1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 - Paul Sends Timothy To Thessalonica
1 And so, as we could bear it no longer, we made up our minds to remain behind alone at Athens, 2 And sent Timothy, our Brother and God's minister of the Good News of the Christ, to strengthen you, and to encourage you in your faith, 3 So that none of you should be shaken by the troubles through which you are passing. You yourselves know that we are destined to meet with such things. 4 For, even while we were with you, we warned you beforehand that we were certain to encounter trouble. And so it proved, as you know. 5 Therefore, since I could no longer endure the uncertainty, I sent to make inquiries about your faith, fearing that the Tempter had tempted you, and that our toil might prove to have been in vain.