1 STF Zato kad viљe ne mogosmo izdrћati, pristadosmo ostati u Ateni sami BSB BSB: So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.
2 STF te poslasmo Timoteja, brata naљega i suradnika Boћjega u Kristovu evandelju, da vas ucvrsti i ohrabri u vjeri BSB BSB: We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
3 STF da se nitko ne pokoleba u tim nevoljama. Ta i sami znate da smo za to odredeni: BSB BSB: so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
4 STF doista, kad smo bili kod vas, pretkazivali smo kako nas imaju zadesiti nevolje, љto se, kako znate, i dogodilo. BSB BSB: Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.
5 STF Zbog toga i ja, ne mogavљi viљe izdrћati, poslah da saznam o vaљoj vjeri, da vas moћda Zavodnik nije zaveo te je naљ trud postao uzaludan. BSB BSB: For 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 that our labor might have been in vain.
6 STF A sada kad se Timotej od vas k nama vratio i donio nam radosnu vijest o vaљoj vjeri i ljubavi, i da nas se sveudilj ugodno sjecate i ceznete vidjeti nas, kao i mi vas- BSB BSB: But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.
7 STF zbog toga smo, braco, nad vama, vaљom vjerom, bili utjeљeni uza svu svoju tjeskobu i nevolju. BSB BSB: For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.
8 STF Da, sada ћivimo kada ste vi postojani u Gospodinu! BSB BSB: For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
9 STF I kojom bismo zahvalom mogli Bogu uzvratiti za vas, za svu radost kojom se zbog vas radujemo pred Bogom svojim, BSB BSB: How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
10 STF dok nocu i danju najusrdnije molimo da vidimo vaљe lice i nadoknadimo manjkavosti vaљe vjere? BSB BSB: Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.
11 STF A sam Bog i Otac naљ i Gospodin naљ Isus upravio naљ put prema vama! BSB BSB: Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
12 STF Vama pak Gospodin dao te jedni prema drugima i prema svima rasli i obilovali ljubavlju kakva je i naљa prema vama. BSB BSB: And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
13 STF Ucvrstio vam srca da budu besprijekorno sveta pred Bogom i Ocem naљim o Dolasku Gospodina naљega Isusa i svih svetih njegovih s njime. BSB BSB: so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
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