1 Thessalonians 3

1 WHEREFORE when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone:

For this reason, enduring no longer, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

2 and sent Timothy our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, that he might stablish you, and comfort you concerning your faith:

and sent Timotheus—our brother, and a servant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ—to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,

3 that no man might be shaken by these tribulations; for ye yourselves know that thereunto we are appointed.

that no one be moved in these tribulations, for you have known that we are set for this,

4 For when we were with you, we told you before that we were about to suffer tribulation; as also it came to pass, and ye know.

for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand that we are about to suffer tribulation, as it also came to pass, and you have known [it];

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

because of this also, I, no longer enduring, sent to know your faith, lest he who is tempting tempted you, and our labor might be in vain.

6 But now when Timothy returned to us from you, and brought us the glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye retain a kind remembrance of us always, earnestly desirous to see us, as we are also to see you:

And Timotheus now having come to us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that you always have a good remembrance of us, desiring much to see us, as we also [to see] you,

7 for this cause we have felt consolation, brethren, in you under all our tribulation and distress, because of your fidelity.

because of this we were comforted, brothers, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

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

because now we live, if you may stand fast in the LORD.

9 For what sufficient thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice on your account before our God,

For what thanks are we able to repay to God for you, for all the joy with which we delight because of you in the presence of our God,

10 night and day most fervently praying that we may see your face, and amply supply the deficiencies of your faith?

exceedingly imploring night and day, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith?

11 Now God himself, and our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ direct our way unto you.

And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you,

12 And the Lord cause you to abound and overflow with love one to another, and towards all men, as we also do to you:

and the LORD cause you to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,

13 to the end that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before God and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

in order to have established your hearts, blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His holy ones.