Η ΠΡΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΙΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΑΥΛΟΥ ΠΡΩΤΗ

First Epistle to the Thessalonians

CHAPTER 3

| 1 | διο |  | μηκετι |  | στεγοντες |  | ευδοκησαμεν |  | καταλειφθηναι |  | εν |  | αθηναις |
|  | Wherefore |  | no longer |  | enduring, |  | we thought good |  | to be left |  | in |  | Athens |

μονοι |  |
alone, |  |

| 2 | και |  | επεμψαμεν |  | τιμοθεον |  | τον |  | αδελφον |  | ημων |  | και |  | διακονον |  | του |  | θεου |
|  | and |  | sent |  | Timotheus |  | ♦ |  | brother 2 |  | our 1 |  | and |  | servant |  | ♦ |  | of God |

και |  | συνεργον |  | ημων |  | εν |  | τω |  | ευαγγελιω |  | του |  | χριστου |  | εις |  | το |  | στηριξαι |  | υμας
and |  | fellow-worker 2 |  | our 1 |  | in |  | the |  | glad tidings |  | of the |  | Christ, |  | for |  | ♦ |  | to establish |  | you

| και |  | παρακαλεσαι |  | υμας |  | περι |  | της |  | πιστεως |  | υμων |  |
| and |  | to encourage |  | you |  | concerning |  | your faith |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 3 | τω |  | μηδενα |  | σαινεσθαι |  | εν |  | ταις |  | θλιψεσιν |  | ταυταις |  | αυτοι |
|  | that |  | no one |  | be moved |  | by |  | these tribulations. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | (For yourselves |

γαρ |  | οιδατε |  | οτι |  | εις |  | τουτο |  | κειμεθα |  |
♦ |  | know |  | that |  | for |  | this |  | we are set; |  |

| 4 | και |  | γαρ |  | οτε |  | προς |  | υμας |  | ημεν |  | προελεγομεν |  | υμιν |  | οτι |  | μελλομεν |
|  | for also, |  | ♦ |  | when |  | with |  | you |  | we were, |  | we told beforehand 2 |  | you 1 |  | ♦ |  | we are about |

θλιβεσθαι |  | καθως |  | και |  | εγενετο |  | και |  | οιδατε |  |
to suffer tribulation, |  | even as |  | also |  | it came to pass |  | and |  | ye know.) |  |

| 5 | δια |  | τουτο |  | καγω |  | μηκετι |  | στεγων |  | επεμψα |  | εις |  | το |  | γνωναι |  | την |
|  | Because of |  | this |  | I also |  | no longer |  | enduring, |  | sent |  | for |  | ♦ |  | to know |  | your faith, |

πιστιν |  | υμων |  | μηπως |  | επειρασεν |  | υμας |  | ο |  | πειραζων |  | και |  | εις |  | κενον |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | lest perhaps |  | did 4 tempt 5 |  | you 6 |  | he 1 who 2 |  | tempts, 3 |  | and |  | ♦ |  | void |

γενηται |  | ο |  | κοπος |  | ημων |  |
should become |  | our labour. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 6 | αρτι |  | δε |  | ελθοντος |  | τιμοθεου |  | προς |  | ημας |  | αφ |  | υμων |  | και |
|  | But now |  | ♦ |  | having 2 come 3 |  | Timotheus 1 |  | to |  | us |  | from |  | you, |  | and |

ευαγγελισαμενου |  | ημιν |  | την |  | πιστιν |  | και |  | την |  | αγαπην |  | υμων |  | και |  | οτι |
having announced glad tidings |  | to us [of] |  | ♦ |  | faith 2 |  | and 3 |  | ♦ |  | love 4 |  | your, 1 |  | and |  | that |

εχετε |  | μνειαν |  | ημων |  | αγαθην |  | παντοτε |  | επιποθουντες |  | ημας |  | ιδειν |
ye have |  | remembrance 3 |  | of 4 us 5 |  | good 2 |  | always, 1 |  | longing |  | us 3 |  | to 1 see, 2 |

