1 Thessalonians 3

1 Wherefore being able to contain no longer, we were content to be left alone at Athens,

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

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

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;

3 that no one might be shaken by these afflictions: for ye yourselves know that we are appointed hereunto.

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

4 For when we were with you, we told you before that we should be afflicted, as it came to pass, and ye know.

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

5 For this cause being able to wait no longer, I sent to know the state of your faith, least the tempter should have tempted you, and our labor have been in vain.

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.

6 But now Timothy being come back to us from you, and having brought us good tidings concerning your faith and love, and that ye have always a good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, as we indeed do to see you;

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;

7 by this we were comforted in you, my brethren, under all our affliction and distress, because of your faith:

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

8 for now we are revived, since you are stedfast in the Lord.

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

9 For what thanks can we render to God concerning you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God,

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;

10 night and day most ardently praying, that we may see your face, and perfect whatever is wanting in your faith?

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

11 And may God himself even our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you:

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

12 and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love to one another, and to all men, as we do towards you:

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

13 that your hearts may be established unblameable in holiness, before God even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints.

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.