The First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians

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- Chapter 3 -

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

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

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

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 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.

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 holy ones.

Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

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

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

For this cause I also, when I couldn’t 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.

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

But Timothy has just now come 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.

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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.