The First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians

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- Chapter 3 -

Wherefore since we could no longer forbare, wee thought it good to remaine at Athens alone,

And haue sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God, and our labour felow in the Gospel of Christ, to stablish you, and to comfort you touching your faith,

That no man should be moued with these afflictions: for ye your selues knowe, that we are appointed thereunto.

For verily when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulations, euen as it came to passe, and ye knowe it.

Euen for this cause, when I could no longer forbeare, I sent him that I might knowe of your faith, lest the tempter had tempted you in any sort, and that our labour had bene in vaine.

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

But now lately when Timotheus came from you vnto vs, and brought vs good tidings of your faith and loue, and that ye haue good remembrance of vs alwayes, desiring to see vs, as we also do you,

Therefore, brethren, we had consolation in you, in all our affliction and necessitie through your faith.

For nowe are wee aliue, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

For what thankes can wee recompense to God againe for you, for all the ioy wherewith we reioyce for your sakes before our God,

Night and day, praying exceedingly that wee might see your face, and might accomplish that which is lacking in your faith?

Nowe God himselfe, euen our Father, and our Lord Iesus Christ, guide our iourney vnto you,

And the Lord increase you, and make you abound in loue one toward another, and towarde all men, euen as we doe toward you:

To make your hearts stable and vnblameable in holines before God euen our Father, at the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ with all his Saints.

Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

But Timothy has just now come to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you.

For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.