1 Thessalonians 3

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

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

2 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,

And sent Timothy, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

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

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

4 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];

For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

5 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.

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

6 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,

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

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

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

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

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

9 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,

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

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

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

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

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

12 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,

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

13 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.

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