1 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER THREE
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• GREEK TENSES:
• PR= Present Tense: Shows action in present time. When used with Active Voice, and Indicative Mood, often shows linear or continuing action.
• AO= Aorist Tense : Simple, undefined action. The time of the action is undefined, except in the indicative mood.
• FUT= Future Tense : Shows action of the verb as defined in the future.
• PER= Perfect Tense: The action was completed in the past, but has lasting and continuing results into the future.
• IMP= Imperfect Tense: Used only in the indicative mood, and refers to continuous or linear action in past time. As in "I was having".
• PLPF= Pluperfect Tense: The action was completed in the past, with continuing results in the past.
• GREEK CASES:
• GEN= Genitive Case: Usually indicates possession, though it can denote source of the action.
• INST = Instrumental Case: Usually denotes action on the object of the verb.
• DAT= Dative Case
• NOM= Nominative Case
• ACC= Accusative
• PL= Plural
• SG= Singular
• GREEK VOICES:
• AC= Active Voice: Action was completed by the subject of the verb.
• PAS= Passive Voice: The subject receives the action of the verb.
• MID= Middle Voice: The subject acts in some way upon itself or to itself.
• GREEK MOODS:
• IND= Indicative Mood : Makes an assertion of fact, and is used with all Greek tenses. Example: they will go, she saw.
• OPT= Optative Mood: Rarely used, it usually expresses a wish or desire.
• IMP= Imperative Mood: A command to do something.
• SUBJ= Subjective Mood: Makes an assertion about which there is some doubt, uncertainty, or indefiniteness.
• OTHER ABBREVIATIONS:
• PART= Participle : A verbal adjective, such as "having gone, receiving the gift".
• ABL= Ablative of source: When something is out of something. Example, The Spirit out of God.
• INF= Infinitive: A verbal noun, examples = to see, to go, to throw.

Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, (STEGO Pr Ac Part = To hold out or endure)

we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;

1 Thessalonians 3:2

And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister (DIAKONOS = minister. Three uses found in Scripture: (1) All believers are ministers of God [2 Cor 3; 4.1; 5.17], (2) Those who lead governments are ministers for God [Rom 13.4], (3) The Pastor of the Church is a full time minister for God)

of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish (STERIZO Ao Ac Infin = for the purpose of stabilizing you)

you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

1 Thessalonians 3:3

That no man should be moved (SAINO Present, = to fawn, cringe, wag the tail, be disturbed or constantly disturbed by)

by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

1 Thessalonians 3:4

For verily, when we were with you, we told (PROLEGO Imperfect Linear Action = we kept on telling you, said beforehand)

you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour (KOPOS = labor to the point of exhaustion)

be in vain. (KENOS = to be empty, void, useless, nullified)

1 Thessalonians 3:6

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:

1 Thessalonians 3:7

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

1 Thessalonians 3:8

For now we live, (ZAO = to be enthusiastically living. The Pastor's greatest joy is when the believer responds to teaching and grows)

if (EAN, First Class Condition = If, and it's true)

ye stand fast (STEKO Present Active, Linear Action = you keep on being stabilized)

in the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy (CHARA = inner happiness)

wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

1 Thessalonians 3:10

Night and day praying (DEOMAI Present Middle, Linear Action = I will keep on praying)

exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect (KATARTIZO = to be supplied, equipped, fill up a deficiency)

that which is lacking in your faith?

1 Thessalonians 3:11

Now God himself and our Father, (The Father, the Head of the Trinity, is the Planner)

and our Lord Jesus Christ, (Jesus Christ, God the Son, is the Executor of the Plan)

direct our way unto you.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

And the Lord make you to increase (PLEONAZO Aorist Optative = my wish is that you increase)

and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

1 Thessalonians 3:13

To the end he may stablish (STERIZO = stabilize)

your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

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