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1 Thessalonians 3:1

Athens
So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.

2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

3 so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

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BSB
So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.
KJV
Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
WEB
Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,
ASV
Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone;
DARBY
Wherefore, being no longer able to refrain ourselves, we thought good to be left alone in Athens,
BLB
Therefore, bearing [it] no longer, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone,
ÅB
Derfor, da vi ikke lenger kunne holde det ut, fant vi det best å bli alene tilbake i Aten,
OTB
Derfor, da vi ikke lenger kunne holde det ut, bestemte vi oss for å bli igjen alene i Athen,
B1930
Derfor, da vi ikke lenger kunde holde det ut, fant vi det best å bli alene tilbake i Aten,

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Cross references

  • Acts 17:15

    Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 3:5

    For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:17

    Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.

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  • Jeremiah 20:9

    If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.

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  • 2 Corinthians 2:13

    I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

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  • Jeremiah 44:22

    So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.

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