THESSALONIANS CHAPTER III

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 fellow-labourer in the gospel of 
Christ, to stablish 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.