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621 B
621 B
we could no longer bear it
"we could no longer endure worrying about you." The word "we" refers to Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy but excludes the Thessalonian believers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive)
good to be left behind at Athens alone
"good for Silvanus and I to stay behind in Athens"
Athens
a city in Achaia province which is now modern day Greece (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
our brother
"our fellow Christian"
no one would be disturbed
"no one would be troubled" or "no one would be moved"
we are appointed
"we are destined"