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          DASV: 1 Thessalonians 3

1 So when we could stand it no longer, we decided to stay
behind at Athens alone.
2 We sent Timothy, our brother and God's co-worker in the
gospel of Christ, to strengthen you, and encourage you in
your faith,
3 that no one be shaken by these afflictions. For you
yourselves know that we are destined for them.
4 For in fact even when we were with you, we told you ahead
of time that we would suffer affliction; and so it has happened
as you know full well.
5 So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about
your faith. I was afraid that somehow the tempter had tempted
you, and our effort should prove to have been wasted.
6 But now Timothy has come to us from you, and given us good
news about your faith and love, and that you constantly have
good memories of us, longing to see us, just as we also long
to see you.
7 For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction,
we were comforted about you because of your faith.
8 For now we are alive again, since you are standing firm
in the Lord.
9 For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we
feel for your sakes before our God.
10 Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see you face to
face, and fill up anything that is missing in your faith?
11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus,
direct our way to you.
12 May the Lord make you grow and overflow in love for one
another, and for all men, just as we do for you.
13 May he strengthen your hearts, blameless in holiness before
our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all
his saints.

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