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1 Thessalonians

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1 Where­fore when we could no longer for­bear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; 2 And sent Tim­o­theus, our broth­er, and min­is­ter of God, and our fel­lowlabour­er in the gospel of Christ, to es­tab­lish you, and to com­fort you con­cern­ing your faith: 3 That no man should be moved by these af­flic­tions: for your­selves know that we are ap­point­ed there­un­to. 4 For ver­i­ly, when we were with you, we told you be­fore that we should suf­fer tribu­la­tion; even as it came to pass, and ye know. 5 For this cause, when I could no longer for­bear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempt­ed you, and our labour be in vain. 6 But now when Tim­o­theus came from you unto us, and brought us good tid­ings of your faith and char­i­ty, and that ye have good re­mem­brance of us al­ways, de­sir­ing great­ly to see us, as we also ­to see you: 7 There­fore, brethren, we were com­fort­ed over you in all our af­flic­tion and dis­tress by your faith: 8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanks can we ren­der to God again for you, for all the joy where­with we joy for your sakes be­fore our God; 10 Night and day pray­ing ex­ceed­ing­ly that we might see your face, and might per­fect that which is lack­ing in your faith? 11 Now God him­self and our Fa­ther, and our Lord Je­sus Christ, di­rect our way unto you. 12 And the Lord make you to in­crease and abound in love one to­ward an­oth­er, and to­ward all men, even as we do to­ward you: 13 To the end he may sta­b­lish your hearts un­blame­able in ho­li­ness be­fore God, even our Fa­ther, at the com­ing of our Lord Je­sus Christ with all his saints.