1 Thessalonians 3
1 Therefore, when we could no longer bear it, we thought it was good to be left behind at Athens alone.
διο μηκετι στεγοντες ευδοκησαμεν καταλειφθηναι εν αθηναις μονοι
2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and comfort you regarding 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 We did this so that no one would be shaken by these sufferings. For yourselves know that for this we have been appointed.
το μηδενα σαινεσθαι εν ταις θλιψεσιν ταυταις αυτοι γαρ οιδατε οτι εις τουτο κειμεθα
4 Truly, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were about to suffer affliction, and that happened, as you know.
και γαρ οτε προς υμας ημεν προελεγομεν υμιν οτι μελλομεν θλιβεσθαι καθως και εγενετο και οιδατε
5 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.
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 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.
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 Because of this, brothers, we were comforted by you because of your faith, in all our distress and affliction.
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 firm in the Lord.
οτι νυν ζωμεν εαν υμεις στηκητε εν κυριω
9 For what thanks can we give to God for you, for all the joy that we have before our God over you?
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 very hard that we may see your face and provide what is lacking 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 our Lord Jesus, 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 increase and abound in love one for another and toward all people, as we also do for you.
υμας δε ο κυριος πλεονασαι και περισσευσαι τη αγαπη εις αλληλους και εις παντας καθαπερ και ημεις εις υμας
13 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 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
