1 Thessalonians 3:1

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At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,

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  • Acts 17:15 : 15 But those who went with Paul took him as far as Athens, and then went away, with orders from him to Silas and Timothy to come to him quickly.
  • 1 Thess 3:5 : 5 For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.
  • 1 Thess 2:17 : 17 But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;
  • Jer 20:9 : 9 And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.
  • 2 Cor 2:13 : 13 I had no rest in my spirit because Titus my brother was not there: so I went away from them, and came into Macedonia.
  • 2 Cor 11:29-30 : 29 Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry? 30 If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.
  • Jer 44:22 : 22 And the Lord was no longer able to put up with the evil of your doings and the disgusting things you did; and because of this your land has become a waste and a cause of wonder and a curse, with no one living in it, as at this day.

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  • 1 Thess 3:2-7
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    2 We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;

    3 So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

    4 And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

    5 For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

    6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

    7 For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

  • Acts 17:14-16
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    14 So the brothers sent Paul straight away to the sea: but Silas and Timothy kept there still.

    15 But those who went with Paul took him as far as Athens, and then went away, with orders from him to Silas and Timothy to come to him quickly.

    16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was troubled, for he saw all the town full of images of the gods.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17 But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

  • Acts 20:5-6
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    5 But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

    6 And we went away from Philippi by ship after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days; and we were there for seven days.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • Acts 15:25
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    25 It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,

  • 2 Cor 2:13
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    13 I had no rest in my spirit because Titus my brother was not there: so I went away from them, and came into Macedonia.

  • 1 Tim 1:3
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    3 It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,

  • 2 Thess 3:9
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    9 Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15 And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

    16 And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

  • 1 Thess 3:9-10
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    9 For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

    10 Night and day requesting God again and again that we may see your face and make your faith complete.

  • 2 Cor 1:8
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    8 For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

  • Acts 16:10-12
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    10 And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

    11 So, from Troas we went straight by ship to Samothrace and the day after to Neapolis;

    12 And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.

  • 1 Thess 2:8-9
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    8 Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

    9 For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

  • Phil 2:19-20
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    19 But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you.

    20 For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you.

  • Acts 18:1
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    1 After these things, he went away from Athens, and came to Corinth.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

  • Acts 19:22
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    22 And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time.

  • 1 Thess 2:2
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    2 But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

  • Acts 28:14-15
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    14 Where we came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for seven days; and so we came to Rome.

    15 And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart.

  • Acts 15:28
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    28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to put on you nothing more than these necessary things;

  • 2 Cor 1:23
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    23 But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.

  • 2 Cor 9:3
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    3 But I have sent the brothers, so that the good things we said about you may be seen to be true, and that, as I said, you may be ready:

  • Acts 21:6
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    6 We said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses.

  • 1 Thess 1:3
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    3 Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

  • Rom 15:23
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    23 But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you,

  • 2 Cor 7:13
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    13 So we have been comforted: and we had the greater joy in our comfort because of the joy of Titus, for his spirit had been made glad by you all.

  • Acts 21:15
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    15 And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Thess 1:7
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    7 So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

  • Acts 18:20
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    20 And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;

  • Acts 20:2
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    2 And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.

  • 2 Cor 7:3
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    3 It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.

  • 1 Thess 2:6
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    6 Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.

  • Acts 21:3
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    3 And when we had come in view of Cyprus, going past it on our left, we went on to Syria, and came to land at Tyre: for there the goods which were in the ship had to be taken out.

  • 2 Thess 3:5
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    5 And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.