1 Thessalonians 3

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

διο μηκετι στεγοντεσ ευδοκησαμεν καταλειφθηναι εν αθηναισ μονοι

2 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,

και επεμψαμεν τιμοθεον τον αδελφον ημων και διακονον του θεου και συνεργον ημων εν τω ευαγγελιω του χριστου εισ το στηριξαι υμασ και παρακαλεσαι υμασ περι τησ πιστεωσ υμων

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

το μηδενα σαινεσθαι εν ταισ θλιψεσιν ταυταισ αυτοι γαρ οιδατε οτι εισ τουτο κειμεθα

4 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.

και γαρ οτε προσ υμασ ημεν προελεγομεν υμιν οτι μελλομεν θλιβεσθαι καθωσ και εγενετο και οιδατε

5 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.

δια τουτο καγω μηκετι στεγων επεμψα εισ το γνωναι την πιστιν υμων μηπωσ επειρασεν υμασ ο πειραζων και εισ κενον γενηται ο κοποσ ημων

6 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.

αρτι δε ελθοντοσ τιμοθεου προσ ημασ αφ υμων και ευαγγελισαμενου ημιν την πιστιν και την αγαπην υμων και οτι εχετε μνειαν ημων αγαθην παντοτε επιποθουντεσ ημασ ιδειν καθαπερ και ημεισ υμασ

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

δια τουτο παρεκληθημεν αδελφοι εφ υμιν επι παση τη θλιψει και αναγκη ημων δια τησ υμων πιστεωσ

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

οτι νυν ζωμεν εαν υμεισ στηκετε εν κυριω

9 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,

τινα γαρ ευχαριστιαν δυναμεθα τω θεω ανταποδουναι περι υμων επι παση τη χαρα η χαιρομεν δι υμασ εμπροσθεν του θεου ημων

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

νυκτοσ και ημερασ υπερ εκπερισσου δεομενοι εισ το ιδειν υμων το προσωπον και καταρτισαι τα υστερηματα τησ πιστεωσ υμων

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

αυτοσ δε ο θεοσ και πατηρ ημων και ο κυριοσ ημων ιησουσ χριστοσ κατευθυναι την οδον ημων προσ υμασ

12 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,

υμασ δε ο κυριοσ πλεονασαι και περισσευσαι τη αγαπη εισ αλληλουσ και εισ παντασ καθαπερ και ημεισ εισ υμασ

13 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.

εισ το στηριξαι υμων τασ καρδιασ αμεμπτουσ εν αγιωσυνη εμπροσθεν του θεου και πατροσ ημων εν τη παρουσια του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου μετα παντων των αγιων αυτου