1 Thessalonians 3:1-2 Why when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;… A monk who could fast seven days in the monastery tried to do the same thing alone in the desert. The effort was too much for him. He gave out the first day. "How came you to fail?" was the question put to him when he returned. "Ah," said the monk, "when I fast in the monastery I have the prior and the brethren to look on and encourage me." Parallel Verses KJV: Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; |
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