<vn='1'><sn="1352">Wherefore</s> when we could no <sn="3371">longer</s><sn="4722">forbear</s>, we thought it <sn="2106">good</s> to be <sn="2641">left</s><sn="1722">at</s><sn="116">Athens</s><sn="3441">alone</s>; </v>
<vn='2'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="3992">sent</s><sn="5095">Timothy</s>, <sn="2257">our</s><sn="80">brother</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1249">minister</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2257">our</s> fellow <sn="4904">laborer</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2098">gospel</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s>, to <sn="4741">establish</s><sn="5209">you</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> to <sn="3870">comfort</s><sn="5209">you</s><sn="4012">concerning</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="4102">faith</s>: </v>
<vn='3'>That no <sn="3367">man</s> should be <sn="4525">moved</s><sn="1722">by</s><sn="5025">these</s><sn="2347">afflictions</s>: <sn="1063">for</s><sn="846">yourselves</s><sn="1492">know</s><sn="3754">that</s> we are <sn="2749">appointed</s><sn="1519 5124">thereunto</s>. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="2532">verily</s>, <sn="3753">when</s> we <sn="2258">were</s><sn="4314">with</s><sn="5209">you</s>, we told you <sn="4302 5213">before</s><sn="3754">that</s> we <sn="3195">should</s> suffer <sn="2346">tribulation</s>; <sn="2532">even</s><sn="2531">as</s> it came to <sn="1096">pass</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> ye <sn="1492">know</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>For this <sn="1223 5124">cause</s>, when <sn="2504">I</s> could no <sn="3371">longer</s><sn="4722">forbear</s>, I <sn="3992">sent</s> to <sn="1097">know</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="4102">faith</s>, lest by some <sn="3381">means</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3985">tempter</s> have <sn="3985">tempted</s><sn="5209">you</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2873">labor</s><sn="1096">be</s><sn="1519">in</s><sn="2756">vain</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="737">now</s> when <sn="5095">Timothy</s><sn="2064">came</s><sn="575">from</s><sn="5216">you</s><sn="4314">unto</s><sn="2248">us</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> brought us good <sn="2097 2254">tidings</s> of <sn="5216">your</s><sn="4102">faith</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="26">charity</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3754">that</s> ye <sn="2192">have</s><sn="18">good</s><sn="3417">remembrance</s> of <sn="2257">us</s><sn="3842">always</s>, desiring <sn="1971">greatly</s> to <sn="1492">see</s><sn="2248">us</s>, <sn="2509">as</s><sn="2249">we</s><sn="2532">also</s> to see <sn="5209">you</s>: </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1223 5124">Therefore</s>, <sn="80">brethren</s>, we were <sn="3870">comforted</s><sn="1909">over</s><sn="5213">you</s><sn="1909">in</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2347">affliction</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="318">distress</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="4102">faith</s>: </v>
<vn='8'><sn="3754">For</s><sn="3568">now</s> we <sn="2198">live</s>, <sn="1437">if</s><sn="5210">ye</s> stand <sn="4739">fast</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="5101">what</s><sn="2169">thanks</s><sn="1410">can</s> we render to God <sn="467 2316">again</s><sn="4012">for</s><sn="5216">you</s>, <sn="1909">for</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5479">joy</s><sn="3739">wherewith</s> we <sn="5463">joy</s> for your <sn="1223 5209">sakes</s><sn="1715">before</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2316">God</s>; </v>
<vn='10'><sn="3571">Night</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2250">day</s><sn="1189">praying</s><sn="5228 1537 4053">exceedingly</s> that we might <sn="1492">see</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="4383">face</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> might <sn="2675">perfect</s> that which is <sn="5303">lacking</s> in <sn="5216">your</s><sn="4102">faith</s>? </v>
<vn='12'><sn="1161">And</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2962">Lord</s> make you to <sn="4121 5209">increase</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4052">abound</s> in <sn="26">love</s> one toward <sn="240 1519">another</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1519">toward</s><sn="3956">all</s> men, <sn="2532">even</s><sn="2509">as</s><sn="2249">we</s> do <sn="1519">toward</s><sn="5209">you</s>: </v>
<vn='13'>To the end he may <sn="4741">establish</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="2588">hearts</s><sn="273">unblamable</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="42">holiness</s><sn="1715">before</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">even</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="3962">Father</s>, <sn="1722">at</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3952">coming</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="3326">with</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="40">saints</s>. </v>