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1 Thessalonians

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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
cause, through, on account of, because of Prep H1223 διὰ dia (dee-ah')
could to cover closely (so as to keep water out), generally to bear up under V-PPA-NMS H4722 στέγων stego (steg'-o)
no longer no longer, not anymore Adv H3371 μηκέτι meketi (may-ket'-ee)
and and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai (kahee)
I sent to send V-AIA-1S H3992 ἔπεμψα pempo (pem'-po)
know to come to know, recognize, perceive V-ANA H1097 γνῶναι ginosko (ghin-oce'-ko)
faith, faith, faithfulness N-AFS H4102 πίστιν pistis (pis'-tis)
lest by some means lest perhaps, whether perhaps H3381   mepos (may'-pos)
the tempter to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt V-AIA-3S H3985 ἐπείρασεν peirazo (pi-rad'-zo)
have tempted to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt V-AIA-3S H3985 πειράζων peirazo (pi-rad'-zo)
labour laborious toil N-NMS H2873 κόπος kopos (kop'-os)
vain. empty Adj-ANS H2756 κενὸν kenos (ken-os')

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King James Bible 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.
Berean Bible For Because of this cause, when I could also, enduring no longer forbear, I longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest by some means somehow the tempter have one tempting had tempted you, and our labour labor would be in vain.
Hebrew Greek English For this cause, reason, when I could endure it no longer forbear, longer, I also sent to know find out about your faith, lest by some means for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labour labor would be in vain.
New American Standard Bible 1995 For this cause, reason, when I could endure it no longer forbear, longer, I also sent to know find out about your faith, lest by some means for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labour labor would be in vain.