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1 Thessalonians 3:1

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Paul Sends Timothy to Thessalonica

3Therefore when we* could bear it no longer, we determined to be left behind in Athens alone,

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  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“could bear”) which is understood as temporal

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, when we could no longer stand it, we thought it was better to be left alone in Athens.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

KJV 1900King James Version

Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;