1 Thessalonians 3

¹ Wherefore, when we could by no means longer refrain, it seems well for us to be left in Athens alone, ² and we send Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the evangel of Christ, to establish and to console you for the sake of your faith. ³ No one is to be swayed by these afflictions, for you yourselves are aware that we are located for this. ⁴ For even when we were with you, we predicted to you that "we are about to be afflicted", according as it came to be also, and you are aware. ⁵ Therefore, when I also could by no means longer refrain, I send to know of your faith, lest somehow the trier tries you and our toil may be coming to be for naught. ⁶ Yet at present, because of Timothy's coming to us from you, and bringing us the evangel of your faith and your love, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, longing to see us even as we also you - ⁷ therefore we were consoled, brethren, over you in all our necessity and affliction, through your faith, ⁸ for now we are living if ever you are standing firm in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanksgiving are we able to repay to God concerning you for all the joy with which we are rejoicing because of you in front of our God, ¹⁰ night and day superexcessively beseeching to see your face and to adjust the deficiencies of your faith? ¹¹ Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, be directing our way to you! ¹² Now may the Lord cause you to increase and superabound in love for one another and for all, even as we also for you, ¹³ to establish your hearts unblamable in holiness in front of our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.