1 Thessalonians 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Thessalonians 3:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
κἀγὼ
kagṓ
G2504
and I
μηκέτι
mēkéti
G3371
no longer
στέγων
stégō
G4722
to cover
ἔπεμψα
pémpō
G3992
to send
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
γνῶναι
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
πίστιν
pístis
G4102
faith
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
μήπως
mḗpōs
G3381
lest
ἐπείρασεν
peirázō
G3985
to test
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πειράζων
peirázō
G3985
to test
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
κενὸν
kenós
G2756
empty
γένηται
gínomai
G1096
to become
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κόπος
kópos
G2873
beating
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
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World English Bible Public Domain
For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Because of this, I also, no longer enduring, sent to know about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might have been in vain.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).