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1 Corinthians 15:58

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56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
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BSB
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
KJV
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
WEB
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
ASV
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
DARBY
So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in [the] Lord.
BLB
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your⁺ labor in the Lord is not in vain.
ÅB
Derfor, mine elskede brødre, vær faste, urokkelige, alltid rike i Herrens gjerning, da dere vet at deres arbeide ikke er unyttig i Herren!
OTB
Derfor, mine elskede venner, vær standhaftige, urokkelige, alltid overstrømmende i Herrens arbeid, vel vitende om at deres arbeid ikke er forgjeves i Herren.
B1930
Derfor, mine elskede brødre, vær faste, urokkelige, alltid rike i Herrens gjerning, da I vet at eders arbeide ikke er unyttig i Herren!

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  • Galatians 6:9

    And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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  • 2 Chronicles 15:7

    Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

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  • Hebrews 6:10

    For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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  • Philippians 2:16

    Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:8

    Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

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  • 2 Peter 3:17–18

    Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

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  • Colossians 1:23

    If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

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  • Hebrews 13:15–16

    By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

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