Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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1 Finally, we could not bear it any
longer. So we decided to stay on
alone in Athens note
2 while we sent
Timothy, our brother who works
with us for God in preaching the
Good News about Christ. We sent
him to strengthen you and help your
faith,
3 so that none of you should
turn back because of these persecutions.
You yourselves know that
such persecutions are part of God's
will for us.
4 For while we were still
with you, we told you ahead of time
that we were going to be persecuted;
and as you well know, that is exactly
what happened.
5 That is why I had
to send Timothy. I could not bear it
any longer, so I sent him to find out
about your faith. Surely it could not
be that the Devil had tempted you
and all our work had been for nothing!
6 Now Timothy has come back,
and he has brought us the welcome
news about your faith and love. He
has told us that you always think
well of us and that you want to see
us just as much as we want to see
you. note
7 So, in all our trouble and suffering
we have been encouraged
about you, brothers. It was your
faith that encouraged us,
8 because
now we really live if you stand firm
in your life in union with the Lord.
9 Now we can give thanks to our God
for you. We thank him for the joy we
have in his presence because of you.
10 Day and night we ask him with all
our heart to let us see you personally
and supply what is needed in your
faith.
11 May our God and Father himself
and our Lord Jesus prepare the way
for us to come to you!
12 May the
Lord make your love for one another
and for all people grow more and
more and become as great as our
love for you.
13 In this way he will
strengthen you, and you will be perfect
and holy in the presence of our
God and Father when our Lord
Jesus comes with all who belong to
him. note
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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