1 Thessalonians 3

1 Therefore, when we could not stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

Wherefore, no longer concealing our anxiety, we were well pleased to be left at Athens alone,

2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

and sent Timothy, our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow-laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to exhort you concerning your faith:

3 that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

that no one should be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that we are appointed to them.

4 For truly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

For even when we were with you, we foretold you that we were to be afflicted; which also happened as you know.

5 For this cause I also, when I could not stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

For this reason also, no longer concealing my anxiety, I sent to know your faith; lest by some means the tempter may have tempted you, and our labor have become in vain.

6 But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

But now, when Timothy came to us from you, and gave us the good news of your faith and love, and that you have good remembrance of us at all times, ardently desiring to see us, even as we also to see you;

7 for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

by this, brethren, we were comforted concerning you in all our affliction and necessity, even by your faith.

8 For now we live, since you stand firm in the Lord.

For now we live, when you stand firm in the Lord.

9 For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

But what thanksgiving can we return to God concerning you, for all the joy with which we rejoice, through you, in the presence of our God?

10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

Night and day, most earnestly requesting to see your face, and to supply the deficiencies of your faith.

11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you;

Now may God himself, even our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, make straight our way to you.

12 and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, even as we also do toward you,

And may the Lord fill you, and make you overflow with love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you;

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

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