1 Thessalonians 3:7
5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.
6 But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.
For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.
8 For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
9 How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.
- KJV
- Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
- WEB
- For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
- ASV
- for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:
- DARBY
- for this reason we have been comforted in you, brethren, in all our distress and tribulation, through your faith,
- BLB
- because of this, brothers, we were encouraged over you⁺ in all our hardship and tribulation, because of your⁺ faith.
- ÅB
- så ble vi da, brødre, trøstet over dere i all vår nød og trengsel, ved deres tro.
- OTB
- av den grunn, brødre og søstre, i all vår nød og trengsel ble vi trøstet om dere gjennom deres tro;
- B1930
- så blev vi da, brødre, trøstet over eder i all vår nød og trengsel, ved eders tro.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 1:4
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
Read in context2 John 1:4
I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:8–9
For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
Read in context2 Corinthians 7:6–7
But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:9–13
For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:23–28
Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
Read in context2 Timothy 3:10–12
You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
Read in contextActs 17:4–10
Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
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