1 Thessalonians 3

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Timothy’s Visit

¹So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.

¹Therefore, bearing it no longer, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone,

²We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God^a in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

²and we sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker of God in the gospel of Christ, in order to strengthen and to encourage you on behalf of your faith,

³so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

³that no one be disturbed in these tribulations. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

⁴Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.

⁴For even when we were with you, we were saying beforehand to you that we are about to suffer tribulation, just as also it came to pass, and you know.

⁵For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.

⁵Because of this I also, bearing it no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the one tempting had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain.

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

⁶But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.

⁶But presently, Timothy having come to us from you and having brought good news to us of your faith and love, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, longing to see us just as also we you,

⁷For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.

⁷because of this, brothers, we were encouraged over you in all our hardship and tribulation, because of your faith.

⁸For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.

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

⁹How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

⁹For what thanksgiving are we able to recompense to God concerning you over all the joy with which we rejoice before our God because of you,

¹⁰Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.

¹⁰night and day imploring exceedingly in order to see your face and to complete the things lacking of your faith?

¹¹Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

¹²And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

¹²And may the Lord cause you to increase and to abound in love for one another and for all, just as also we for you,

¹³so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

¹³in order to strengthen your hearts, blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.