1 Thessalonians 3

3Wherefore ^awhen we could no longer ^bforbear, ^cwe thought it good to be left at Athens alone; ²And sent ^cdTimotheus, ^ccour brother, and minister of God, and our ^defellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, ^fto establish you, and to ^gcomfort you concerning your faith: ³That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that ^hwe are appointed thereunto. ⁴For verily, when we were with you, we told you before ^hthat we should suffer tribulation; even as ⁱit came to pass, and ye know. ⁵For this cause, ^awhen I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means ^kthe tempter ^lhave tempted you, and ^mour labour be in vain. ⁶But now ⁿwhen Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of ^oyour faith and charity, and ^pthat ye have good remembrance of us always, ^qdesiring greatly to see us, as ^qwe also to see you: ⁷Therefore, brethren, ^rwe were ^gcomforted over you in all our affliction and ^sdistress by your faith: ⁸For now ^twe live, if ye ^ustand fast in the Lord. ⁹For ^wwhat thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; ^10xNight and day ^xypraying exceedingly ^zthat we might see your face, and ^amight perfect that which is lacking in your faith? ¹¹Now God himself ^band our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, ^||cdirect our way unto you. ¹²And the Lord ^dmake you to increase and abound ^ein love ^fone toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: ¹³To the end he may ^gstablish your hearts ^hunblameable in holiness before God, ^beven our Father, ⁱat the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ ^kwith all his saints.