1 Thessalonians 3

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

διο μηκετι στεγοντες ευδοκησαμεν καταλειφθηναι εν αθηναις μονοι

2 and sent Timothy, our dear friend and God’s minister of the good news of the Christ, to strengthen you, and to encourage you in 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 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.

το μηδενα σαινεσθαι εν ταις θλιψεσιν ταυταις αυτοι γαρ οιδατε οτι εις τουτο κειμεθα

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.

και γαρ οτε προς υμας ημεν προελεγομεν υμιν οτι μελλομεν θλιβεσθαι καθως και εγενετο και οιδατε

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.

δια τουτο καγω μηκετι στεγων επεμψα εις το γνωναι την πιστιν υμων μη πως επειρασεν υμας ο πειραζων και εις κενον γενηται ο κοπος ημων

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 –

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

δια τουτο παρεκληθημεν αδελφοι εφ υμιν επι παση τη θλιψει και αναγκη ημων δια της υμων πιστεως

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

οτι νυν ζωμεν εαν υμεις στηκητε εν κυριω

9 How can we thank God enough for all the happiness that you are giving us in the sight of 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 we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face, and make good any deficiency in your faith.

νυκτος και ημερας υπερεκπερισσου δεομενοι εις το ιδειν υμων το προσωπον και καταρτισαι τα υστερηματα της πιστεως υμων

11 May our God and Father himself, and Jesus, our Lord, make the way plain for us to come to you.

αυτος δε ο θεος και πατηρ ημων και ο κυριος ημων ιησους χριστος κατευθυναι την οδον ημων προς υμας

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

υμας δε ο κυριος πλεονασαι και περισσευσαι τη αγαπη εις αλληλους και εις παντας καθαπερ και ημεις εις υμας

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.

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