1 Thessalonians 3:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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;

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  • 1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.
  • Prov 25:25 : 25 As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 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;
  • Acts 18:5 : 5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was completely given up to the word, preaching to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
  • Isa 52:7 : 7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who comes with good news, who gives word of peace, saying that salvation is near; who says to Zion, Your God is ruling!
  • 2 Cor 7:5-7 : 5 For even when we had come into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; there were fightings outside and fears inside. 6 But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus; 7 And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.
  • Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.
  • Col 1:4 : 4 After hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have for all the saints,
  • Col 4:18 : 18 I, Paul, give you this word of love in my handwriting. Keep in memory that I am a prisoner. Grace be with you.
  • Acts 18:1 : 1 After these things, he went away from Athens, and came to Corinth.
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
  • 1 Thess 2:9 : 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.
  • 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;
  • 1 Thess 3:9-9 : 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 Thess 1:3 : 3 It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;
  • 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:
  • 2 Tim 1:3 : 3 I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day
  • Phlm 1:5 : 5 Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;
  • Heb 13:3 : 3 Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.
  • Heb 13:7 : 7 Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
  • 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.

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    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.

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

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    3 I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

    4 Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;

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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.

    11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus make a way for us to come to you;

    12 And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

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    2 We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers;

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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;

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    5 Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;

    6 That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

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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.

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    4 After hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have for all the saints,

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