1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 - Paul Sends Timothy To Thessalonica

¹ Therefore when we could no longer endure, we were pleased to be left at Athens alone. ² And we sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith, ³ so that no one should be drawn aside by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to them. ⁴ For truly, when we were with you, we told you before that we were going to suffer affliction, as it also happened, even you know. ⁵ For this cause, when I could no longer endure, I also sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter may have tempted you and our labor may have been in vain.