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1 Thessalonians 3 — Sermon Preparation
Paul recounts his decision to send Timothy to strengthen the Thessalonians and expresses his joy and thanksgiving at the good news of their faith and love. Below is a research summary for 1 Thessalonians 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
1 Thessalonians 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πίστις | pístis | G4102 | 5 | assurance, belief, believe, faith |
| στέγω | stégō | G4722 | 2 | bear, suffer |
| στηρίζω | stērízō | G4741 | 2 | fix, stablish, stedfastly set, strengthen |
| μηκέτι | mēkéti | G3371 | 2 | any longer, henceforth, hereafter, no henceforward |
| Τιμόθεος | Timótheos | G5095 | 2 | Timotheus, Timothy |
| πειράζω | peirázō | G3985 | 2 | assay, examine, go about, prove |
| θλῖψις | thlîpsis | G2347 | 2 | afflicted, anguish, burdened, persecution |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on 1 Thessalonians 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter the apostle gives further evidence of his love to the Thessalonians, reminding them of his sending Timothy to them, with the mention of his design therein and his inducements so to do, ver. 1-5. He acquaints them also with his great satisfaction at the return of Timothy, with good tidings concerning them, ver. 6-10. And concludes with fervent prayer for them, ver. 11, to the end. The Mission of Timothy. (a. d. 51.) 1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on 1 Thessalonians 3:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Athens— 1 Thes 3:1
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