Therefore no longer enduring, we thought it best to be left behind in Athens alone,

and we sent Timothy, the brother of us and fellow worker of God in the gospel of Christ, in order to strengthen you and to encourage concerning the faith of you,

And indeed, when with you we were, we were telling beforehand you that we are about to suffer affliction, just as also it came to pass, and you know.

Because of this I also, no longer enduring, sent in order to know the faith of you, lest perhaps tempted you the [one] tempting, and in vain may be the labor of us.

Presently however, when was coming Timothy to us from you, and having brought good news to us of the faith and the love of you, and that you have a remembrance of us good always, longing us to see, just as also we you,

because of this we were encouraged, brothers, as to you, in all the distress and tribulation of us, through your faith.

For now we live, if you are standing firm in [the] Lord.

What for thanksgiving are we able to God to give concerning you in return for all the joy that we rejoice because of you, before the God of us,

by night and day, exceedingly abundant imploring for [us] to see your face and to supply the things lacking in the faith of you?

Himself now the God and Father of us, and the Lord of us Jesus, might direct the way of us to you.

You now, the Lord might make to increase, and might abound in love toward one another, and toward all, just as also we toward you,

in order to strengthen your hearts, blameless in holiness before the God and Father of us at the coming of the Lord of us Jesus, with all the saints of Him. Amen.