1 So when I could not bear it any longer, I decided to be left behind in Athens alone,
1 Thessalonians 3:1 Cross References - Williams
Acts 17:15
15 The men who acted as Paul's bodyguard took him all the way to Athens, and then went back with orders for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible.
2 Corinthians 2:13
13 I had no rest of spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
2 Corinthians 11:29-30
1 Thessalonians 2:17
17 Now we, brothers, on our part, when we were separated from you for a little while -- in person but not in heart -- were extremely eager and intensely longing to see you.
1 Thessalonians 3:5
5 That was why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for I was afraid that the tempter had tempted you and our labor might be lost.