1 Thessalonians

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 3:2

We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God's service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

 

[doc329]

1 Thessalonians 3:2
And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 3:3

so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them.

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 3:4

In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 3:6

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

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonian 3:7

Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.

 

[doc329]

1 Thessalonians 3:8
for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 3:9

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 3:10

Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 3:11

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you.

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

1 Thessalonians 3:12
and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you,

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 3:13

May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 4:1

As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

1 Thessalonians 4:2
For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

 

[doc329]

1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 4:4

that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable,

 

[doc329]

1 Thessalonians 4:5
not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;

 

[RitaKay]

1 Thessalonians 4:6

and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before.

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness.