1 Thessalonians 3

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

Therefore no longer containing, we delighted to be left alone at Athens;

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

and we sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God in the gospel of Christ, in order to establish you, and 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 shaken in these tribulations. For you know that for this we are appointed.

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 indeed, when we were with you, we foretold you that we are about to suffer tribulation; as indeed took place, and you know it.

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.

Therefore I indeed, no longer containing, sent that I might know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter tempted you, and our labor may be 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 Timothy, having already come to us from you, and proclaimed to us the good news of your faith and your divine love, and that you always have a good mention of us, longing to see us, as we do to see you;

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

therefore we were comforted, brethren, over you in all our distress and tribulation on account of your faith;

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

because we now live, if you stand 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;

For what thanks are we able to render unto God in your behalf, for all the joy with which we rejoice on account of you before 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 praying incessantly that we may see your face, and perfect the deficiencies of your faith?

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

But God himself, even our Father, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto 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 the Lord fill you and cause you to superabound in divine love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also do towards 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.

in order to establish your hearts blameless in holiness in the presence of God even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints: amen.