1 Thessalonians 3:7

For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

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In The King James Version

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

In Context

6But Timothy has just now come to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you.

8For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:9For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

2 Corinthians 7:6Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus,

2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.

2 Timothy 3:10But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 3:7-11

The Mission of Timothy. ( a. d. 51.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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