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King James Version
Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind
at Athens alone;
Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
and sent Timothy
, our brother and God's
minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort `
you '
concerning your faith ;
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 :
that no man be moved by these afflictions ;
for yourselves know that hereunto
we are appointed.
That no man should
be moved by these afflictions :
for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ;
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 :
for
this
cause
, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress
and
affliction through
your faith:
Therefore
, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and
distress
by
your faith:
for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
For what thanksgiving
can we render again
unto
God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
For what thanks
can we render to
God again
for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
night and day praying exceedingly that we may
see your face, and may
perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
Night and day praying exceedingly that we might
see your face, and might
perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
Now may
our
God and Father himself
, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you :
Now God himself
and our
Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ
, direct our way unto you .
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 ;
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you :
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.
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.
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