1 Thessalonians 3:1–5
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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: 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.
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- aver. 5.
- bSee 1 Cor. 9:12. Comp. 2 Cor. 2:13.
- cComp. Acts 17:15, 16. See Acts 16:1.
- cComp. Acts 17:15, 16. See Acts 16:1.
- dRom. 16:21 (Gk.). So 1 Cor. 16:10. 2 Cor. 1:19. Comp. Phil. 2:19.
- ccSee Heb. 13:23.
- dRom. 16:21 (Gk.). So 1 Cor. 16:10. 2 Cor. 1:19. Comp. Phil. 2:19.
- eSee 2 Cor. 8:23.
- fSee Rom. 16:25.
- gSee Col. 2:2.
- hSee Acts 9:16. & 14:22. So 1 Cor. 4:9. 1 Pet. 4:12.
- hSee Acts 9:16. & 14:22. So 1 Cor. 4:9. 1 Pet. 4:12.
- iSee ch. 2:14.
- aver. 5.
- lSo 1 Cor. 7:5. 2 Cor. 11:3.
- mPhil. 2:16. So Gal. 4:11. Comp. Gal. 2:2.
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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, that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know. For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
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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, so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them. In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know. For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.
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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, so that no one will be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. In fact, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were going to experience affliction, and as you know, it happened. For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I also sent him to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that our labor might be for nothing.
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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, and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles. Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come—and they did, as you well know. 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.
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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, so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed for this, for indeed when we were with you we told you beforehand that we were about to be afflicted, just as indeed it happened, and you know. Because of this, I also, when I could endure it no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter tempted you and our labor should be in vain.
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