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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul tells the believers he has sent Timothy to strengthen their faith.
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# we could no longer bear it
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"we could no longer endure worrying about you"
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# good to be left behind at Athens alone
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"good for Silvanus and me to stay behind in Athens"
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# it was good
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"it was proper" or "it was reasonable"
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# Athens
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This is a city in the Achaia province, which is now modern-day Greece. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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