1 Thessalonians 3:7-10

3:7 So ¹  in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, ²  through your faith. 3:8 For now we are alive again, ³  if you stand firm in the Lord. 3:9 For how can we thank God enough for you, ⁴  for all the joy we feel ⁵  because of you before our God? 3:10 We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person ⁶  and make up what may be lacking in your faith.

[3:7]  ¹ tn Or “for this reason.”

[3:7]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[3:8]  ³ tn Grk “because now we live,” in comparison with his feelings of dread in not knowing how they were doing (cf. 2:17-3:5).

[3:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “what thanks can we render to God about you.”

[3:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “all the joy with which we rejoice.”

[3:10]  ⁶ tn Grk “to see your face.”