^3:1 Hence, no longer forbearing it, we were delighted to be left 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, ^3:3 for no one to be shaken 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, 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 upon the basis of you^° in all our affliction and calamity through your^° faith, ^3:8 because now we live, if you^° are standing-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 may abound in love^* toward one another and toward everyone, 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.