Modern Literal Version
[1 Thessalonians 3]

     ^3:1 Hence, no longer forbearing it, we were delighted to be left behind in Athens alone. ^3:2 And we sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant and our fellow worker in the good-news of the Christ, ^*that^* he might establish you^* and to encourage you^* concerning your^* faith; ^3:3for no one to be shook up in these afflictions; for^* you^* yourselves know that we are reserved ^*for this thing.^3:4 For^* even when we were with you^*, we were saying to you^* beforehand that we are about to be afflicted; just-as it also happened and you^* know. ^3:5 Because of this, no longer forbearing it, I also sent Timothy, ^*that^* I might know your^* faith, lest the tempter had tempted you^*, and our labor might become vain. ^3:6 But now, after Timothy came to us from you^*, and proclaimed to us good-news about your^* faith and love^*, and that you^* have a good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, just-as we also long to see you^*. ^3:7 Brethren, because of this, we were comforted on the basis of you^* in all our affliction and calamity through your^* faith, ^3:8 because now we live, if you^* stand-firm in the Lord. ^3:9 For^* what thanksgiving are we able to repay to God concerning you^*? Over all the joy in which we are rejoicing before our God is because of you^*, ^3:10 exceptionally beseeching God night and day, ^*that^* we may see your^* face and may mend the things lacking of your^* faith.

     ^3:11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus Christ, steer our way toward you^*. ^3:12 And may the Lord increase in you^* and this increase to abound in love^* toward one another and toward all men, just-as we also do toward you^*; ^3:13*that^* he might establish your^*hearts, blameless in holiness before our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his holy-ones.

Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1987, 1999, 2013 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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