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Ac 17.15. Finally, we couldn't stand it any longer. We decided to stay in Athens by ourselves 2and send our friend Timothy to you. He works with us as God's servant and preaches the good news about Christ. We wanted him to make you strong in your faith and to encourage you. 3We didn't want any of you to be discouraged by all these troubles. You knew we would have to suffer, 4because when we were with you, we told you this would happen. And we did suffer, as you well know. 5At last, when I could not wait any longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I hoped Satan had not tempted you and made all our work useless.
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Ac 18.5. Timothy has now come back from his visit with you and has told us about your faith and love. He also said that you always have happy memories of us and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you.
7My friends, even though we have a lot of trouble and suffering, your faith makes us feel better about you. 8Your strong faith in the Lord is like a breath of new life. 9How can we possibly thank God enough for all the happiness you have brought us? 10Day and night we sincerely pray that we will see you again and help you to have an even stronger faith.
11We pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus will let us visit you. 12May the Lord make your love for each other and for everyone else grow by leaps and bounds. This is how our love for you has grown. 13And when our Lord comes with all his people, I pray he will make your hearts pure and innocent in the sight of God the Father.
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1 Thessalonians 3
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1#Ac 17:15; 1Th 3:5Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone. 2We sent Timothy, who is our brother and minister of God and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish and comfort you with regard to your faith, 3#Ac 9:16; 14:22so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this. 4#1Th 2:14Indeed, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it came to pass, as you well know. 5#Mt 4:3; Php 2:16For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to inquire about your faith, lest by some means the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor might have been in vain.
6#Ac 18:5; 1Th 1:3But just now Timothy has come from you to us and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always have good memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, as we also desire to see you. 7#2Co 1:4Therefore, brothers, during all our afflictions and distress, we have been encouraged about you through your faith. 8#1Co 16:13For now we live, if you stand strong in the Lord. 9For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God, 10#2Ti 1:3; 2Co 13:9night and day praying earnestly that we might see your face and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
11#2Th 2:16; 1Th 3:13Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. 12#Php 1:9; 1Th 4:9–10And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all men, even as we do for you. 13#1Th 2:19; Zec 14:5To this end may He establish your hearts to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
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