1 Thessalonians 3:1-3

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

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

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