1 Thessalonians 3

1 So when we could not stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone

Wherefore, when we could no longer forbear, we chose to be left at Athens alone,

2 and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, also our fellow worker in the Gospel of Christ, to confirm you and encourage you concerning your faith,

and sent Timothy, our brother and a fellow-laborer with God in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to encourage you in your faith,

3 that no one be unsettled by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.

so that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for yourselves know that to this we are appointed;

4 For indeed, when we were with you we kept telling you in advance that we were going to be afflicted; just as it happened, in fact, as you know.

for even when we were with you, we told you before that we are to suffer affliction, just as it came to pass, and ye know.

5 Yes, that is why, no longer standing it, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had successfully tempted you and our labor come to be for nothing.

For this cause, when I too could no longer forbear, I sent in order to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor should prove in vain.

6 But now that Timothy has 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, just as we also long to see you

But when Timothy just now came to us from you, and brought us good tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you;

7 —because of this, brothers, in all our affliction and distress we were encouraged about you by your faith;

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

8 for now we live, if you are standing firm in the Lord.

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

9 With what thankfulness can we repay God for you, for all the joy with which we are rejoicing in the presence of our God because of you;

For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

10 praying most earnestly night and day, that we may see your face and complete the things lacking in your faith?

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

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

Now God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you;

12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love toward each other and toward all, just as we also do toward you,

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

13 so as to establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His holy ones.

in order that he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God, our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones.