1 Thessalonians 3

1 Because of this, willing to wait no longer, it was pleasing to us to remain at Athens, alone.

Therefore no longer containing, we delighted to be left alone at Athens;

2 And we sent Timothy, our brother and a minister of God in the Gospel of Christ, to confirm you and to exhort you, on behalf of your faith,

and we sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God in the gospel of Christ, in order to establish you, and exhort you concerning your faith;

3 so that no one would be disturbed during these tribulations. For you yourselves know that we have been appointed to this.

that no one should be shaken in these tribulations. For you know that for this we are appointed.

4 For even while we were with you, we predicted to you that we would suffer tribulations, even as it has happened, and as you know.

For indeed, when we were with you, we foretold you that we are about to suffer tribulation; as indeed took place, and you know it.

5 For this reason also, I was not willing to wait any longer, and I sent to find out about your faith, lest perhaps he who tempts may have tempted you, and our labor might have been in vain.

Therefore I indeed, no longer containing, sent that I might know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter tempted you, and our labor may be in vain.

6 But then, when Timothy arrived to us from you, he reported to us your faith and charity, and that you keep a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us, just as we likewise desire to see you.

But Timothy, having already come to us from you, and proclaimed to us the good news of your faith and your divine love, and that you always have a good mention of us, longing to see us, as we do to see you;

7 As a result, we were consoled in you, brothers, in the midst of all our difficulties and tribulations, through your faith.

therefore we were comforted, brethren, over you in all our distress and tribulation on account of your faith;

8 For we now live so that you may stand firm in the Lord.

because we now live, if you stand in the Lord.

9 For what thanks would we be able to repay to God because of you, for all the joy with which we rejoice over you before our God?

For what thanks are we able to render unto God in your behalf, for all the joy with which we rejoice on account of you before our God;

10 For night and day, ever more abundantly, we are praying that we may see your face, and that we may complete those things that are lacking in your faith.

night and day praying incessantly that we may see your face, and perfect the deficiencies of your faith?

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

But God himself, even our Father, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you:

12 And may the Lord multiply you, and make you abound in your charity toward one another and toward all, just as we also do toward you,

and the Lord fill you and cause you to superabound in divine love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also do towards you;

13 in order to confirm your hearts without blame, in sanctity, before God our Father, unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints. Amen.

in order to establish your hearts blameless in holiness in the presence of God even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints: amen.