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1 Thessalonians 3

New Living Translation NLT

1 Finally, when we could stand it no longer, we decided to stay alone in Athens,

2 and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God’s co-worker in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,

3 and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles.

4 Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come—and they did, as you well know.

5 That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong. I was afraid that the tempter had gotten the best of you and that our work had been useless.

6 But now Timothy has just returned, bringing us good news about your faith and love. He reports that you always remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you.

7 So we have been greatly encouraged in the midst of our troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith.

8 It gives us new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord.

9 How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God’s presence.

10 Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.

11 May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon.

12 And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.

13 May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his holy people. Amen.

Common English Bible CEB

1 So when we couldn't stand it any longer, we thought it was a good idea to stay on in Athens by ourselves,

2 and we sent you Timothy, who is our brother and God's coworker in the good news about Christ. We sent him to strengthen and encourage you in your faithfulness.

3 We didn't want any of you to be shaken by these problems. You know very well that we were meant to go through this.

4 In fact, when we were with you, we kept on predicting that we were going to face problems exactly like what happened, as you know.

5 That's why I sent Timothy to find out about your faithfulness when I couldn't stand it anymore. I was worried that the tempter might have tempted you so that our work would have been a waste of time.

6 Now Timothy has returned to us from you and has given us good news about your faithfulness and love! He says that you always have good memories about us and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you.

7 Because of this, brothers and sisters, we were encouraged in all our distress and trouble through your faithfulness.

8 For now we are alive if you are standing your ground in the Lord.

9 How can we thank God enough for you, given all the joy we have because of you before our God?

10 Night and day, we pray more than ever to see all of you in person and to complete whatever you still need for your faith.

11 Now may our God and Father himself guide us on our way back to you.

12 May the Lord cause you to increase and enrich your love for each other and for everyone in the same way as we also love you.

13 May the love cause your hearts to be strengthened, to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his people. Amen.