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3 So then, because we felt like we could not possibly wait any longer, we decided that just Silas and I should stay behind in the city of Athens. 2 Then, Silas and I had Timothy visit you. He is our fellow believer and serves God by proclaiming the good news about the Messiah. We had him visit you so that he could support and encourage you as you trust in God. 3 That way, when people hurt you, you do not become unsure as you trust in God. In fact, you are well aware that God already decided that people would hurt us believers. 4 You are well aware of that because, while we apostles were visiting you, we warned you ahead of time that others were about to hurt us believers. You are well aware that this is exactly what occurred. 5 Because others have hurt us believers, and because I felt like I could not possibly wait any longer, I had Timothy visit you. I wanted to learn if you were still trusting in God. I was concerned that the devil might have succeeded in tempting you to stop trusting in God. If that were true, how hard we had worked among you would have accomplished nothing!
6 However, Timothy recently returned to Silas and me after visiting you. He gave us good news about how much you trust God and love each other. He told us that whenever you think about us, it makes you happy. He also told us that you desire to be with us, just as we desire to be with you. 7 Fellow believers, because of what Timothy told us, although people were persecuting and hurting us often, God used how you continue to trust in him to encourage us that you are doing well. 8 Indeed, since you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus, we feel much better now! 9 In fact, we cannot thank God enough for you! We are extremely happy about you whenever we pray to our God. 10 All day long we urgently ask God to allow us to visit you and help you increase how much you trust in God.
11 We pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus will enable us to visit you again! 12 We pray that the Lord Jesus will cause you always to love each other and all people more and more. That is how we love you! 13 We pray those things so that God will make you spiritually strong. That way, God our Father will consider you to be faultlessly pure. He will do that when our Lord Jesus returns to this world, bringing with him everyone who belongs to him. May it be so!