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1 Thess. 3:1 Paul sent Timothy because he could no longer endure not knowing how the Thessalonians were doing. Sending Timothy was a sacrifice for Paul. It shows deep pastoral love, since Paul was left behind at Athens alone (see note on Acts 17:15).
1 Thess. 3:2 God’s coworker. Paul may be highlighting Timothy’s credentials to show that he was a worthy substitute, since Paul could not come himself.
1 Thess. 3:3–4 Paul sent Timothy to strengthen the persecuted Thessalonians (see 2 Thess. 1:5–7). we are destined for this. Christians should expect to suffer for their faith (see Rom. 8:17–18; 2 Tim. 3:12; also Mark 10:30; 1 Pet. 4:12–13).
1 Thess. 3:5 tempter. Satan tempted Jesus (Matt. 4:1–11) and he tempts Christians (1 Cor. 7:5). our labor would be in vain. If Satan had succeeded in getting the Thessalonians to abandon their faith, Paul’s mission work would have been a failure.
1 Thess. 3:6 When Timothy returned from Thessalonica, Paul wrote to the Thessalonians.
1 Thess. 3:9–10 what is lacking in your faith. The missionaries had been unable to complete their usual instruction in the fundamentals of the faith.
1 Thess. 3:13 Jesus will someday return with all his saints (or “holy ones”—angels, Christians, or, most likely, both; compare Zech. 14:5). On the second coming of Christ, see 1 Thess. 5:1–11; 1 Pet. 4:7; 2 Pet. 3:2–18.
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