KJ3 Literal Translation
1 Thessalonians 3
Paul testifies his great love to the Thessalonians by sending Timothy to them to strengthen and comfort them.
1So no longer enduring, we were pleased to be left in Athens alone,
2and sent Timothy, our brother and servant of God, and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ to be the one to establish you and to encourage you concerning your faith,
3that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.
4For even when we were with you, we said to you before that we are about to be afflicted, as it also happened, even you know.
5Because of this, no longer enduring, I also sent to know your faith, that the tempting one not somehow tempt you, and our labor should come to be in vain.
6But now Timothy coming to us from you, and announcing good news to us of your love and faith, and that you have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as also we long to see you.
7Because of this we were comforted over you, brothers, on all our affliction and distress through your faith,
8because now we live, if you should stand fast in the Lord.
9For what thanks are we able to return to God about you, over all the joy with which we rejoice because of you before our God,
10night and day praying beyond all measure for me to see your face, and to complete the things lacking in your faith?
11But may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
12And may the Lord make you to increase and to abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we do also toward you,
13in order to establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and our Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
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