NEW TESTAMENT

1 Thessalonians 3:6–13

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But Timothy has just now come to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you.

For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

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Verse 8. We live. That is, we live in joy and comfort, if you stand firm in the faith of Christ, as you ought. Witham.—The news that you stand steadfast in the Lord, reanimates me under all my sufferings, and as it were raises me to life again from the shadow of death, under which I am placed. O that I could see you, to complete the work of instructing you in the faith, which I have begun.

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For what thanksgiving can we give again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

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Verse 10. That we may see you face. Though epistles in absence give great comfort, and help to confirm the faith once delivered, it is by preaching that the faith of Jesus Christ and true religion are both begun and accomplished.—And may accomplish those things that are wanting to your faith? That is, give you fuller instructions. Witham.

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Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

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Verse 12. And may the Lord multiply you. That is, increase the number of Christians among you. Witham.

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to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

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