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1. Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
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1. Wherefore G1352 when we could no longer G3371 forbear G4722 , we thought it good G2106 to be left G2641 at G1722 Athens G116 alone G3441 ;
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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:
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2. And G2532 sent G3992 Timothy G5095 , our G2257 brother G80 , and G2532 minister G1249 of God G2316 , and G2532 our G2257 fellow laborer G4904 in G1722 the G3588 gospel G2098 of Christ G5547 , to establish G4741 you G5209 , and G2532 to comfort G3870 you G5209 concerning G4012 your G5216 faith G4102 :
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3. That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
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3. That no man G3367 should be moved G4525 by G1722 these G5025 afflictions G2347 : for G1063 yourselves G846 know G1492 that G3754 we are appointed G2749 thereunto G1519 G5124 .
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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.
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4. For G1063 verily G2532 , when G3753 we were G2258 with G4314 you G5209 , we told you before G4302 G5213 that G3754 we should G3195 suffer tribulation G2346 ; even G2532 as G2531 it came to pass G1096 , and G2532 ye know G1492 .
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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.
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5. For this cause G1223 G5124 , when I G2504 could no longer G3371 forbear G4722 , I sent G3992 to know G1097 your G5216 faith G4102 , lest by some means G3381 the G3588 tempter G3985 have tempted G3985 you G5209 , and G2532 our G2257 labor G2873 be G1096 in G1519 vain G2756 .
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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:
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6. But G1161 now G737 when Timothy G5095 came G2064 from G575 you G5216 unto G4314 us G2248 , and G2532 brought us good tidings G2097 G2254 of your G5216 faith G4102 and G2532 charity G26 , and G2532 that G3754 ye have G2192 good G18 remembrance G3417 of us G2257 always G3842 , desiring greatly G1971 to see G1492 us G2248 , as G2509 we G2249 also G2532 to see you G5209 :
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7. Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
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7. Therefore G1223 G5124 , brethren G80 , we were comforted G3870 over G1909 you G5213 in G1909 all G3956 our G2257 affliction G2347 and G2532 distress G318 by G1223 your G5216 faith G4102 :
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8. For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
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8. For G3754 now G3568 we live G2198 , if G1437 ye G5210 stand fast G4739 in G1722 the Lord G2962 .
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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;
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9. For G1063 what G5101 thanks G2169 can G1410 we render to God again G467 G2316 for G4012 you G5216 , for G1909 all G3956 the G3588 joy G5479 wherewith G3739 we joy G5463 for your sakes G1223 G5209 before G1715 our G2257 God G2316 ;
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10. Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
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10. Night G3571 and G2532 day G2250 praying G1189 exceedingly G5228 G1537 G4053 that we might see G1492 your G5216 face G4383 , and G2532 might perfect G2675 that which is lacking G5303 in your G5216 faith G4102 ?
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11. Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
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11. Now G1161 God G2316 himself G846 and G2532 our G2257 Father G3962 , and G2532 our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , direct G2720 our G2257 way G3598 unto G4314 you G5209 .
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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:
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12. And G1161 the G3588 Lord G2962 make you to increase G4121 G5209 and G2532 abound G4052 in love G26 one toward another G240 G1519 , and G2532 toward G1519 all G3956 men, even G2532 as G2509 we G2249 do toward G1519 you G5209 :
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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.
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13. To the end he may establish G4741 your G5216 hearts G2588 unblamable G273 in G1722 holiness G42 before G1715 God G2316 , even G2532 our G2257 Father G3962 , at G1722 the G3588 coming G3952 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 with G3326 all G3956 his G846 saints G40 .
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