1 Thessalonians 3

1 Therefore, when we could no longer bear it, we thought it was good to be left behind at Athens alone.

Wherefore, being no longer able to contain ourselves, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;

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

and we sent Timothy our brother and minister of God in the gospel of the Christ, in order that he might strengthen and comfort you with respect to your faith,

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

that no one be moved by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this:

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

for even when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were about to be afflicted, as it also came to pass, and as you know.

5 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.

For this reason, when I could no longer contain myself, I sent to know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.

6 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.

But now, since Timothy has come to us from you, and has told us the good news of your faith and love, and that you have a good remembrance of us at all times, greatly desiring to see us, as indeed we desire to see you,

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

for this reason we are comforted concerning you, brethren, in all our distress and affliction, by your faith:

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

for now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

9 For what thanks can we give to God for you, for all the joy that we have before our God over you?

For what thanks can we render to God for you, for the great joy with which we rejoice on your account before our God,

10 Night and day we pray very hard that we may see your face and provide what is lacking in your faith.

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

11 May our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

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

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

And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love to one another and to all, even as we toward you,

13 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.

in order that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness, in the presence of our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.