1 W herefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

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

2 a nd 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,

and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

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

that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed.

4 f or 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;

For verily, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

5 b ecause 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.

For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.

6 A nd 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,

But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also to see you;

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

for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:

8 b ecause now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

9 f or 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?

For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

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

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

11 A nd our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you:

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

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

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

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