1 Thessalonians 3

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

And so, when I could no longer bear it, I made up my mind to be left behind at Athens, all 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,

I sent Timothy, my brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and to hearten you in your faith.

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

So that no one should be shaken by these troubles-for you know well that we are appointed to troubles.

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 even when I was with you I used to tell you beforehand that I was to suffer affliction; and so it proved, as you 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.

So, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that my labor had been 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 that Timothy has returned from you to me, and has brought good news of your faith and love, and that you are still holding me in affectionate remembrance, always longing to see me as I also am longing to see you.

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

I have been comforted, my brothers, in regard to you, in spite of all my distress and affliction over your faith.

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

For now I am really living, if you are standing firm 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 thanksgiving can I render again to God in your behalf, in return for all the joy which you cause me in the presence of my God?

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

Night and day I am praying earnestly that I may see you face to face, and may perfect whatever is yet lacking in your faith.

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

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct my path to 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,

Meanwhile, may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as I 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.

And so may he establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus, with all his saints.