¹ At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,

¹⁵ But those who went with Paul took him as far as Athens, and then went away, with orders from him to Silas and Timothy to come to him quickly.

⁵ For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

¹⁷ But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

⁹ And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.

¹³ I had no rest in my spirit because Titus my brother was not there: so I went away from them, and came into Macedonia.

²² And the Lord was no longer able to put up with the evil of your doings and the disgusting things you did; and because of this your land has become a waste and a cause of wonder and a curse, with no one living in it, as at this day.

²⁹ Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry?

³⁰ If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.