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1 Por lo tanto, cuando ya no pudimos soportarlo más, decidimos quedarnos solos en Atenas. 2 Por eso les enviamos a Timoteo, hermano nuestro y colaborador de Dios en el anuncio del evangelio de Cristo, para que los anime y haga más firmes en su fe, 3 y así nadie dude a causa de estos sufrimientos. Ustedes saben bien que para esto se nos destinó. 4 Cuando todavía estábamos con ustedes, les advertimos que íbamos a sufrir mucho. Y como ustedes saben, así sucedió. 5 Por eso, cuando ya no pude soportar más, envié a Timoteo para que se informara de cómo estaban ustedes en cuanto a su fe. Temía que el tentador los hubiera hecho caer y que nuestro trabajo hubiera sido en vano. 6 Timoteo acaba de regresar de Tesalónica con las buenas noticias de la fe y del amor de ustedes. También nos dice que nos recuerdan con cariño y que tienen tantas ganas de vernos, como nosotros a ustedes. 7 Por eso, hermanos, a pesar de todas nuestras angustias y sufrimientos, ustedes nos han animado por medio de su fe. 8 Nos reanima el saber que ustedes están firmes en el Señor. 9 ¿Cómo podremos agradecer suficientemente a Dios por ustedes y por la alegría que nos han dado delante de él? 10 Día y noche le suplicamos que nos permita volver a verlos para completar lo que le falta a su fe. 11 Le rogamos a Dios nuestro Padre, y a nuestro Señor Jesús, que preparen nuestro camino para poder ir a verlos. 12 Le rogamos al Señor que los haga crecer y que ustedes se amen más unos a otros y a todos, así como nosotros los amamos a ustedes. 13 Le rogamos a Dios que fortalezca sus corazones, y que, cuando nuestro Señor Jesús venga con todos sus santos, ustedes vivan en santidad y nadie pueda acusarlos de nada delante de nuestro Dios y Padre.

Cross references (13)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Acts 17:15; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:17; Jeremiah 20:9; 2 Corinthians 2:13
  2. 2 Acts 14:22–23; Ephesians 6:21–22; Philippians 2:19–25; 1 Corinthians 16:10–12; Acts 16:1
  3. 3 Acts 14:22; Romans 5:3; Acts 9:16; John 16:33; Acts 21:13
  4. 4 1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 8:1–2; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Acts 17:13; John 16:1–3
  5. 5 James 1:13–14; Matthew 4:3; 2 Corinthians 2:11; Galatians 1:6–9; Philippians 2:16
  6. 6 1 Corinthians 11:2; Isaiah 52:7; Acts 18:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; Proverbs 25:25
  7. 7 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 John 4; 1 Thessalonians 3:8–9; 2 Corinthians 7:6–7; 1 Corinthians 4:9–13
  8. 8 1 Corinthians 16:13; Colossians 1:23; Revelation 3:11; Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 10:23
  9. 9 2 Corinthians 9:15; Psalm 96:12–13; Psalm 71:14–15; 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3; 1 Thessalonians 3:7–8
  10. 10 2 Corinthians 13:9; Romans 1:10–12; 1 Thessalonians 3:11; Romans 15:30–32; Philippians 1:25
  11. 11 Proverbs 3:5–6; Matthew 6:32; 2 Thessalonians 2:16; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; Luke 12:32
  12. 12 Philippians 1:9; Romans 13:8; 1 John 4:7–16; Matthew 22:39; 2 Thessalonians 1:3
  13. 13 Colossians 1:22; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Ephesians 5:27; 1 Thessalonians 2:19; Jude 14

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary 3:5 John Chrysostom, Homilies on First Thessalonians (Homily IV)

    A question lies before us to-day, which is much disputed, and which is gathered from many sources. But what is this question? "For this cause," he says, "when I could no longer forbear, I sent Timothy that I might know your faith." What sayest thou?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)

  2. Quotes verse 3:8 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon LIV)

    "But now we live, if ye, Brethren, stand fast in the Lord." I would not that ye should stand fast in us, but in the Lord.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 3:8 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LVII)

    are not even ye?" at another, "Now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord;" at another, "Out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you;" and, "Who is weak, and I am not weak?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 3:12 Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit (Chapters XX–XXI)

    … and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do towards you; to the end He may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints." Now what Lord does he entreat to stablish the hearts of the faithful at Thessalonica, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)

  5. Quotes verse 3:10 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter XVI — 12, 13)

    … joying and beholding your order, and that which is lacking in your faith in Christ." And in that to the Thessalonians: "Night and day," he says, "praying more abundantly, that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith." Here we are, of course, to understand those who were under such primary catechetical instruction, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)