¹派提摩太前往

¹Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

²派我们的弟兄，就是在基督的福音上和　神同工的提摩太去，为了要在你们的信仰上坚定你们，劝慰你们，

²and did send Timotheus — our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ — to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,

³免得有人在各样的患难中动摇了。你们自己知道，我们受患难原是命定的。

³that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,

⁴我们在你们那里的时候，早已对你们说过，我们将会遭受患难。后来应验了，这是你们知道的。

⁴for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known [it];

⁵因此，我既然不能再忍下去，就派人去打听你们的信心怎样；恐怕那试探人的诱惑了你们，以致我们的劳苦白费了。

⁵because of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour.

⁶提摩太刚刚从你们那里回来，把你们信心和爱心的好消息带给我们。他还说，你们常常怀念我们，切切想见我们，好像我们想见你们一样。

⁶And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us always, desiring much to see us, as we also [to see] you,

⁷所以弟兄们，我们在这一切困苦患难中，因着你们的信心就得了安慰。

⁷because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

⁸如果你们在主里站立得稳，我们就可以活下去了。

⁸because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

⁹我们因你们的缘故，在我们的　神面前满有喜乐；为这一切喜乐，我们可以为你们向　神献上怎么样的感谢呢！

⁹for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

¹⁰我们昼夜迫切祈求，要见你们的面，并且要补满你们信心的不足。

¹⁰night and day exceedingly beseeching, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith.

¹¹愿我们的父　神自己和我们的主耶稣为我们开路，使我们可以到你们那里去。

¹¹And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,

¹²又愿主叫你们彼此相爱的心，和爱众人的心，都充充足足，多而又多，好像我们爱你们一样。

¹²and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,

¹³也愿他坚定你们的心，好叫你们在我们主耶稣和众圣徒再来的时候，在我们的父　神面前，完全圣洁，无可指摘。

¹³to the establishing your hearts blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.