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Verse 6. _WHEN TIMOTHEUS CAME_] We have already seen that he and
Silas stayed behind at Thessalonica, when Paul was obliged to leave
it; for the persecution seems to have been principally directed
ag...
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BUT NOW WHEN TIMOTHEUS CAME FROM YOU UNTO US - To Corinth, after he
had been sent to Thessalonica; Acts 18:5; compare notes on 1
Thessalonians 3:2.
AND BROUGHT US GOOD TIDINGS - A cheerful or favorabl...
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III. AFFLICTIONS AND COMFORT
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. Timotheus, Paul's messenger 1 Thessalonians 3:1)_
2. His return with good tidings and the apostle's comfort and joy 1
Thessalonians 3:6)
3. This earnest...
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THE MISSION OF TIMOTHY TO THESSALONICA. Paul's distress and anxiety
with regard to the fate of the Church led him to send Timothy upon a
mission of inquiry. He describes the effect produced upon him b...
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So, when we could not stand it any longer, we made up our minds to be
left all alone in Athens, and we sent Timothy our brother and God's
servant in the good news of Christ, to strengthen you and enco...
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THE PASTOR AND HIS FLOCK (1 Thessalonians 3:1-10)...
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BROUGHT... GOOD TIDING s. App-121. The only place, save Luke 1:19,
where _euangelizo_ does not refer to the gospel.
CHARITY. love. App-135.
ALWAYS. App-151.
DESIRING GREATLY. Greek. _epipotheo._ Se...
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_But now when Timotheus came from you unto us_ BUT WHEN TIMOTHY CAME
EVEN NOW UNTO US FROM YOU (R. V.): this rendering puts due emphasis on
the words "from you" (it was Timothy's coming with news _fro...
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section iv
St Paul's Present Relations to the Thessalonians. Ch. 1 Thessalonians
2:17 to 1 Thessalonians 3:13
The Apostle had been drawn aside in the last paragraph, by a sudden
and characteristic b...
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ΆΡΤΙ (G737) теперь, прямо сейчас,
ΈΛΘΌΝΤΟΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064)
приходить, идти. _Aor._ указывает на
действие, предшествующее действию
основного гл. _temp. part. gen. abs._, "Теперь,...
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BUT NOW WHEN TIMOTHEUS CAME, &C.— This should rather be read, _But
now that Timothy is come,—and hath brought,— therefore_ (1
Thessalonians 3:7.) _we are comforted._...
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TEXT (1 Thessalonians 3:6)
6 BUT WHEN TIMOTHY CAME EVEN NOW UNTO US FROM YOU, AND BROUGHT US GLAD
TIDINGS OF YOUR FAITH AND LOVE, AND THAT YE HAVE GOOD REMEMBRANCE OF
US ALWAYS, LONGING TO SEE US, EV...
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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:...
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7 What figure could more touchingly convey the apostle's genuine
affection for the
Thessalonians than that of a nursing mother? How unselfish and gentle
and self-sacrificing is her care! The soul is...
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3:6 us, (f-30) Or 'have good remembrance of us, always desiring much
to see.'...
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THE APOSTLE'S ANXIETY ABOUT HIS CONVERTS
1. Forbear] better, 'endure the suspense.'...
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NOW WHEN] better, 'as soon as.' CHARITY] RV 'love.'...
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WHEN JESUS CHRIST COMES
1 THE THESSALONIANS
_IAN MACKERVOY_
A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them.
CHAPTER 3
WHY THEY SENT TIMOTHY 3:1-5
V1 When we could wait no l...
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“We were in great anxiety, for fear you should have fallen away, and
sent Timothy to see if all was well; but now, all anxiety is over.”
TIMOTHEUS CAME. — According to the usual interpretation of 1
Th...
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CHAPTER 7
ABSENCE AND LONGING
1 Thessalonians 2:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:1 (R.V.)
THE Apostle has said all that he means to say of the opposition of the
Jews to the gospel, and in the verses before us...
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CHAPTER 8
LOVE AND PRAYERS
1 Thessalonians 3:6 (R.V.)
THESE verses present no peculiar difficulty to the expositor. They
illustrate the remark of Bengel that the First Epistle to the
Thessalonians i...
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to 1 Thessalonians 3:13. Paul's _apologia pro absentia suâ_....
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AWAKENING THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION
1 Thessalonians 3:1
At the outset observe that marginal reading by which Timothy is
described as _a fellow-worker with God_. What a wonderful phrase, and
yet i...
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The special purpose of the next movement in his letter was the
strengthening of the Thessalonians in their sufferings. Their "work of
faith" had brought them into a place of service which entailed
suf...
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ENCOURAGEMENT FOUND IN TIMOTHY'S REPORT
Almost as soon as Timothy arrived, Paul had begun to write. The news
was good because they remained strong in faith and love. Their love
for Paul had caused the...
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(2) 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]...
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(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) В¶ But now when Timotheus came from you u...
