1 Thessalonians 3

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

Therefore, when we could bear it no longer, we thought it best to stay in 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 we sent Timothy, our brother, who is a servant of God and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage 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 would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we have been appointed to afflictions such as these.

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];

In fact, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction, and as you well know, it has now happened.

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 reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our 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 Timothy has now come back to us from you and has brought us good news of your faith and love. He reports that you always think of us with affection, longing to see us, just as we also long to see you.

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

Therefore, brothers, in all our affliction and distress, we were encouraged about you because of your faith.

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

For now we really live, since 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,

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?

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

Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is 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 our way 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,

May the Lord cause you to increase and abound in your love for one another and for all, just as we abound in our love for 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 may he strengthen your hearts to be blameless in holiness in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus Christ comes with all his saints.