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1 Thessalonians 3:6
ESV But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you—
NIV 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.
NASB But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, longing to see us just as we also long to see you,
CSB But now Timothy has come to us from you and brought us good news about your faith and love. He reported that you always have good memories of us and that you long to see us, as we also long to see you.
NLT But now Timothy has just returned, bringing us good news about your faith and love. He reports that you always remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you.
KJV But 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:

What does 1 Thessalonians 3:6 mean?

Paul was prevented from returning to the Thessalonian Christians (1 Thessalonians 2:18), and so he sent Timothy (1 Thessalonians 3:1–2). This was both to strengthen them and to investigate whether or not they'd been able to withstand persecution (1 Thessalonians 3:5). Paul's concern was that the Devil might have hindered the Thessalonian believers from making further progress in the faith. This fear vanished when Timothy arrived from Thessalonica. Timothy brought a glowing report of the believers' spiritual growth. They were abounding in faith that worked, love that toiled hard, and hope that was unflinching (1 Thessalonians 1:3). They were faithfully imitating Paul and his fellow missionaries and the Lord (1 Thessalonians 1:6). Also, they were faithful messengers of God's Word (1 Thessalonians 1:8).

In 1 Thessalonians 3:6 Paul refers to their trust in the Lord and love for Paul as good news. He also rejoiced in the fact that the Thessalonians thought kindly of him and wanted to see him as much as he wanted to see them. It is evidence of believers' love for the Lord and one another that absence from each other makes the heart grow fonder. They look forward to fellowshipping together at the first opportunity.
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