1 Thessalonians, Chapter 3
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 287.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
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1διο μηκετι ϲτεγοντεϲ ηυδοκηϲαμεν καταλιφθηναι εν αθηναιϲ μονοι 2και επεμψαμεν τιμοθεον τον αδελφο ημων και διακονο του θυ εν τω ευαγγελιω του χυ ειϲ το ϲτηριξαι ϋμαϲ και παρακαλεϲαι ϋπερ τηϲ πιϲτεωϲ υμων 3το μηδενα ϲαινεϲθαι εν ταιϲ θλιψεϲι ταυταιϲ αυτοι γαρ οιδατε οτι ειϲ τουτο κειμεθα 4και γαρ οτε προϲ ϋμαϲ ημεν προελεγομεν υμιν οτι μελλομεν θλιβεϲθαι καθωϲ κ(αι) εγενετο και οιδατε 5δια τουτο καγω μηκετι ϲτεγων επεμψα ειϲ το γνωναι τη πιϲτιν υμων μη πωϲ επειραϲεν υμαϲ ο > πειραζων και ειϲ κενον γενηται ο κοποϲ ημων
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Διὸ μηκέτι στέγοντες εὐδοκήσαμεν καταλειφθῆναι ἐν Ἀθήναις μόνοι, 2καὶ ἐπέμψαμεν Τιμόθεον, τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν καὶ διάκονον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς τὸ στηρίξαι ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλέσαι ὑπὲρ τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν 3τὸ μηδένα σαίνεσθαι ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσιν ταύταις. αὐτοὶ γὰρ οἴδατε ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο κείμεθα· 4καὶ γὰρ ὅτε πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἦμεν, προελέγομεν ὑμῖν ὅτι μέλλομεν θλίβεσθαι, καθὼς καὶ ἐγένετο καὶ οἴδατε. 5διὰ τοῦτο κἀγὼ μηκέτι στέγων ἔπεμψα εἰς τὸ γνῶναι τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν, μήπως ἐπείρασεν ὑμᾶς ὁ πειράζων καὶ εἰς κενὸν γένηται ὁ κόπος ἡμῶν.
1Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; 2And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: 3That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. 4For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know. 5For 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 be in vain.
6αρτι δε ελθοτοϲ τιμοθεου προϲ ημαϲ αφ υμων και ευαγγελιϲαμενου ημιν την υμων πιϲτιν και την αγαπη υμων και οτι εχετε μνιαν ημων αγα>θην παντοτε επιποθουντεϲ ημαϲ ϊδειν καθαπερ και ημειϲ ϋμαϲ 7δια τουτο παρεκληθημεν αδελφοι εφ υμιν επι παϲη τη αναγκη και θλιψει ημων δια τηϲ ϋμων πιϲτεωϲ 8οτι νυν ζωμε εαν υμειϲ ϲτηκητε εν κω 9τινα γαρ ευχαριϲτιαν δυναμεθα τω κω ανταποδουναι περι ϋμων επι παϲη τη χαρα η χαιρομεν δι υμαϲ εμπροϲθεν του κυ ημων 10νυκτοϲ και ημεραϲ ϋπερεκπεριϲϲου δεομενοι > ειϲ το ϊδειν ϋμων το προϲωπον και > καταρτιϲαι τα ϋϲτερηματα τηϲ πιϲτεωϲ υμων
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
6Ἄρτι δὲ ἐλθόντος Τιμοθέου πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἀφ’ ὑμῶν καὶ εὐαγγελισαμένου ἡμῖν τὴν πίστιν καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην ὑμῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἔχετε μνείαν ἡμῶν ἀγαθὴν πάντοτε, ἐπιποθοῦντες ἡμᾶς ἰδεῖν καθάπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑμᾶς, 7διὰ τοῦτο παρεκλήθημεν, ἀδελφοί, ἐφ’ ὑμῖν ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ ἀνάγκῃ καὶ θλίψει ἡμῶν διὰ τῆς ὑμῶν πίστεως, 8ὅτι νῦν ζῶμεν ἐὰν ὑμεῖς στήκετε ἐν κυρίῳ. 9τίνα γὰρ εὐχαριστίαν δυνάμεθα τῷ θεῷ ἀνταποδοῦναι περὶ ὑμῶν ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ χαρᾷ ᾗ χαίρομεν δι’ ὑμᾶς ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν, 10νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ δεόμενοι εἰς τὸ ἰδεῖν ὑμῶν τὸ πρόσωπον καὶ καταρτίσαι τὰ ὑστερήματα τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν;
6But 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: 7Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: 8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
11αυτοϲ δε ο θϲ και πατηρ ημω και ο κϲ ημων ιϲ κατευθυναι την οδο υμων προϲ ϋμαϲ 12ϋμαϲ δε ο κϲ πλεοναϲαι και περιϲϲευϲαι τη αγαπη ειϲ αλληλουϲ και ειϲ πανταϲ καθαπερ και ημειϲ ειϲ ϋμαϲ 13ειϲ το ϲτηριξαι ϋμων ταϲ καρδιαϲ αμεμπτουϲ εν αγιωϲυνη εμπροϲθε του θυ και πατροϲ > ημων εν τη παρουϲια του κυ ημων ιυ μετα παντων των αγιων αυτου αμην
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
11Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ ἡμῶν καὶ ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς κατευθύναι τὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς· 12ὑμᾶς δὲ ὁ κύριος πλεονάσαι καὶ περισσεύσαι τῇ ἀγάπῃ εἰς ἀλλήλους καὶ εἰς πάντας, καθάπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς, 13εἰς τὸ στηρίξαι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας ἀμέμπτους ἐν ἁγιωσύνῃ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων αὐτοῦ. ἀμήν.
11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. 12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 13To the end he may stablish 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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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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