1 Thessalonians 3

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

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

2 And sent Timothy—our brother, and God’s minister in the glad-message of the Christ—that he might confirm and console you over 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, might be shrinking back in these tribulations. For ye, yourselves, know, that, hereunto, are we appointed;

that no one should be shaken in these tribulations. For you know that for this we are appointed.

4 For, even when we were with you, we told you beforehand—we are destined to suffer tribulation! even as it also came to pass, and ye 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, no longer concealing my anxiety, sent, that I might get to know your faith, lest by any means he that tempteth, should have tempted you, and, in vain, should have been our toil.

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, just now, Timothy came unto us, from you, and brought us good tidings of your faith and love, —and that ye have good remembrance of us, continually, longing to see, us, —even as, we also, 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, were we consoled, brethren, over you, in all our necessity and tribulation, through your faith;

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

8 Because, now, we live, —if only, ye, stand fast in the Lord.

because we now live, if you stand in the Lord.

9 For what thanksgiving can we render back, unto God, concerning you, on occasion of all the joy wherewith 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, making very abundant entreaties, that we may see your face, and fit in the things which are 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, make straight our way unto you:

But God himself, even our Father, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you:

12 And, you, may the Lord cause to abound and excel in your love one toward another, and toward all, —even as, we, 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 confirms your hearts, faultless in holiness, before our God and Father, in the Presence 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.