1 As I could no longer bear it, I decided to go alone to Athens,
2 and send you Timothy, our brother and servant of God in the Gospel of Christ. I wanted him to encourage you in the faith and strengthen you
3 so that none of you might turn back because of the trials you are now enduring. You know that such is our destiny.
4 I warned you of this when I was there: "We shall have to face persecution"; and so it was, as you have seen.
5 Therefore I could not stand it any longer and sent Timothy to appraise your faith and see if the Tempter had tempted you and made our work useless.
6 But now Timothy has just returned with good news of your faith and love. He told us that you remember us kindly and that you long to see us as much as we long to see you.
7 What a consolation for us, brothers and sisters, in the midst of our troubles and trials, this faith of yours!
8 It is a breath of life for us when you stand firm in the Lord.
9 How can we thank God enough for all the joy that we feel before God because of you?
10 Day and night we beg of him to let us see you again, that we may complete the instruction of the believers.
11 May God our Father and Jesus our Lord prepare the way for us to visit you.
12 May the Lord increase more and more your love for each other and for all people, as he increases our love for you.
13 May he strengthen you interiorly to be holy and blameless before God, our Father, on the day that Jesus, our Lord, will come with all his saints.
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Chapter 3 of 1 Thessalonians describes how Paul sent Timothy to know the news of the The Church in Thessalonica and to encourage them in their faith. Timothy comes back with good news about the firmness of the faith of the Thessalonians, which brings great comfort to Paul. Follow five verses that relate to the topics addressed in 1 Thessalonians 3:
2 Corinthians 1:3-4: "Praise the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Mercies, and God of all consolation, who comforts us in all our tribulations, that with the consolation we receive from God, we can comfort those who are going through tribulations. " This verse talks about the consolation that God offers us in difficult times, a theme that is also addressed in 1 Thessalonians 3.
2 Timothy 1:7: "For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, love and balance." This verse talks about the strength and courage that God gives us, a theme that is also emphasized in 1 Thessalonians 3.
Hebrews 10:24-25: "And consider each other to encourage love and good works. Let us not stop gathering us as a church, according to the custom of some, but we seek to encourage each other, especially when when You see the day approaches. " This verse talks about the importance of mutual encouragement in the Christian life, a theme that is emphasized in 1 Thessalonians 3.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17: "Now that our Lord Jesus Himself and God, our Father, who loved us and has given us eternal consolation and good hope for grace, console your heart and strengthen them to do and say All that is good. " This verse talks about the consolation and strengthening that God offers us, a theme that is addressed in 1 Thessalonians 3.
Romans 1:12: "That is, that you and I be mutually encouraged by the faith that we have to each other." This verse highlights the importance of mutual encouragement in the Christian faith, a theme that is emphasized in 1 Thessalonians 3.
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