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But Timothy has come to us from you just now. He has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have happy memories of us. He has also said that you long to see us, just as we long to see you.
Reference
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ἐνίστημι (enístēmi)
to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
Hebrew: mᵉṭâʼ
to arrive, extend or happen
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ἔνδικος (éndikos)
in the right, i.e. equitable
Hebrew: tsaddîyq
just
Greek: νυνί (nyní)
just now
Hebrew: ʼĕdayin
then (of time)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Greek: πρός (prós)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Hebrew: ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
Greek: ἐλπίς (elpís)
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἀεί (aeí)
"ever," by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: ʼôsher
happiness
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: ʼârôk
long
Greek: ἱστορέω (historéō)
to be knowing (learned), i.e. (by implication) to visit for information (interview)
Hebrew: râʼeh
seeing, i.e. experiencing
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἔνδικος (éndikos)
in the right, i.e. equitable
Hebrew: tsaddîyq
just
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Hebrew: ʼănûw
we
Hebrew: ʼârôk
long
Greek: ἱστορέω (historéō)
to be knowing (learned), i.e. (by implication) to visit for information (interview)
Hebrew: râʼeh
seeing, i.e. experiencing
Faith
1 Thessalonians 1:3
Good
Isaiah 52:7
Proverbs 25:25
Parallel theme
1 Corinthians 11:2
Acts 18:5
Philippians 1:8
Verse Explanation
Timothy returned with encouraging news about their faith and love, reporting that they continued to remember Paul affectionately and desired to see him just as he desired to see them.
History
c. AD 50–51: Timothy's report helped Paul understand the spiritual condition of the Thessalonian congregation after his departure.