7Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.
7Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.
4 In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.
5 For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter might have tempted you and our efforts might have been useless.
6 But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.
7 Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.
8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.
9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?
3:7Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
3:7Therefore we were comforted, brethren, in you, in all our necessity and tribulation, by your faith,
3:7for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:
3:7for this reason we have been comforted in you, brethren, in all our distress and tribulation, through your faith,
3:7for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:
3:7Therefore, brethren, by your faith we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress:
3:7for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
3:7because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,
3:7Therefore, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: