1 Thessalonians 3:1-3

1Therefore 1when we could endure it no longer, we thought it best to be left behind at 2Athens alone,

2and we sent 3Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as to your faith,

3so that no one would be 4disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that 5we have been destined for this.