3:1 Therefore
when
we
could
bear
it
no
longer,
we
were
willing
to
be
left
behind
at
Athens
alone,
3:2 and
we
sent
Timothy,
our
brother
and
God's
coworker
in
the
gospel
of
Christ,
to
establish
and
exhort
you
in
your
faith,
3:3 that
no
one
be
moved
by
these
afflictions.
For
you
yourselves
know
that
we
are
destined
for
this.
3:4 For
when
we
were
with
you,
we
kept
telling
you
beforehand
that
we
were
to
suffer
affliction,
just
as
it
has
come
to
pass,
and
just
as
you
know.
3:5 For
this
reason,
when
I
could
bear
it
no
longer,
I
sent
to
learn
about
your
faith,
for
fear
that
somehow
the
tempter
had
tempted
you
and
our
labor
would
be
in
vain.
3:6 But
now
that
Timothy
has
come
to
us
from
you,
and
has
brought
us
the
good
news
of
your
faith
and
love
and
reported
that
you
always
remember
us
kindly
and
long
to
see
us,
as
we
long
to
see
you--
3:7 for
this
reason,
brothers,
in
all
our
distress
and
affliction
we
have
been
comforted
about
you
through
your
faith.
3:8 For
now
we
live,
if
you
are
standing
fast
in
the
Lord.
3:9 For
what
thanksgiving
can
we
return
to
God
for
you,
for
all
the
joy
that
we
feel
for
your
sake
before
our
God,
3:10 as
we
pray
most
earnestly
night
and
day
that
we
may
see
you
face
to
face
and
supply
what
is
lacking
in
your
faith
3:11 Now
may
our
God
and
Father
himself,
and
our
Lord
Jesus,
direct
our
way
to
you,
3:12 and
may
the
Lord
make
you
increase
and
abound
in
love
for
one
another
and
for
all,
as
we
do
for
you,
3:13 so
that
he
may
establish
your
hearts
blameless
in
holiness
before
our
God
and
Father,
at
the
coming
of
our
Lord
Jesus
with
all
his
saints.