1Th 1 Thessalonians, chapter First Epistle to the Thessalonians, chapter 3

Concern leads to action

Διὰ τοῦτο κἀγώ, μηκέτι στέγων, ἔπεμψα εἰς τὸ γνῶναι τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν, μή πως ἐπείρασεν ὑμᾶς ὁ πειράζων καὶ εἰς κενὸν γένηται ὁ κόπος ἡμῶν.

1 Thessalonians 3:5 in different translations

Ancient Greek

TR Διὰ τοῦτο κἀγώ, μηκέτι στέγων, ἔπεμψα εἰς τὸ γνῶναι τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν, μήπως ἐπείρασεν ὑμᾶς ὁ πειράζων, καὶ εἰς κενὸν γένηται ὁ κόπος ἡμῶν.

PT1904 διὰ τοῦτο κἀγὼ μηκέτι στέγων ἔπεμψα εἰς τὸ γνῶναι τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν, μή πως ἐπείρασεν ὑμᾶς ὁ πειράζων καὶ εἰς κενὸν γένηται ὁ κόπος ἡμῶν.

English

KJV (66 books) 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.

AFINT (Exp US) For this very reason, when I could endure the uncertainty no longer, I sent to learn about the state of your faith, fearing that perhaps the one who tempts had tempted you and that our hard work might have become worthless.

AFINT (Lit US) Because of this, I also, when I could bear it no longer, sent to learn about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.

AFINT (Lit UK) Because of this, I also, when I could bear it no longer, sent to learn about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labour would be in vain.

ASV For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.

BSB For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.

DRA For this cause also, I, forbearing no longer, sent to know your faith: lest perhaps he that tempteth should have tempted you, and our labour should be made vain.

EMTV Because of this, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you, and our labor be in vain.

FBV This is why, when I couldn't stand it anymore, I sent to find out whether you were still trusting in God. I was concerned that the devil had successfully tempted you and that all our work had been for nothing!

GNV Euen for this cause, when I could no longer forbeare, I sent him that I might knowe of your faith, lest the tempter had tempted you in any sort, and that our labour had bene in vaine.

LSV because of this also, I, no longer enduring, sent to know yöur faith, lest he who is tempting tempted yöu, and our labor might be in vain.

MSB For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.

NASB For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I also sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor would be for nothing. NASB 2020

NIV (US) For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.

NIV (UK) For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labours might have been in vain.

NMV For this cause, when I could no longer refrain (restrain; refrein from acting), I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tried or tested you, and our labour be in vain.

OJB For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent in order to know your emunah, lest somehow [HaSatan Samma'el] the Tempter [HaMenasseh] had ensnared you by nissayon and our labor should be for nothing.

RV For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labour should be in vain.

TCENT For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor had been in vain.

T4T I was afraid that Satan, the one who tempts us, had caused you to stop trusting in Christ. If that had happened, we would have worked uselessly while we were present with you! So I sent Timothy to you in order to find out whether or not you were still trusting in Christ. I sent him because I could no longer endure not knowing ◄about your spiritual condition/whether or not you were still trusting in Christ►.

WEB (US) 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.

WEB (UK) 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 labour would have been in vain.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) Посему и я, не терпя более, послал узнать о вере вашей, чтобы как не искусил вас искуситель и не сделался тщетным труд наш.

РСП (юбил.) Поэтому и я, не терпя более, послал узнать о вере вашей: как бы не искусил вас искуситель и не оказался бы тщетным труд наш.

НРП По этой причине, когда я не мог уже более терпеть, я послал Тимофея узнать о вашей вере, не искусил ли вас искуситель и не оказался ли наш труд напрасным.

Заокская (Кулаков) Вот почему, когда невыносимой стала для меня неизвестность, я послал Тимофея узнать о вере вашей, устояли ли вы перед искушениями сатаны и не тщетны ли были труды наши.

ВП По этой причине, когда я не мог уже более терпеть, я послал Тиметея узнать о вашей вере, не увёл ли вас от истины искуситель и не оказался ли наш труд напрасным.

СП (БЛ) И потому, будучи не в состоянии больше ждать, я послал Тимофея выяснить, насколько крепка ваша вера. Я опасался, что дьявол одолеет вас своими искушениями, сделав все наши труды напрасными.

Десницкий Так что я не вынес разлуки и послал к вам Тимофея, чтобы узнать о вашей вере: не совратил ли вас искуситель, не вышло ли, что потрудились мы впустую.

Кассиан Поэтому и я, не терпя более, послал узнать о вере вашей, как бы не искусил вас искуситель и не оказался тщетным труд наш.