1 Thessalonians 3

1 So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.

Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone;

2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort [you] concerning your faith;

3 so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed.

4 Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.

For verily, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.

For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labour should be in vain.

6 But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.

But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also [to see] you;

7 For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.

for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:

8 For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.

for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

9 How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.

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

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

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

12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

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

13 so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

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