1 Por lo cual, al no soportar más, decidimos quedarnos solos en Atenas. 2 Enviamos a Timoteo, nuestro hermano y colaborador de Dios en las Buenas Noticias de Cristo, para fortalecerlos y exhortarlos respecto a su fe, 3 a fin de que nadie se desanime por estas aflicciones, porque ustedes mismos saben que estamos para esto. 4 Pues aun cuando estábamos con ustedes, les predecíamos que estamos para ser afligidos, como también ocurrió, y supieron. 5 Por esto, yo también, al no soportar más, envié a reconocer su fe, no fuera que, de algún modo, los hubiera tentado el que tienta, y que nuestro arduo trabajo resultara en vano. 6 Pero ahora, al regresar Timoteo y traernos buenas noticias de la fe y del amor de ustedes, que siempre tienen buen recuerdo de nosotros y anhelan vernos, como también nosotros a ustedes, 7 por esto, hermanos, en medio de toda nuestra necesidad y aflicción, fuimos consolados por medio de su fe, 8 pues ahora vivimos, ya que ustedes están firmes en [el] Señor. 9 Porque, ¿qué acción de gracias podemos devolver a Dios por ustedes, por todo el gozo que tenemos delante de nuestro Dios por amor a ustedes? 10 Imploramos intensamente de noche y de día que veamos su rostro y completemos las cosas que faltan a su fe. 11 El mismo Dios y Padre nuestro, y nuestro Señor Jesús, dirija nuestro camino a ustedes. 12 El Señor los haga crecer y abundar en el amor unos a otros y para todos, así como también nosotros para ustedes, 13 a fin de confirmar sus corazones intachables en santidad delante de nuestro Dios y Padre en la venida de nuestro Señor Jesús con todos sus santos.
1 Thessalonians · God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
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Cross references (13)
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- 1 Acts 17:15; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:17; Jeremiah 20:9; 2 Corinthians 2:13
- 2 Acts 14:22–23; Ephesians 6:21–22; Philippians 2:19–25; 1 Corinthians 16:10–12; Acts 16:1
- 3 Acts 14:22; Romans 5:3; Acts 9:16; John 16:33; Acts 21:13
- 4 1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 8:1–2; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Acts 17:13; John 16:1–3
- 5 James 1:13–14; Matthew 4:3; 2 Corinthians 2:11; Galatians 1:6–9; Philippians 2:16
- 6 1 Corinthians 11:2; Isaiah 52:7; Acts 18:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; Proverbs 25:25
- 7 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 John 4; 1 Thessalonians 3:8–9; 2 Corinthians 7:6–7; 1 Corinthians 4:9–13
- 8 1 Corinthians 16:13; Colossians 1:23; Revelation 3:11; Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 10:23
- 9 2 Corinthians 9:15; Psalm 96:12–13; Psalm 71:14–15; 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3; 1 Thessalonians 3:7–8
- 10 2 Corinthians 13:9; Romans 1:10–12; 1 Thessalonians 3:11; Romans 15:30–32; Philippians 1:25
- 11 Proverbs 3:5–6; Matthew 6:32; 2 Thessalonians 2:16; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; Luke 12:32
- 12 Philippians 1:9; Romans 13:8; 1 John 4:7–16; Matthew 22:39; 2 Thessalonians 1:3
- 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
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“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).
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)
"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)
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)
… 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)
… 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)