1 Thessalonians 3

1 Thessalonians 3:1

• Therefore when
• Therefore, when
• So when
• Finally,

• we could

• bear
• stand

• it no

• longer.
• longer,
• longer. So

• we
• We

• decided to

• remain
• be left by
• be left

• alone
• alone in
• ourselves
• alone at
• ourselves in

• Athens,
• Athens.
• Athens
• Athens;

1 Thessalonians 3:2

• And we
• and we
• We

• sent

• Timothy,
• Timothy—
• Timothy, who

• our
• is our

• brother and
• brother, and

• God

• ’s
• ’s fellow

• coworker in the
• worker in the
• servant in the

• gospel of
• Good News of

• Christ, to

• strengthen and
• establish and

• encourage

• you in
• you about

• your

• faith;
• faith,
• faith
• faith.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

• so that no one
• that no one
• We sent him so that none of you

• would be
• be
• should be

• moved by these afflictions. For

• you.
• you

• You
• yourselves

• know that we

• are
• were

• destined for this.
• appointed to this.

1 Thessalonians 3:4

• In fact, when
• Even when
• for indeed when
• For indeed when

• we were with

• you
• you,

• we

• told
• kept telling
• warned

• you
• you in

• beforehand that
• advance that
• ahead of time that

• we

• would
• were going to

• suffer

• affliction; and so
• affliction, and so

• it

• happened, and
• has turned out, as
• has happened, as

• you know.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

• For this reason, when I could

• bear
• endure
• stand

• it no

• longer.
• longer,

• I

• sent to
• sent Timothy to

• find out about
• know
• learn about
• know about

• your

• faith; for
• faith, for

• fear that somehow the tempter

• had
• might have

• tempted

• you and
• you, and
• you, and that
• you and that

• our

• work
• labor
• toil

• had
• would
• might
• would have
• might have

• be in
• been in
• been
• come to
• have been
• been for

• vain.
• nothing.
• nothing!
• useless.
• wasted.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

• But now
• But now that
• Now
• But just now

• Timothy has

• come to
• returned to
• come back to

• us from

• you and
• you, and

• has

• brought
• given

• us the
• us

• good

• news of
• news about

• your faith and

• love!
• love.

• He

• has told
• told

• us that you always have

• good
• happy

• memories of

• us and that
• us, and that

• you

• want to
• long to

• see us

• just as
• as

• much as
• also

• we

• want to
• long to

• see

• you.
• you,
• you—
• you!
• you;

1 Thessalonians 3:7

• Therefore, brothers, in all our

• distress and
• trouble and

• affliction
• affliction,
• persecution
• persecution,

• we

• were
• have been

• encouraged about
• comforted about
• reassured about

• you through
• you by
• you because of

• your

• faith,
• faith;
• faith.
• faithfulness.

1 Thessalonians 3:8

• for now
• For now
• Now
• now
• because now

• we

• live, if
• now live, if
• really live if
• really live, if

• you

• stand
• are standing
• are holding

• firm in the
• fast in the
• strong in the

• Lord.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

• For what thanksgiving
• For what thanks
• What thanks

• can we

• thank
• render to
• return to

• God for
• God enough for
• God about

• you, for all the
• you in return for all the

• joy
• joy with which
• joy that
• joy which

• we rejoice for your sake before our

• God,
• God;
• God
• God?

1 Thessalonians 3:10

• night and
• Night and

• day we
• day

• pray most
• pray very
• praying

• earnestly that
• exceedingly that

• we may see

• you
• your
• you in

• face and
• face to face, and
• face to face and
• face, and may

• supply what
• complete what
• complete whatever

• is
• may be

• lacking in your

• faith?
• faith.
• faith strong.

1 Thessalonians 3:11

• Now may our God and Father

• Himself, and
• himself, and
• himself and

• our Lord

• Jesus
• Jesus,
• Jesus Christ,
• Jesus Christ

• direct our way to

• you.
• you,
• you!
• you:
• you;

1 Thessalonians 3:12

• and may the
• And may the
• May the
• We pray that the

• Lord
• Lord will

• make
• cause

• you to
• you

• increase and
• increase and to

• abound in

• love for one another, and for all
• love for one another and for all,
• love for one another and for all
• love to one another and to all
• love to one another, and to all,
• love to one another and to all,
• love one toward another, and toward all

• just as
• people, just as
• men, even as
• even as

• we
• we also
• ours

• do for
• love for
• love
• also do toward
• does for
• do to

• you.
• you,
• you;

1 Thessalonians 3:13

• so that

• He
• he

• may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and

• Father at the
• Father, at the

• coming of our

• Lord
• Lord Jesus

• Jesus with all
• Jesus, with all
• comes with all

• his
• His

• saints.
• holy ones.
• Holy Ones.
• holy ones. Amen.
• holy people.