1 Thessalonians 3:7

Easy-to-Read Version

So, brothers and sisters, we are encouraged about you because of your faith. We have much trouble and suffering, but still we are encouraged.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and affliction, we were encouraged about you through your faith.

King James Version (1611)
Therefore brethren, wee were comforted ouer you in all our affliction and distresse, by your faith:

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

English Standard Version
for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith.

New American Standard Bible
for this reason, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and affliction we were comforted about you through your faith;

New Century Version
So, brothers and sisters, while we have much trouble and suffering, we are encouraged about you because of your faith.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
for this reason, brethren, in all our distress and affliction we were comforted about you through your faith;

Legacy Standard Bible
for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we were comforted about you through your faith;

Berean Standard Bible
For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.

Contemporary English Version
My friends, even though we have a lot of trouble and suffering, your faith makes us feel better about you.

Complete Jewish Bible
Because of this, brothers, in spite of all our trouble and distress, we were comforted over you — because of your trust;

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore, brethren, we had consolation in you, in all our affliction and necessitie through your faith.

George Lamsa Translation
Therefore, our brethren, we have been comforted by you, in the midst of all our distress and tribulations because of your faith:

Good News Translation
So, in all our trouble and suffering we have been encouraged about you, friends. It was your faith that encouraged us,

Lexham English Bible
because of this, brothers, we have been comforted because of you in all our distress and affliction through your faith,

Literal Translation
Because of this we were comforted over you, brothers, on all our affliction and distress through your faith,

Amplified Bible
for this reason, brothers and sisters, during all our distress and suffering we have been comforted and greatly encouraged about you because of your faith [your unwavering trust in God—placing yourselves completely in His loving hands];

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

Bible in Basic English
For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

Hebrew Names Version
for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

International Standard Version
That's why, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we have been encouraged about you by your faith.2 Corinthians 1:4;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
on this account we were comforted in you, my brethren, in all our anxieties and our afflictions because of your faith.

Murdock Translation
therefore we are comforted in you, my brethren, amid all our straits and afflictions, on account of your faith.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therefore brethren we were comforted ouer you, in all our aduersitie and necessitie, because of your fayth.

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

World English Bible
for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you, in, all our affliction and distress by your faith.

Weymouth's New Testament
for this reason in our distress and trouble we have been comforted about you, brethren, by your faith.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
therfor, britheren, we ben coumfortid in you, in al oure nede and tribulacioun, bi youre feith.

Update Bible Version
for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore, brethren, by your faith we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress:

New English Translation
So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

New King James Version
therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress we were comforted concerning you by your faith.

New Living Translation
So we have been greatly encouraged in the midst of our troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith.

New Life Bible
Christian brothers, word about your faith has made us happy even while we are suffering and are in much trouble.

New Revised Standard
For this reason, brothers and sisters, during all our distress and persecution we have been encouraged about you through your faith.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For this cause, were we consoled, brethren, over you, in all our necessity and tribulation, through your faith;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore we were comforted, brethren, in you, in all our necessity and tribulation, by your faith.

Revised Standard Version
for this reason, brethren, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Therfore brethre we had consolacion in you in all oure adversite and necessite through youre fayth.

Young's Literal Translation
because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
therfore brethren we haue consolacion in you in all oure trouble and necessite thorow youre faith.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Thus, my brethren, your conduct has given us great consolation, under all our persecutions and distress.

Simplified Cowboy Version
There were times we wanted to give up too, but Timothy's report has rejuvenated us.

Contextual Overview

⁶ But now Timothy has come back from his visit with you and told us good news about your faith and love. He told us that you always remember us in a good way. He told us that you want very much to see us again. And it is the same with us—we want very much to see you. ⁷ So, brothers and sisters, we are encouraged about you because of your faith. We have much trouble and suffering, but still we are encouraged. ⁸ Our life is really full if you stand strong in the Lord. ⁹ We have so much joy before our God because of you! So we thank God for you. But we cannot thank him enough for all the joy we feel. ¹⁰ Night and day we continue praying with all our heart that we can come there and see you again. We want to give you everything you need to make your faith strong.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

we were: 1 Thessalonians 3:8, 1 Thessalonians 3:9, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 7:6, 2 Corinthians 7:7, 2 Corinthians 7:13, 2 John 1:4

in all: Acts 17:4-10, 1 Corinthians 4:9-13, 2 Corinthians 11:23-28, 2 Timothy 3:10-12

Reciprocal: Exodus 4:14 - cometh Psalms 137:6 - if I prefer Luke 15:6 - his John 16:22 - and your John 16:33 - but Acts 28:15 - he thanked Romans 1:12 - that I may 1 Corinthians 16:18 - they 2 Corinthians 6:4 - distresses 2 Corinthians 6:10 - sorrowful 2 Corinthians 7:4 - I am filled Philippians 2:17 - I joy Colossians 4:11 - a comfort Philemon 1:20 - let me

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
The man and his wife were naked, but they were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:5
God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree you will learn about good and evil, and then you will be like God!"

Genesis 3:10
The man said, "I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid. I was naked, so I hid."

Genesis 3:11
God said to the man, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat fruit from that special tree? I told you not to eat from that tree!"

Deuteronomy 28:34
The things you see will make you go crazy.

2 Kings 6:20
When they arrived at Samaria, Elisha said, " Lord , open the eyes of these men so that they can see." Then the Lord opened their eyes, and the Aramean army saw they were in the city of Samaria!

Isaiah 28:20
A man tried to sleep on a bed that was too short for him. He had a blanket that was not wide enough to cover him. The bed and blanket were useless, and so were your agreements. "

Isaiah 59:6
They cannot be used for clothes, and you cannot cover yourself with them. Your hands are always busy sinning and hurting others.

Luke 16:23
He was sent to the place of death and was in great pain. He saw Abraham far away with Lazarus in his arms.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over, you,.... Or "in you", as the Vulgate Latin version; or "from you", as the Arabic; or "by you", as the Syriac; or "for you", as the Ethiopic; that is, on account of them, either by what they had heard was in them, or had heard from them. This gave abundant consolation

in all our affliction and distress: which they met with at Corinth, where the apostle laboured with his own hands, and ministered to his own, and the necessities of others, and was greatly opposed, reproached, and persecuted; see Acts 18:3, but the news of the good estate and condition the Thessalonians were in, was a great relief and comfort to him, particularly their faith:

by your faith: by the report of it, that it grew exceedingly, and that they walked in the truth; see 1 John 5:4. The Alexandrian copy reads, "in all your distress and affliction, and by your faith."

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We were comforted over you - See the notes, 2Co 1:3-7; 2 Corinthians 7:6-7. The sense here is, that their steadfastness was a great source of comfort to him in his trials. It was an instance where the holy lives and the fidelity of a people did much, as will always be the case, to lighten the burdens and cheer the heart of a minister of the gospel. In the inevitable trials of the ministerial office there is no source of comfort more rich and pure than this.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 7. Therefore - we were comforted — My afflictions and persecutions seemed trifles when I heard of your perseverance in the faith.