¹⁷But when^* we were made orphans by separation from you, brothers, for a short time^e (in face, not in heart), we were even more eager with great desire to see your face, ¹⁸because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, on more than one occasion^f—and Satan hindered us. ¹⁹For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? ²⁰For you are our glory and joy.

Paul Sends Timothy to Thessalonica

3Therefore when we^* could bear it no longer, we determined to be left behind in Athens alone, ²and 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, ³so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed for this, ⁴for 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. ⁵Because 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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Footnotes

*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were made orphans by separation”) which is understood as temporal
eLiterally “the time of an hour”
fLiterally “both once and twice”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“could bear”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“could endure”) which is understood as temporal