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1 Thessalonians 3:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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:


1 Thessalonians 3:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 3:631 words
GreekMeaning
ἌρτιArti
PresentlyadverbG737
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἐλθόντοςelthontos
when was comingverbG2064
ΤιμοθέουTimotheou
TimothynounG5095
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
ἀφ’aph’
fromprepositionG575
ὑμῶνhymōn
youpronounG4771
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εὐαγγελισαμένουeuangelisamenou
having evangelisedverbG2097
ἡμῖνhēmin
to uspronounG1473
τὴνtēn
of thearticleG3588
πίστινpistin
faithnounG4102
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀγάπηνagapēn
lovenounG26
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἔχετεechete
you haveverbG2192
μνείανmneian
a remembrancenounG3417
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of uspronounG1473
ἀγαθὴνagathēn
goodadjectiveG18
πάντοτεpantote
alwaysadverbG3842
ἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothountes
longingverbG1971
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
ἰδεῖνidein
to seeverbG3708
καθάπερkathaper
just aswordG2509
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
we ourselvespronounG1473
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 3:6

A question lies before us today, which is much disputed, and which is gathered from many sources. But what is this question? “For this cause,” he says, “when I could no longer forbear, I sent Timothy that I might know your faith.” What do you say? He, who knew so many things, who heard unutterable words, who ascended even to the third heaven, does not he know, even when he is in Athens? And yet the distance is not great, nor has he been long parted from them. For he says,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on First Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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