1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 - Paul Sends Timothy To Thessalonica
1 So when I could not bear it any longer, I decided to be left behind in Athens alone, 2 and so I sent my brother Timothy, God's minister in the preaching of the good news of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 3 so that none of you might be deceived amid these difficulties. For you knew yourselves that this is our appointed lot, 4 for when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were going to be pressed with difficulties, and it took place, as you know. 5 That was why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for I was afraid that the tempter had tempted you and our labor might be lost.