1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear,
     we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
      2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister
     of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of
     Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you
     concerning your faith:
      3 That no man should be moved by these
     afflictions: for yourselves know that we are
     appointed thereunto.
      4 For verily, when we were with you, we told
     you before that we should suffer tribulation;
     even as it came to pass, and ye know.
      5 For this cause, when I could no longer
     forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some
     means the tempter have tempted you, and our
     labour be in vain.
      6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us,
     and brought us good tidings of your faith and
     charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us
     always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also
     to see you:
      7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over
     you in all our affliction and distress by your
     faith:
      8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the
     Lord.
      9 For what thanks can we render to God again
     for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for
     your sakes before our God;
     10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we
     might see your face, and might perfect that
     which is lacking in your faith?
     11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord
     Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
     12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound
     in love one toward another, and toward all men,
     even as we do toward you:
     13 To the end he may stablish your hearts
     unblameable in holiness before God, even our
     Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
     with all his saints.

...to 1st Thessalonians chapter 4