1 Thessalonians 3

1 And so, as we could bear it no longer, we made up our minds to remain behind alone at Athens,

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

2 and sent Timothy, our Brother and God’s minister of the Good News of the Christ, to strengthen you, and to encourage you in your faith,

and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort [you] concerning your faith;

3 so that none of you should be shaken by the troubles through which you are passing. You yourselves know that we are destined to meet with such things.

that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed.

4 For, even while we were with you, we warned you beforehand that we were certain to encounter trouble. And so it proved, as you know.

For verily, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

5 Therefore, since I could no longer endure the uncertainty, I sent to make inquiries about your faith, fearing that the Tempter had tempted you, and that our toil might prove to have been in vain.

For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.

6 But, when Timothy recently returned to us from you with good news of your faith and love, and told us how kindly you think of us — always longing, he said, to see us, just as we are longing to see you —

But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also [to see] you;

7 on hearing this, we felt encouraged about you, Brothers, in the midst of all our difficulties and troubles, by your faith.

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

8 For it is new life to us to know that you are holding fast to the Lord.

for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

9 How can we thank God enough for all the happiness that you are giving us in the sight of our God?

For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face, and make good any deficiency 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 May our God and Father himself, and Jesus, our Lord, make the way plain for us to come to you.

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you:

12 And for you, may the Lord fill you to overflowing with love for one another and for every one, just as we are filled with love for you;

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

13 and so make your hearts strong, and your lives pure beyond reproach, in the sight of our God and Father, at the Coming of our Lord Jesus, with all his Holy Ones.

to the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.