Concern for Their Faith

Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, and sent (A)Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, (B)that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that (C)we are appointed to this. (D)For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know. For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know your faith, (E)lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and (F)our labor might be in vain.

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So dio when we could bear stegō it no longer mēketi, we decided eudokeō to remain behind kataleipō at en Athens alone monos, and kai we sent pempō Timothy Timotheos, · ho our hēmeis brother adelphos and kai coworker synergos for ho God theos in en the ho gospel euangelion of ho Christ Christos, to eis establish stērizō and kai encourage parakaleō you hymeis in hyper · ho your hymeis faith pistis, so ho that no one mēdeis would be moved sainō by en · ho these houtos afflictions thlipsis. For gar you yourselves autos know oida that hoti we were destined keimai for eis this houtos. · kai In fact gar, when hote we were eimi with pros you hymeis, we told prolegō you hymeis in advance that hoti we would mellō suffer persecution thlibō; even as kathōs · kai it has turned ginomai out , as kai you know oida. So because dia houtos I kagō could bear stegō it no longer mēketi, I sent pempō to eis find out ginōskō about ho your hymeis faith pistis; for fear that somehow pōs the ho tempter peirazō had tempted peirazō you hymeis and kai our hēmeis labor kopos had been ginomai in eis vain kenos. · ho

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