Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Α΄ 3

1 διο μηκετι στεγοντεσ ευδοκησαμεν καταλειφθηναι εν αθηναισ μονοι

Therefore no longer enduring we thought it best to be left behind in Athens alone

2 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

and we sent Timothy the brother of us and (servant *KO) (and *K) fellow worker (of us *K) of God in the gospel of Christ in order to strengthen you and to encourage (you *k) (concerning *N+kO) the faith of you,

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

no one [is] to be moved by tribulations these; Yourselves for you know that for this we are destined;

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

And indeed when with you we were, we were telling beforehand you that we are about to suffer affliction even as also it came to pass and you know;

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

Because of this I myself also I myself also no longer enduring I sent in order to know the faith of you, lest perhaps tempted you the [one] tempting and in vain may be the labor of us.

6 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

Presently however when was coming Timothy to us from you and having evangelised to us of the faith and the love of you and that you have a remembrance of us good always longing us to see just as also we ourselves you,

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

because of this we were encouraged, brothers, as to you in all the distress and tribulation of us through your faith;

8 οτι νυν ζωμεν εαν υμεισ στηκετε εν κυριω

For now we live, if you yourselves (are standing firm *N+kO) in [the] Lord.

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

What for thanksgiving are we able to God to give concerning you in return for all the joy that we rejoice because of you before the God of us,

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

by night and day super overexcessively super overexcessively super overexcessively imploring for [us] to see your face and to supply the [things] lacking in the faith of you?

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

Himself now the God and Father of us and the Lord of us Jesus (Christ *K) would direct the way of us to you;

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

You now the Lord would make to increase and He would abound in love toward one another and toward all just as also we ourselves toward you

13 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

in order to strengthen your hearts blameless in holiness before the God and Father of us at the coming of the Lord of us Jesus (Christ *K) with all the saints of Him (Amen. *N)