in return for all the joy # 3:9 Jn 15:11; 2Co 6:10; Php 1:18 we experience before our God because of you, 10as we pray very earnestly night and day to see you face to face # 3:10 1Th 2:17 and to complete what is lacking in your faith? # 3:10 Col 1:24
Prayer for the Church
11Now may our God and Father # 3:11 Jn 8:42; Php 4:20 himself, and our Lord Jesus, # 3:11 Ac 20:21 direct our way to you. 12And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love # 3:12 Lk 7:42 for one another # 3:12 Rm 13:8 and for everyone, just as we do for you. 13May he make your hearts blameless # 3:13 Lk 1:6 in holiness # 3:13 Rm 1:4; 1Co 7:14; 2Co 7:1 before our God and Father at the coming # 3:13 1Th 1:10; 1Jn 2:28 of our Lord # 3:13 Rv 11:8 Jesus with all his saints. Amen. # 3:13 Other mss omit Amen.
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1 Thessalonians 3
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1Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we resolved to be left behind alone in Athens. 2Also we sent Timotiyos, acheinu and fellow po'el of Hashem in the Besuras HaGeulah of Moshiach. We sent Timotiyos in order to give you chozek (strength) and to speak divrei chizzuk to you on behalf of our#3:2 orthodox Jewish Emunah.#3:2 of the true Dat haYehudit 3This was for the tachlis that no one be unsettled because of ES TZARAH. For you yourselves have da'as that we have a divine calendar date with ES TZARAH. 4For, hinei, when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were going to suffer redifah, just as also it came to pass, of which you have da'as. 5For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent in order to know your emunah, lest somehow [HaSatan Samma'el] the Tempter [HaMenasseh] had ensnared you by nissayon and our labor should be for nothing.
6But, just now, when Timotiyos has come to us from you and has brought us good news of your#3:6 correct orthodox Jewish Emunah and your ahavah and that you always have zochrim tovim (good memories) of us, yearning to see us, just as we yearn to see you. 7For this reason, Achim b'Moshiach, in all our tzoros and redifah, we received chozek because of you through your emunah. 8For now we have Chayyim if you have a firm standing and remain ne'emanot (faithful) in Hashem. 9For what hodayah are we able to return to Hashem concerning you because of all the simcha with which we rejoice on account of you before Eloheinu, 10As, yomam valailah, we are davening with all retzinut (earnestness) in order to see your penemer (faces) and to bring to shleimut what is lacking in your#3:10 orthodox Jewish emunah?
11And may Eloheinu and Avinu, may Hashem Himself and Adoneinu Yehoshua direct our way to you. 12And may Hashem cause you to grow and to overflow and abound in ahavah (agape) for one another and for kol Bnei Adam, just as also we have ahavah (agape) for you, 13With this tachlis (purpose): to establish your levavot faultless in kedushah (holiness) in the presence of Hashem and Avinu at the Bi'as Moshiach (Coming of Moshiach) of Adoneinu Yehoshua with all His Kedoshim. Omein.
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