1 Thessalonians 3

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

Therefore 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 servant in the Good News of Messiah, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

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

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

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

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.

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, 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 labour would have been in vain.

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 labour be in vain.

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.

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

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

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

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

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,

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 praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which is 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 Yeshua the Messiah, direct our way to you.

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

12 May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love towards one another and towards all men, even as we also do towards you,

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

13 to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Yeshua with all his holy ones.

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