1 Thessalonians 3:1

In 9 translations

BSB

So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.

KJV

Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;

WEB

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

ASV

Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone;

LSV

For this reason, enduring no longer, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

YLT

Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

DBY

Wherefore, being no longer able to refrain ourselves, we thought good to be left alone in Athens,

DRC

For which cause, forbearing no longer, we thought it good to remain at Athens alone:

GNV

Wherefore since we could no longer forbare, wee thought it good to remaine at Athens alone,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Διὸ μηκέτι στέγοντες εὐδοκήσαμεν καταλειφθῆναι ἐν Ἀθήναις μόνοι,

RP2018

Διὸ μηκέτι στέγοντες, εὐδοκήσαμεν καταλειφθῆναι ἐν Ἀθήναις μόνοι,

TR-Boyd

Διὸ μηκέτι στέγοντες, εὐδοκήσαμεν καταλειφθῆναι ἐν Ἀθήναις μόνοι,

SCR1894

διο μηκετι στεγοντες ευδοκησαμεν καταλειφθηναι εν αθηναις μονοι

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• Acts 17:15Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:5For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:17Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
• Jeremiah 20:9If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.
• 2 Corinthians 2:13I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
• Jeremiah 44:22So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
• 2 Corinthians 11:29–30Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief? If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

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