Bible Verses

It is a breath of life to us when you stand firm in the Lord. 

What a comfort for us, brothers and sisters, in the middle of our troubles and trials, this faith of yours! 

Good News from Thessalonica But now Timothy has just returned with good news about your faith and love. He told us that you remember us kindly and that you long to see us as much as we long to see you.

Therefore, I could no longer bear it and sent Timothy to evaluate your faith and see if the tempter had tempted you and rendered our work useless.

I warned you about this when I was there: ‘We shall have to face persecution’; and it turned out to be so, as you have seen. 

so that none of you might turn back because of the trials you are currently facing. You know that this is our destiny. 

and send you Timothy, our brother and coworker of God in the gospel of Christ. I wanted him to encourage you in your faith and strengthen you, 

Paul’s Apostolic Concerns Since we could no longer bear it, I decided to go alone to Athens,

Yes, indeed, you are our glory and joy.

In fact, who but you are our hope and our joy? Who but you will be our glorious crown before Jesus, our Lord, when he returns?