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Timothy’s Visit

1SoG1352 when we could bearG4722 it no longerG3371, we were willingG2106 to be leftG2641 on our ownG3441 inG1722 AthensG116. 2We sentG3992 TimothyG5095, ourG1473 brotherG80 andG2532 fellow workerG4904 for GodG23161 inG1722 theG3588 gospelG2098 of ChristG5547, toG1519 strengthenG4741 andG2532 encourageG3870 youG4771 inG5228 yourG4771 faithG4102, 3so thatG3588 noneG3367 of you would be shakenG4525 byG1722 theseG3778 trialsG2347. ForG1063 youG846 knowG1492 thatG3754 we are destinedG2749 forG1519 thisG3778. 4IndeedG1063, whenG3753 we wereG1510 withG4314 youG4771, we kept warning youG4302G4771 thatG3754 we wouldG3195 suffer persecutionG2346; and asG2531G2532 you knowG1492, it has come to passG1096. 5For this reasonG1223G3778, when I could bearG4722 it no longerG3371, IG2504 sentG3992 toG1519 find out aboutG1097 yourG4771 faithG4102, for fear that theG3588 tempterG3985 had somehowG4459 temptedG3985 youG4771 and thatG2532 ourG1473 laborG2873 might have beenG1096 inG1519 vainG2756.

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

6ButG1161 just nowG737, TimothyG5095 has returnedG2064G4314G1473 fromG575 his visit with the good newsG2097G1473 about yourG4771 faithG4102, your loveG26, andG2532 the fondG18 memoriesG3417 you have preservedG3842G2192, longingG1971 to seeG3708 usG1473 just asG2509 weG1473 long to see youG4771. 7For this reasonG1223G3778, brothersG80, inG1909 allG3956 ourG1473 distressG318 andG2532 persecutionG2347, we have been reassuredG3870 aboutG1909 youG4771, because ofG1223 yourG4771 faithG4102. 8ForG3754 nowG3568 we can go on livingG2198, as long asG1437 youG4771 are standing firmG4739 inG1722 the LordG2962.

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HowG5101 can weG1410 adequately thankG467G2169 GodG2316 forG4012 youG4771 in return forG1909 our great joyG3956G3588G5479G3739G5463 overG1223 youG4771 in His presenceG1715G1473G3588G2316? 10NightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250 we prayG1189 most earnestlyG5228 thatG1519 we may seeG3708 youG4771 face to faceG4383 andG2532 supplyG2675 whatG3588 is lackingG5303 in yourG4771 faithG4102.

11NowG1161 may ourG1473 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962 HimselfG846, andG2532 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424, directG2720 ourG1473 wayG3598 toG4314 youG4771. 12AndG1161 may theG3588 LordG2962 cause you to increaseG4771G4121 andG2532 overflowG4052 with loveG26 forG1519 one anotherG240 andG2532 forG1519 everyoneG3956 else, just asG2509 ourG1473 love forG1519 youG4771 overflows, 13so thatG1519 He may establishG4741 yourG4771 heartsG2588 in blamelessnessG273 and holinessG42 beforeG1715 ourG1473 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962 atG1722 theG3588 comingG3952 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 withG3326 allG3956 HisG846 saintsG40. AmenG281.