καθαπερ |  | και |  | ημεις |  | υμας |  |
even as |  | also |  | we |  | you: |  |

| 7 | δια |  | τουτο |  | παρεκληθημεν |  | αδελφοι |  | εφ |  | υμιν |  | επι |  | παση |  | τη |  | θλιψει |
|  | because of |  | this |  | we were encouraged, |  | brethren, |  | as to |  | you, |  | in |  | all |  | ♦ |  | tribulation 2 |

και |  | αναγκη |  | ημων |  | δια |  | της |  | υμων |  | πιστεως |  |
and 3 |  | necessity 4 |  | our, 1 |  | through |  | your faith, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 8 | οτι |  | νυν |  | ζωμεν |  | εαν |  | υμεις |  | στηκητε |  | εν |  | κυριω |  |
|  | because |  | now |  | we live |  | if |  | ye |  | should stand fast |  | in |  | [the] Lord. |  |

| 9 | τινα |  | γαρ |  | ευχαριστιαν |  | δυναμεθα |  | τω |  | θεω |  | ανταποδουναι |  | περι |
|  | For what |  | ♦ |  | thanksgiving |  | are we able |  | ♦ |  | to 3 God 4 |  | to 1 render 2 |  | concerning |

υμων |  | επι |  | παση |  | τη |  | χαρα |  | η |  | χαιρομεν |  | δι |  | υμας |  | εμπροσθεν |
you, |  | for |  | all |  | the |  | joy |  | wherewith |  | we rejoice |  | on account of |  | you |  | before |

του |  | θεου |  | ημων |  |
our God, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 10 | νυκτος |  | και |  | ημερας |  | υπερ |  | εκπερισσου |  | δεομενοι |  | εις |  | το |  | ιδειν |  | υμων |  | το
|  | night |  | and |  | day |  | exceedingly |  | ♦ |  | beseeching |  | for |  | ♦ |  | to see |  | your |  | ♦

| προσωπον |  | και |  | καταρτισαι |  | τα |  | υστερηματα |  | της |  | πιστεως |  | υμων |  |
| face, |  | and |  | to perfect |  | the things lacking |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | in faith 2 |  | your? 1 |  |

| 11 | αυτος |  | δε |  | ο |  | θεος |  | και |  | πατηρ |  | ημων |  | και |  | ο |  | κυριος |  | ημων |
|  | But himself 6 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | God 3 |  | and 4 |  | our 2 Father 5 |  | ♦ |  | and 7 |  | our 8 Lord 9 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

ιησους |  | χριστος |  | κατευθυναι |  | την |  | οδον |  | ημων |  | προς |  | υμας |  |
Jesus 10 |  | Christ 11 |  | may direct 1 |  | our way |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | to |  | you. |  |

| 12 | υμας |  | δε |  | ο |  | κυριος |  | πλεονασαι |  | και |  | περισσευσαι |  | τη |  | αγαπη |  | εις |
|  | But you 5 |  | ♦ |  | the 2 |  | Lord 3 |  | may 1 make 4 to exceed |  | and |  | to abound |  | ♦ |  | in love |  | toward |

αλληλους |  | και |  | εις |  | παντας |  | καθαπερ |  | και |  | ημεις |  | εις |  | υμας |  |
one another |  | and |  | toward |  | all, |  | even as |  | also |  | we |  | toward |  | you, |  |

| 13 | εις |  | το |  | στηριξαι |  | υμων |  | τας |  | καρδιας |  | αμεμπτους |  | εν |  | αγιωσυνη |  | εμπροσθεν |
|  | for |  | ♦ |  | to establish |  | your |  | ♦ |  | hearts |  | blameless |  | in |  | holiness |  | before |

του |  | θεου |  | και |  | πατρος |  | ημων |  | εν |  | τη |  | παρουσια |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | ιησου |
♦ |  | God 2 |  | and 3 |  | Father 4 |  | our, 1 |  | at |  | the |  | coming |  | of our Lord |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |

χριστου |  | μετα |  | παντων |  | των |  | αγιων |  | αυτου |  |
Christ |  | with |  | all |  | ♦ |  | his saints. |  | ♦ |  |