【上貼：再讀《聖經·新約·帖撒羅尼迦前書》第一章，第二章 】

再讀《聖經·新約·帖撒羅尼迦前書》第三章（新漢語譯本）

1. 所以，我們既不能再忍，就決定獨自留在雅典， 

2. 派我們在基督福音的事上與神一同工作的提摩太弟兄，在你們的信仰上堅固你們，勸勉你們， 

3. 免得有人被這些患難動搖。因為你們自己知道，我們受患難是註定的。 

4. 事實上，我們跟你們在一起的時候，早已一再告訴你們，我們必定遭受患難。事情果然發生了，正如你們所知道的一樣。 

5. 因此，我不能再忍，就派了人去，要知道你們的信心怎麼樣；恐怕那誘惑人的終究誘惑了你們，這樣，我們的勞苦就只是徒然了。

【提摩太帶回好消息】

6. 但提摩太剛從你們那裡回來，給我們帶來了關於你們的信心和愛心的好消息，又說你們常常親切地想念我們，渴望要見我們，正如我們渴望要見你們一樣。 

7. 因此，弟兄們，我們雖然在各樣困苦患難中，卻因為你們的信心而得到安慰， 

8. 因為你們若在主裡面站穩，這樣我們就可真活了。 

9. 我們為你們的緣故，在我們的神面前感到喜樂；為這一切喜樂，我們可以用怎麼樣的感謝來為你們報答神呢？ 

10 我們晝夜迫切祈求，要見你們的面，並要補足你們信心上的不足。

11 願我們的父神自己和我們的主耶穌引領我們的道路，直到你們那裡去。 

12 又願主使你們彼此相愛的心，並愛眾人的心，都能增長，充盈滿溢，正如我們對你們的愛一樣， 

13 好讓主堅固你們的心，使你們在我們的主耶穌和眾聖徒來臨的時候，在我們的父神面前，在聖潔中無可指摘。阿們。

《1 Thessalonians》（New International Version）

Chapter One

1. So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens. 

2. We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 

3. so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them. 

4. In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know. 

5. For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.

（Timothy’s Encouraging Report）

6. But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you. 

7. Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. 

8. For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. 

9. How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you? 

10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.

11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 012 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 

13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.Amen.

【 祈願主耶穌基督憐憫恩待堅固祂的教會 】