1Wherefore since we coulde no longer forbeare, wee thought it good to remaine at Athens alone, 2And haue sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God, and our labour felow in the Gospel of Christ, to stablish you, and to comfort you touching your faith, 3That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. 4For verily when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulations, euen as it came to passe, and ye knowe it. 5Euen for this cause, when I could no longer forbeare, I sent him that I might knowe of your faith, lest the tempter had tempted you in any sort, and that our labour had bene in vaine. 6But 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: 7Therefore, brethren, we had consolation in you, in all our affliction and necessitie through your faith. 8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9For what thankes can wee recompense to God againe for you, for all the ioy wherewith we reioyce for your sakes before our God, 10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? 11Nowe God himselfe, euen our Father, and our Lord Iesus Christ, guide our iourney vnto you, 12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all [men], even as we [do] toward you: 13To make your hearts stable & vnblameable in holines before God euen our Father, at the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ with all his Saints.