1 Thessalonians 3:6 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:

Words Then and Now

charity love Still heard today: an uncharitable remark, one without love or kindness Webster’s 1828 · Charity

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

you, your, ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Translation Notes

CharityThe church’s old word for the love that comes from God and goes out to God and to men.

Matthew Henry

He rejoiced at the good tidings of their faith and loveThankfulness to God is very imperfect in the present state; but one great end of the ministry of the word is to help faith forward. That which was the...

Thompson Chains

TimothySee the chain from Acts 16:1 · 18 links
Good TidingsSee the chain from Isaiah 40:9 · 3 links
Spir. LoveSee the chain from 1 Corinthians 13:13 · 7 links

Parallel Passages

Galatians 2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

1 Corinthians 11:2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
Proverbs 25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Acts 18:5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
2 Corinthians 7:5–7 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. …
Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Philippians 1:8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
Acts 18:1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Colossians 1:4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
Colossians 4:18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. <Written from Rome to Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.>
1 Thessalonians 2:9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
1 Thessalonians 2:17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
1 Thessalonians 3:9–10 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; …
2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
2 Timothy 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
Philemon 1:5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Hebrews 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
1 John 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

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Topics

Faith Thessalonians
Timothy Sent to the Thessalonians

Timeline

Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 54 · The First Epistle to the Thessalonians

Bible Dictionary

TimotheusThe Greek form of the name of Timothy (Acts 16:1, etc.; the R.V. always “Timothy”).

Greek and Strong’s

But δὲ de δέ Conjunction
now Ἄρτι Arti ἄρτι Adverb
when Timotheus Τιμοθέου Timotheou Τιμόθεος Noun · genitive masculine singular
came ἐλθόντος elthontos ἔρχομαι Verb · aorist active participle, genitive masculine singular
from ἀφʼ aph’ ἀπό Preposition
you ὑμῶν hymōn Pronoun · second person, genitive plural ὑμῶν hymōn
unto πρὸς pros πρός Preposition
us ἡμᾶς hēmas Pronoun · first person, accusative plural ἡμᾶς hēmâs
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
brought εὐαγγελισαμένου euangelisamenou εὐαγγελίζω Verb · aorist middle participle, genitive masculine singular
us ἡμῖν hēmin Pronoun · first person, dative plural ἡμῖν hēmîn
good tidings εὐαγγελίζω euangelízō
of your ὑμῶν hymōn Pronoun · second person, genitive plural ὑμῶν hymōn
faith τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular πίστιν pistin πίστις Noun · accusative feminine singular
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
charity τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular ἀγάπην agapēn ἀγάπη Noun · accusative feminine singular
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
that ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
ye have ἔχετε echete ἔχω Verb · present active indicative, second person plural
good ἀγαθὴν agathēn ἀγαθός Adjective · accusative feminine singular
remembrance μνείαν mneian μνεία Noun · accusative feminine singular
of us ἡμῶν hēmōn Pronoun · first person, genitive plural ἡμῶν hēmōn
always πάντοτε pantote πάντοτε Adverb
desiring greatly ἐπιποθοῦντες epipothountes ἐπιποθέω Verb · present active participle, nominative masculine plural
to see ἰδεῖν idein Verb · aorist active infinitive εἴδω eídō
us ἡμᾶς hēmas Pronoun · first person, accusative plural ἡμᾶς hēmâs
as καθάπερ kathaper καθάπερ Adverb
we ἡμεῖς hēmeis Pronoun · first person, nominative plural ἡμεῖς hēmeîs
also καὶ kai καί Adverb
you ὑμᾶς hymas Pronoun · second person, accusative plural ὑμᾶς hymâs

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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