1 When we could not bear it any longer, we decided it would be best to be left without a companion at Athens,
2 and sent our brother Timothy, who is God's helper in spreading the gospel of Christ, to keep you firm and encourage you about your faith
3 and prevent any of you from being unsettled by the present hardships. As you know, these are bound to come our way:
4 indeed, when we were with you, we warned you that we are certain to have hardships to bear, and that is what has happened now, as you have found out.
5 That is why, when I could not bear it any longer, I sent to assure myself of your faith: I was afraid the Tester might have put you to the test, and all our work might have been pointless.
6 However, Timothy has returned from you and has given us good news of your faith and your love, telling us that you always remember us with pleasure and want to see us quite as much as we want to see you.
7 And so, brothers, your faith has been a great encouragement to us in the middle of our own distress and hardship;
8 now we can breathe again, as you are holding firm in the Lord.
9 How can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel before our God on your account?
10 We are earnestly praying night and day to be able to see you face to face again and make up any shortcomings in your faith.
11 May God our Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, ease our path to you.
12 May the Lord increase and enrich your love for each other and for all, so that it matches ours for you.
13 And may he so confirm your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless in the sight of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
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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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