1 Tesalonika 3
Alkitab Mudah Dibaca
Kabar baik dari Timotius tentang gereja di Tesalonika
3 1-2 Kami tidak bisa bertemu denganmu, tetapi kami juga tidak bisa menunggu lebih lama lagi. Karena itu, kami memutuskan untuk mengutus Timotius kepadamu dan tinggal di Atena sendiri. Timotius adalah saudara seiman kita. Ia merupakan pelayan Allah untuk pemberitaan Kabar Baik tentang Kristus. Kami mengirim Timotius untuk menguatkan dan membangun imanmu. 3 Kami mengirim dia supaya tidak ada orang di antaramu yang akan kecewa karena penderitaan[a] yang kami alami. Kalian tahu bahwa kami harus mengalami penderitaan ini. 4 Sebenarnya, ketika kami bersamamu, kami sudah katakan bahwa kita semua akan menderita. Dan kamu tahu bahwa ini terjadi seperti yang kami katakan. 5 Itu sebabnya, aku mengutus Timotius karena aku sudah tidak tahan lagi. Aku ingin tahu bahwa kamu masih tetap setia. Aku takut, kalau-kalau Setan telah berhasil menggodamu sehingga pekerjaan berat kami menjadi sia-sia.
6 Sekarang ini Timotius sudah kembali dan membawa kabar gembira tentang kasih dan imanmu. Ia bilang bahwa kalian selalu mengingat kami dengan baik dan sangat merindukan untuk melihat kami lagi sebagaimana kami juga sangat rindu untuk melihat kalian. 7 Jadi, saudara-saudari, di tengah-tengah banyak kesukaran dan penderitaan ini, kami sungguh terhibur karena imanmu kepada Kristus. 8 Hidup kami sungguh dipenuhi jika imanmu dalam Tuhan tetap teguh. 9 Kami sungguh bersyukur di hadapan Allah karena kamu! Tetapi ucapan syukur kami itu tidaklah cukup dibandingkan dengan sukacita yang kami rasakan. 10 Siang dan malam kami selalu berdoa dengan sepenuh hati supaya kami bisa bertemu lagi denganmu. Kami ingin memberikan segala sesuatu yang kamu butuhkan untuk membuat imanmu semakin kuat.
11 Kami berdoa supaya Allah dan Bapa kita, dan Yesus, Tuhan kita, membuka jalan bagi kami untuk segera mengunjungimu. 12 Kiranya Tuhan menumbuhkan kasihmu dengan melimpah sehingga kalian semakin mengasihi satu sama lain dan semua orang, seperti kasih kami kepada kalian semua. 13 Semoga Tuhan menguatkan hatimu sehingga kamu tak bercacat dan suci di hadapan Allah dan Bapa kita, ketika Tuhan Yesus datang dengan semua orang kudus-Nya.
1 Thessalonians 3
King James Version
3 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
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:
3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
1 Thessalonians 3
New International Version
3 So when we could stand it no longer,(A) we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens.(B) 2 We sent Timothy,(C) who is our brother and co-worker(D) in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ,(E) to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 3 so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.(F) For you know quite well that we are destined for them.(G) 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.(H) 5 For this reason, when I could stand it no longer,(I) I sent to find out about your faith.(J) I was afraid that in some way the tempter(K) had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.(L)
Timothy’s Encouraging Report
6 But Timothy(M) has just now come to us from you(N) and has brought good news about your faith and love.(O) 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.(P) 7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. 8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm(Q) in the Lord. 9 How can we thank God enough for you(R) in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?(S) 10 Night and day we pray(T) most earnestly that we may see you again(U) and supply what is lacking in your faith.
11 Now may our God and Father(V) himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other(W) and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless(X) and holy in the presence of our God and Father(Y) when our Lord Jesus comes(Z) with all his holy ones.(AA)
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