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There is a special interest in examining the epistles to the
Thessalonians, more particularly the first, because, in point of fact,
it was the earliest of the letters of the apostles; and as the first...
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He shews here, by another argument, by what an extraordinary affection
he was actuated towards them, inasmuch as he was transported almost
out of his senses by the joyful intelligence of their being i...
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Now this forced removal of the apostle as the chief labourer, without
weakening the bond between him and the disciples, formed other links
which would consolidate and strengthen the assembly, knitting...
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BUT NOW WHEN TIMOTHEUS CAME FROM YOU UNTO US,.... At Corinth, as
appears from Acts 18:5 which shows that this epistle was not written
from Athens, as the subscription to it asserts, but from Corinth;...
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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...
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_For this cause_ The apostle proceeds to explain more fully what he
began to speak of 1 Thessalonians 3:1; _when I could no longer
forbear_ Or endure the state of anxious uncertainty I was in with
reg...
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The effect upon the apostle of Timothy's encouraging report:...
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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,...
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Paul had been driven by persecution from Thessalonica, then from Berea
to Athens. Alone at Athens for a time (Acts 17:1), he sent word for
Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed (17:15). Evid...
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Timothy's report, 3:6-10
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...
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“BUT WHEN TIMOTHY CAME EVEN NOW UNTO US FROM YOU, AND BROUGHT US
GLAD TIDINGS OF YOUR FAITH AND LOVE, AND THAT YE HAVE GOOD REMEMBRANCE
OF US ALWAYS, LONGING TO SEE US, EVEN AS WE ALSO TO SEE YOU”
“B...
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6-10 Thankfulness to God is very imperfect in the present state; but
one great end of the ministry of the word is to help faith forward.
That which was the instrument to obtain faith, is also the mean...
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We had bfore an account of Timothy's sending, now of his return,
wherein we have the message he brought, and the effect thereof upon
the apostle. The message may be considered:
1. As to its new comin...
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But when Timothy came even now [suggesting that Paul wrote on the day
of Timothy's arrival, or very soon after] _unto us from you, and
brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have...
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1 Thessalonians 3:6 But G1161 now G737 Timothy G5095 come G2064
(G5631) to G4314 us G2248 from G575 you...
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‘But when Timothy came even now to us from you, and brought us the
good news of your faith and love, and that you have good remembrance
of us always, longing to see us as we also to see you, for this...
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_Paul describes the Feelings he had towards the Thessalonians after he
had left them._
This paragraph is remarkable chiefly as a manifestation of the ardent
affection which Paul felt for his churches....
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1 Thessalonians 3:6. BUT TIMOTHY HAVING JUST NOW COME. That this
letter was written immediately after Timothy's return with the good
news he brought regarding the Thessalonian Christians, might be
gat...
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EVEN NOW
(αρτ). Just now, Timothy having come (ελθοντος
Τιμοθεου, genitive absolute). Why Silas is not named is not
clear, unless he had come from Beroea or elsewhere in Macedonia.GLAD
TIDINGS OF...
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1 Thessalonians 3:6
I. The Apostle now tells us that, on Timothy's return from his
mission, bearing good tidings of the Thessalonian Church, he had been
comforted. The new-born joy, the tender love of...
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CONTENTS: The model Christian brotherhood. The sanctification of the
believer.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Timothy.
CONCLUSION: It is easy for the servant of Christ to bear afflictions
or persecut...
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1 Thessalonians 3:1. _Wherefore, when we could no longer forbear,_
seeing you were so oppressed with persecutions, we sent Timothy, and
preferred being left agone without a fellow-labourer at Athens....
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TO US FROM YOU. Timothy met Paul at Corinth (Acts 18:5) with a good
report. [This implies Paul wrote them from Corinth.]...
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1 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 1 THESSALONIANS 3:6 When Timothy returned
from Thessalonica, Paul wrote to the Thessalonians.
⇐...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
1 Thessalonians 3:6. AND BROUGHT US GOOD TIDINGS.—R.V. “glad
tidings.” “The one word for ‘brought-glad-tidings’ everywhere
else in New Testament signifies _the_ glad t...
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EXPOSITION
CONTENTS.—The apostle, no longer able to repress his longing and
anxiety for the Thessalonians, resolved to be left alone at Athens,
and sent Timothy for the purpose of exhorting them to en...
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WHEREFORE when we could no longer forbear, we thought it would be good
to be left at Athens alone; And we sent Timothy, our brother, and
minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ...
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1 Corinthians 11:2; 1 Corinthians 13:13; 1 John 3:23; 1 Thessalonians
1:3;...
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Now [α ρ τ ι]. See on John 13:33. Const. with we were comforted
(ver. 7), not with came.
Good remembrance [μ ν ε ι α ν α γ α θ η ν]. Better kindly
remembrance. Comp. Romans 5:7 (see note); Romans 7:12...
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But now when Timotheus was come to us from you — Immediately after
his return, St. Paul wrote; while his joy was fresh, and his
tenderness at the height....