1 Thessalonians 3:2 WEB

¹  Therefore, when we couldn't stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

²  and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the Gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

³  that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

⁴  For most assuredly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.