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Encouragement of Timothy’s Visit | ||||
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| 1 Therefore when we could endure it no longer, we thought it best to be left behind at Athens alone, | 1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; | 1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone; | 1 For which cause, forbearing no longer, we thought it good to remain at Athens alone: | 1 Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone, | 2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as to your faith, | 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: | 2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith; | 2 And we sent Timothy, our brother, and the minister of God in the gospel of Christ, to confirm you and exhort you concerning your faith: | 2 and did send Timotheus -- our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ -- to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith, | 3 so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we have been destined for this. | 3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. | 3 that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed. | 3 That no man should be moved in these tribulations: for yourselves know, that we are appointed thereunto. | 3 that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set, | 4 For indeed when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction; and so it came to pass, as you know. | 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. | 4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction; even as it came to pass, and ye know. | 4 For even when we were with you, we foretold you that we should suffer tribulations, as also it is come to pass, and you know. | 4 for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known it; | 5 For this reason, when I could endure it no longer, I also sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor would be in vain. | 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. | 5 For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain. | 5 For this cause also, I, forbearing no longer, sent to know your faith: lest perhaps he that tempteth should have tempted you, and our labour should be made vain. | 5 because of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, longing to see us just as we also long to see you, | 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: | 6 But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also to see you; | 6 But now when Timothy came to us from you, and related to us your faith and charity, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us as we also to see you; | 6 And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us always, desiring much to see us, as we also to see you, | 7 for this reason, brethren, in all our distress and affliction we were comforted about you through your faith; | 7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: | 7 for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith: | 7 Therefore we were comforted, brethren, in you, in all our necessity and tribulation, by your faith, | 7 because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith, | 8 for now we really live, if you stand firm in the Lord. | 8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. | 8 for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. | 8 Because now we live, if you stand in the Lord. | 8 because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord; | 9 For what thanks can we render to God for you in return for all the joy with which we rejoice before our God on your account, | 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; | 9 For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; | 9 For what thanks can we return to God for you, in all the joy wherewith we rejoice for you before our God, | 9 for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God? | 10 as we night and day keep praying most earnestly that we may see your face, and may complete what is lacking in your faith? | 10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? | 10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith? | 10 Night and day more abundantly praying that we may see your face, and may accomplish those things that are wanting to your faith? | 10 night and day exceedingly beseeching, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 11 Now may our God and Father Himself and Jesus our Lord direct our way to you; | 11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. | 11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you: | 11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. | 11 And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you, | 12 and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for 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: | 12 and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you; | 12 And may the Lord multiply you, and make you abound in charity towards one another, and towards all men: as we do also towards you, | 12 and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you, | 13 so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. | 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. | 13 to the end he may establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. | 13 To confirm your hearts without blame, in holiness, before God and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints. Amen. | 13 to the establishing your hearts blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints. |
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