1 Thessalonians 3:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

1 Thessalonians 3:3

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

Moved

We are

General references

Ecclesiastes 2:20

Luke 21:13

Bible References

Moved

He will never be shaken.
The righteous man will be remembered forever.

For David says of Him:

I saw the Lord ever before me;
because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.

But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

So then I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.

not being frightened in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of your deliverance—and this is from God.

if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it.

Therefore, we ourselves boast about you among God’s churches—about your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you endure.

So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.

Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.

Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have affliction for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

We are

For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

“Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.

“Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of My name.

If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name!”

strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God.”

except that in town after town the Holy Spirit testifies to me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.

He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into Gentile hands.’”

Who can separate us from the love of Christ?
Can affliction or anguish or persecution
or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.

along with the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from them all.

For you were called to this,
because Christ also suffered for you,
leaving you an example,
so that you should follow in His steps.

Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.

General references

So I began to give myself over to despair concerning all my work that I had labored at under the sun.

It will lead to an opportunity for you to witness.