1 Thessalonians 3

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

Therefore, when we could no longer bear it, we thought it was good to be left behind 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,

We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and comfort you regarding your faith.

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

We did this so that no one would be shaken by these sufferings. For yourselves know that for this we have been appointed.

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];

Truly, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were about to suffer affliction, and that happened, 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.

For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I sent that I might know about your faith. Perhaps the tempter had somehow tempted you, and our labor was 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 came to us from you and brought us the good news of your faith and love. He told us that you always have good memories of us, and that you long 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,

Because of this, brothers, we were comforted by you because of your faith, in all our distress and affliction.

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

For now we live, if you stand 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 thanks can we give to God for you, for all the joy that we have before our God over 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 very hard that we may see your face and provide what is lacking in your faith.

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

May our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, 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 make you increase and abound in love one for another and toward all people, as we also do 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.

May he strengthen your hearts, so that they will be blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.