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1 Thessalonians 3:1–2

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Wherefore 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:

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Footnotes

  1. aver. 5.
  2. bSee 1 Cor. 9:12. Comp. 2 Cor. 2:13.
  3. cComp. Acts 17:15, 16. See Acts 16:1.
  4. cComp. Acts 17:15, 16. See Acts 16:1.
  5. dRom. 16:21 (Gk.). So 1 Cor. 16:10. 2 Cor. 1:19. Comp. Phil. 2:19.
  6. ccSee Heb. 13:23.
  7. dRom. 16:21 (Gk.). So 1 Cor. 16:10. 2 Cor. 1:19. Comp. Phil. 2:19.
  8. eSee 2 Cor. 8:23.
  9. fSee Rom. 16:25.
  10. gSee Col. 2:2.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens. We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, when we could no longer stand it, we thought it was better to be left alone in Athens. And we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith,

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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