1 Διά τούτο μη υποφέροντες πλέον, εκρίναμεν εύλογον να απομείνωμεν μόνοι εν Αθήναις, 2 και επέμψαμεν Τιμόθεον, τον αδελφόν ημών και διάκονον του Θεού και συνεργόν ημών εις το ευαγγέλιον του Χριστού, διά να σας στηρίξη και να σας παρηγορήση περί της πίστεώς σας, 3 διά να μη κλονίζηται μηδείς εν ταις θλίψεσι ταύταις. Διότι σεις εξεύρετε ότι εις τούτο είμεθα τεταγμένοι· 4 διότι ότε ήμεθα παρ' υμίν, προελέγομεν προς εσάς ότι μέλλομεν να υποφέρωμεν θλίψεις, καθώς και έγεινε και εξεύρετε. 5 Διά τούτο και εγώ μη υποφέρων πλέον έπεμψα διά να μάθω την πίστιν σας, μήπως σας επείρασεν ο πειράζων και αποβή εις μάτην ο κόπος ημών. 6 Ήδη δε ότε ήλθεν ο Τιμόθεος από σας προς ημάς και έφερε προς ημάς καλάς αγγελίας περί της πίστεως και της αγάπης σας, και ότι έχετε πάντοτε αγαθήν ενθύμησιν ημών, επιποθούντες να ίδητε ημάς καθώς και ημείς εσάς, 7 διά τούτο παρηγορήθημεν, αδελφοί, διά σας εν όλη τη θλίψει και στενοχωρία ημών διά της πίστεώς σας· 8 διότι τώρα ζώμεν, εάν σεις μένητε σταθεροί εις τον Κύριον. 9 Επειδή τίνα ευχαριστίαν δυνάμεθα να ανταποδώσωμεν εις τον Θεόν διά σας δι' όλην την χαράν, την οποίαν χαίρομεν διά σας έμπροσθεν του Θεού ημών, 10 νύκτα και ημέραν δεόμενοι καθ' υπερβολήν να ίδωμεν το πρόσωπόν σας και να αναπληρώσωμεν τας ελλείψεις της πίστεώς σας; 11 Αυτός δε ο Θεός και Πατήρ ημών και ο Κύριος ημών Ιησούς Χριστός είθε να κατευθύνη την οδόν ημών προς εσάς· 12 εσάς δε ο Κύριος να αυξήση και να περισσεύση εις την αγάπην προς αλλήλους και προς πάντας, καθώς και ημείς περισσεύομεν προς εσάς, 13 διά να στηρίξη τας καρδίας σας αμέμπτους εις την αγιωσύνην έμπροσθεν του Θεού και Πατρός ημών εν τη παρουσία του Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού μετά πάντων των αγίων αυτού.
1 Thessalonians · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
1 Thessalonians 3 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Cross references (13)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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
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).
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)