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1 Thessalonians 3:6

But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.

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ASV

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;

KJV

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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Original language & word study

31 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἄρτιartiPresentlyG737 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
ἐλθόντοςelthontoswhen was comingG2064 →
ΤιμοθέουTimotheouTimothyG5095 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
ἡμᾶςhēmasusG3165 →
ἀφ᾽aph᾽fromG575 →
ὑμῶνhumōnyouG4771 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εὐαγγελισαμένουeuangelisamenouhaving evangelisedG2097 →
ἡμῖνhēminto usG3165 →
τὴνtēnof theG3588 →
πίστινpistinfaithG4102 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
ἀγάπηνagapēnloveG26 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ἔχετεecheteyou haveG2192 →
μνείανmneiana remembranceG3417 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
ἀγαθὴνagathēngoodG18 →
πάντοτεpantotealwaysG3842 →
ἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothounteslongingG1971 →
ἡμᾶςhēmasusG3165 →
ἰδεῖνideinto seeG1492 →
καθάπερkathaperjust asG2509 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165 →
ὑμᾶς,humasyou,G4771 →

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1 Corinthians 11:2Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”1 Corinthians 16:14Do everything in love.1 Thessalonians 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.Proverbs 25:25Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.Acts 18:5And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.Philippians 1:8God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.2 Corinthians 7:5–7For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.Revelation 2:19I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first.Acts 16:1Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.1 Thessalonians 2:9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.Colossians 1:4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—1 Thessalonians 3:9–10How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?Hebrews 13:3Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.Colossians 4:18This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.1 Corinthians 13:13And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

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