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What does 1 Thessalonians 3:1 mean?
"Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,"
— 1 Thessalonians 3:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,
and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;
that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.
For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.
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