1 Thessalonians 3:5

³ That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

⁴ For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

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.

⁶ But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

⁷ Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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 caused our labor to be in vain.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.
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.
DARBY: For this reason *I* also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.
BLB: Because of this I also, bearing [it] no longer, sent in order to know your⁺ faith, lest somehow the one tempting had tempted you⁺, and our labor might be in vain.

ÅB: Derfor sendte jeg da også bud, da jeg ikke lenger kunne holde det ut, for å få vite om deres tro, om fristeren skulle ha fristet dere og vårt arbeide skulle bli forgjeves
OTB: Av denne grunn, da jeg ikke lenger kunne holde det ut, sendte jeg også for å finne ut om deres tro, av frykt for at fristeren kunne ha fristet dere, og vårt arbeid ville være forgjeves.
B1930: Derfor sendte jeg da også bud, da jeg ikke lenger kunde holde det ut, for å få vite om eders tro, om fristeren skulde ha fristet eder og vårt arbeide skulde bli forgjeves

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

James 1:13–14
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
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Matthew 4:3
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
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2 Corinthians 2:11
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
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Galatians 1:6–9
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
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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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Ephesians 4:14
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
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Isaiah 49:4
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
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2 Corinthians 7:5–7
For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
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