1 W herefore, being no longer able to refrain ourselves, we thought good to be left alone in Athens,

Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

2 a nd sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of Christ, to confirm you and encourage concerning your faith,

and did send Timotheus -- our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ -- to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,

3 t hat no one might be moved by these afflictions. (For yourselves know that we are set for this;

that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,

4 f or also, when we were with you, we told you beforehand we are about to be in tribulation, even as also it came to pass, and ye know.)

for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known;

5 F or this reason I also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.

because of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour.

6 B ut Timotheus having just come to us from you, and brought to us the glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have always good remembrance of us, desiring much to see us, even as we also you;

And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us always, desiring much to see us, as we also you,

7 f or this reason we have been comforted in you, brethren, in all our distress and tribulation, through your faith,

because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

8 b ecause now we live if ye stand firm in Lord.

because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

9 F or what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

10 n ight and day beseeching exceedingly to the end that we may see your face, and perfect what is lacking in your faith?

night and day exceedingly beseeching, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith.

11 B ut our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,

12 B ut you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you,

and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,

13 i n order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

to the establishing your hearts blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.