1 Thessalonians 3 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

1 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, (Ac 17:15) 2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker^[1] in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, (2Co 1:1; Php 2:19; Col 1:1; Phm 1:1; Heb 13:23)

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3 that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. (Ac 9:16; Ac 14:22) 4 For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know. (1Th 2:14) 5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain. (Mt 4:3; 1Co 7:5; 2Co 11:3; Php 2:16; 1Th 3:1)

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Timothy’s Encouraging Report

6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you— (Ac 18:5; 1Co 11:2; 2Co 7:6; 2Co 7:9; Php 1:8; 1Th 1:3)

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7 for this reason, brothers,^[2] in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith. (2Co 1:4) 8 For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. (1Co 16:13) 9 For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, (1Th 1:2) 10 as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith? (Ro 1:10; 2Co 13:9; 1Th 2:17; 2Ti 1:3)

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11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you, (Ga 1:4; 2Th 3:5) 12 and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, (Php 1:9; 1Th 4:1; 1Th 4:9; 1Th 4:10; 1Th 5:15; 2Th 1:3)

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13 so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. (Zec 14:5; 1Th 2:19; 1Th 3:11; Jas 5:8; Jud 1:14)

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الكتاب المقدس

إرسال تيموثاوس إلى تسالونيكي

1 لِذَلِكَ لَمَّا صَارَ افْتِرَاقُنَا عَنْكُمْ لَا يُحْتَمَلُ، حَسُنَ لَدَيْنَا أَنْ نَبْقَى وَحْدَنَا فِي مَدِينَةِ أَثِينَا، 2 فَبَعَثْنَا تِيمُوثَاوُسَ، أَخَانَا وَمُعَاوِنَنَا فِي خِدْمَةِ اللهِ بِنَشْرِ الإِنْجِيلِ، لِكَيْ يُشَدِّدَكُمْ وَيُشَجِّعَكُمْ فِي إِيمَانِكُمْ، 3 حَتَّى لَا يَتَزَعْزَعَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ هذِهِ الضِّيقَاتِ. فَإِنَّكُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّنَا مُعَيَّنُونَ لِذَلِكَ؛ 4 وَقَدْ سَبَقَ لَنَا، لَمَّا كُنَّا عِنْدَكُمْ أَنْ أَخْبَرْنَاكُمْ أَنَّنَا سَنُقَاسِي الضِّيقَاتِ، الأَمْرُ الَّذِي حَدَثَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ كَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ. 5 وَلِهَذَا أَيْضاً، إِذْ صَارَ الافْتِرَاقُ عَنْكُمْ لَا يُحْتَمَلُ، أَرْسَلْتُ أَسْتَخْبِرُ عَنْ إِيمَانِكُمْ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ الْمُجَرِّبُ قَدْ جَرَّبَكُمْ فَيَذْهَبَ جَهْدُنَا سُدىً!

أخبار تيموثاوس المشجعة

6 أَمَّا الآنَ، وَقَدْ عَادَ تِيمُوثَاوُسُ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِكُمْ وَبَشَّرَنَا بِمَا لَكُمْ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ وَمَحَبَّةٍ، وَبِأَنَّكُمْ تَذْكُرُونَنَا ذِكْراً حَسَناً فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ، وَتَشْتَاقُونَ كَثِيراً لِرُؤْيَتِنَا كَمَا نَشْتَاقُ نَحْنُ لِرُؤْيَتِكُمْ، 7 فَقَدْ وَجَدْنَا بِكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ عَزَاءً فِي وَسَطِ ضِيقَتِنَا وشِدَّتِنَا مِنْ جِهَةِ إِيمَانِكُمْ. 8 فَقَدْ طَابَتْ لَنَا الْحَيَاةُ مَادُمْتُمْ ثَابِتِينَ فِي الرَّبِّ! 9 فَأَيُّ شُكْرٍ نَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ نُؤَدِّيَهُ إِلَى اللهِ عِوَضاً عَنْكُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ كُلِّ مَا نَبْتَهِجُ بِهِ مِنَ الْفَرَحِ بِسَبَبِكُمْ أَمَامَ إِلَهِنَا، 10 وَنَحْنُ نَتَضَرَّعُ لَيْلَ نَهَارَ مُتَوَسِّلِينَ أَنْ نَرَى وُجُوهَكُمْ وَنُكَمِّلَ مَا كَانَ نَاقِصاً فِي إِيمَانِكُمْ؟ 11 لَيْتَ اللهَ أَبَانَا نَفْسَهُ، وَرَبَّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ، يُسَهِّلُ أَمَامَنَا الطَّرِيقَ إِلَيْكُمْ. 12 وَلْيَجْعَلْكُمُ الرَّبُّ تَنْمُونَ وَتَفِيضُونَ فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ لِتُحِبُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً وَجَمِيعَ النَّاسِ كَمَحَبَّتِنَا لَكُمْ، 13 حَتَّى تَتَثَبَّتَ قُلُوبُكُمْ بِغَيْرِ لَوْمٍ فِي الْقَدَاسَةِ أَمَامَ إِلهِنَا وَأَبِينَا عِنْدَمَا يَظْهَرُ رَبُّنَا يَسُوعُ عَائِداً مَعَ جَمِيعِ قِدِّيسِيهِ.