1 Thessalonians 3

1 Wherefore, no longer concealing our anxiety, we were well-pleased to be left in Athens, alone,

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

2 And sent Timothy—our brother, and God’s minister in the glad-message of the Christ—that he might confirm and console you over your faith,

And sent Timothy, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellow-laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

3 That, no one, might be shrinking back in these tribulations. For ye, yourselves, know, that, hereunto, are we appointed;

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed to it.

4 For, even when we were with you, we told you beforehand—we are destined to suffer tribulation! even as it also came to pass, and ye know.

For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

5 For this cause, I also, no longer concealing my anxiety, sent, that I might get to know your faith, lest by any means he that tempteth, should have tempted you, and, in vain, should have been our toil.

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter may have tempted you, and our labor be in vain.

6 But, when, just now, Timothy came unto us, from you, and brought us good tidings of your faith and love, —and that ye have good remembrance of us, continually, longing to see, us, —even as, we also, to see you,

But now when Timothy came from you to us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also [to see] you:

7 For this cause, were we consoled, brethren, over you, in all our necessity and tribulation, through your faith;

Therefore, brethren, by your faith we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress:

8 Because, now, we live, —if only, ye, stand fast in the Lord.

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

9 For what thanksgiving can we render back, unto God, concerning you, on occasion of all the joy wherewith we rejoice, for your sakes, before our God?—

For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

10 Night and day, making very abundant entreaties, that we may see your face, and fit in the things which are lacking 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 Now may, our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus, make straight our way unto you:

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

12 And, you, may the Lord cause to abound and excel in your love one toward another, and toward all, —even as, we, do toward you:

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one towards another, and towards all [men], even as we [do] towards you:

13 To the end he may confirms your hearts, faultless in holiness, before our God and Father, in the Presence of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

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