1 Thessalonians 3

1 Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;

2 and did send Timotheus — our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ — to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,

And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of YHWH, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of the Messiah, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

3 that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

4 for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known [it];

For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

5 because of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour.

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

6 And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us always, desiring much to see us, as we also [to see] you,

But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

7 because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

8 because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Master.

9 for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

For what thanks can we render to YHWH again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our Elohim;

10 night and day exceedingly beseeching, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith.

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

11 And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,

Now YHWH himself and our Father, and our Master Yahushua the Messiah, direct our way unto you.

12 and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,

And YHWH make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

13 to the establishing your hearts blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before YHWH, even our Father, at the coming of our Master Yahushua the Messiah with all his saints.