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1 Thessalonians 3

King James Version KJV

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

2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

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

4 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, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto 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 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

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

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

10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

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

12 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 stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 Therefore [when we] could bear [it] no longer, we determined to be left behind in Athens alone,

2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, in order to strengthen and to encourage you about your faith,

3 [so that] no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For [you] yourselves know that we are appointed for this,

4 for indeed when we were with you we told you beforehand that we were about to be afflicted, just as indeed it happened, and you know.

5 Because of this, I also, [when I] could endure [it] no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter tempted you and our labor should be in vain.

6 But now, [because] Timothy has come to us from you and has brought good news to us of your faith and love, and that {you always think kindly of us}, desiring to see us just as also we [desire to see] you,

7 because of this, brothers, we have been comforted because of you in all our distress and affliction through your faith,

8 because now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

9 For what thanks can we repay to God concerning you, because of all the joy [with] which we rejoice because of you before our God,

10 night and day praying beyond all measure that [we] may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith?

11 Now [may] our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you,

12 and [may] the Lord [cause] you to increase and to abound in love for one another and for all, just as also we [do] for you,

13 so that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.