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1 Thessalonians 3:7

In 1 Thessalonians 3 of 1 Thessalonians.

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

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διὰdiaThereforeδιάpreposition — “Therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.παρεκλήθημενpareklēthēmenwe were comfortedπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural — “we were comforted”, a single actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.we were comfortedἀδελφοίadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.ἐφ’ephoverἐπί (epi)preposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inπάσῃpasēallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνάγκῃanankēdistressἀνάγκηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “distress”, the to- or for-formG318necessity, constraint, compulsion; there is need to; force, violence.distressκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.θλίψειthlipseipressureθλῖψις (thlipsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “pressure”, the to- or for-formG2347persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).διὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourπίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faith

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

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American Standard Version (1901)

for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:

Young’s Literal Translation

because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

World English Bible

For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

Darby Translation

for this reason we have been comforted in you, brethren, in all our distress and tribulation, through your faith,

Douay-Rheims

Therefore we were comforted, brethren, in you, in all our necessity and tribulation, by your faith,

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