1 Thessalonians 3

1 Therefore when we could not stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

Wherefore, no longer concealing our anxiety, we were well-pleased to be left in Athens, alone,

2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

And sent Timothy—our brother, and God’s minister in the glad-message of the Christ—that he might confirm and console you over your faith,

3 that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

That, no one, might be shrinking back in these tribulations. For ye, yourselves, know, that, hereunto, are we appointed;

4 For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

For, even when we were with you, we told you beforehand—we are destined to suffer tribulation! even as it also came to pass, and ye know.

5 For this cause I also, when I could not stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

For this cause, I also, no longer concealing my anxiety, sent, that I might get to know your faith, lest by any means he that tempteth, should have tempted you, and, in vain, should have been our toil.

6 But Timothy has just now come to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you.

But, when, just now, Timothy came unto us, from you, and brought us good tidings of your faith and love, —and that ye have good remembrance of us, continually, longing to see, us, —even as, we also, to see you,

7 For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

For this cause, were we consoled, brethren, over you, in all our necessity and tribulation, through your faith;

8 For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

Because, now, we live, —if only, ye, stand fast in the Lord.

9 For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,

For what thanksgiving can we render back, unto God, concerning you, on occasion of all the joy wherewith we rejoice, for your sakes, before our God?—

10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

Night and day, making very abundant entreaties, that we may see your face, and fit in the things which are lacking in your faith?

11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

Now may, our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus, make straight our way unto you:

12 May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

And, you, may the Lord cause to abound and excel in your love one toward another, and toward all, —even as, we, do toward you:

13 to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

To the end he may confirms your hearts, faultless in holiness, before our God and Father, in the Presence of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.