1TH 3:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So again when I could no longer endure it, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith, just in case you’d been tempted by the tempter and then our work there would have been wasted.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Because of this, I also, no longer enduring it, sent to know about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might have been in vain.

UST Because others have hurt us believers, and because I felt like I could not possibly wait any longer, I had Timothy visit you. I wanted to learn if you were still trusting in God. I was concerned that the devil might have succeeded in tempting you to stop trusting in God. If that were true, how hard we had worked among you would have accomplished nothing!

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.

BLB Because of this I also, enduring no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the one tempting had tempted you, and our labor would be in vain.

AICNT For this reason, I could no longer bear it and sent to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.

OEB Therefore, since I could no longer endure the uncertainty, I sent to make inquiries about your faith, fearing that the Tempter had tempted you, and that our toil might prove to have been 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.

NET So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

LSV because of this also, I, no longer enduring, sent to know your faith, lest he who is tempting tempted you, and our labor might 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[fn] had successfully tempted you and that all our work had been for nothing![fn]

3:5 “The Devil,” Literally, “the tempter.”

3:5 “Successfully tempted”—the original is actually just “tempted” but in English this doesn't imply what Paul fears—that the temptation has succeeded. The issue here is not being tempted, but falling into sin as a result of temptation.

TCNT 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►.

LEB Because of this, I also, when I[fn] could endureit no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter tempted you and our labor should be in vain.
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?:? *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“could endure”) which is understood as temporal

BBE For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

MOF No MOF 1TH book available

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.

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.

YLT because of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour.

DBY 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.

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.

WBS For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter may have tempted you, and our labor be in vain.

KJB 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.

BB For this cause, when I coulde no longer forbeare, I sent to knowe your fayth, lest by some meanes the tempter had tempted you, and our labour had ben vayne.
(For this cause, when I could no longer forbeare, I sent to know your faith, lest by some meanes the tempter had tempted you, and our labour had been vayne.)

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.
(Even for this cause, when I could no longer forbeare, I sent him that I might know of your faith, lest the tempter had tempted you in any sort, and that our labour had been in vaine. )

CB For this cause seynge I coulde no longer forbeare, I sent, that I mighte haue knowlege of youre faith, lest happly the tempter had tempted you, and lest oure laboure had bene in vayne.
(For this cause seeing I could no longer forbeare, I sent, that I mighte have knowlege of your(pl) faith, lest happly the tempter had tempted you, and lest our laboure had been in vayne.)

TNT For this cause when I coulde no lenger forbeare I sent that I myght have knowledge of youre fayth lest haply the tempter had tempted you and that oure laboure had bene bestowed in vayne.
(For this cause when I could no lenger forbeare I sent that I might have knowledge of your(pl) faith lest happily the tempter had tempted you and that our laboure had been bestowed in vayne. )

WYC Therfor Y Poul, no lenger abidinge, sente to knowe youre feith, lest perauenture he that temptith tempte you, and youre trauel be maad veyn.
(Therefore I Poul, no lenger abidinge, sent to know your(pl) faith, lest perauenture he that temptith tempt you, and your(pl) trauel be made veyn.)

LUT Darum ich‘s auch nicht länger vertragen, hab‘ ich ausgesandt, daß ich erführe euren Glauben, auf daß nicht euch vielleicht versucht hätte der Versucher, und unsere Arbeit vergeblich würde.
(Therefore ich‘s also not longer vertragen, hab‘ I ausgesandt, that I erführe yours faith, on that not you vielleicht versucht hätte the Versucher, and unsere Arbeit vergeblich würde.)

CLV Propterea et ego amplius non sustinens, misi ad cognoscendam fidem vestram: ne forte tentaverit vos is qui tentat, et inanis fiat labor noster.
(That's_why and I amplius not/no sustinens, I_sent to cognoscendam faith vestram: ne forte tentaverit vos is who tentat, and inanis fiat labor noster. )

UGNT 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.
(dia touto kagō maʸketi stegōn, epempsa eis to gnōnai taʸn pistin humōn, maʸ pōs epeirasen humas ho peirazōn, kai eis kenon genaʸtai ho kopos haʸmōn.)

SBL-GNT 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.
(dia touto kagō maʸketi stegōn epempsa eis to gnōnai taʸn pistin humōn, maʸ pōs epeirasen humas ho peirazōn kai eis kenon genaʸtai ho kopos haʸmōn. )

TC-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο κἀγώ, μηκέτι στέγων, ἔπεμψα εἰς τὸ γνῶναι τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν, μήπως ἐπείρασεν ὑμᾶς ὁ πειράζων, καὶ εἰς κενὸν γένηται ὁ κόπος ἡμῶν.
(Dia touto kagō, maʸketi stegōn, epempsa eis to gnōnai taʸn pistin humōn, maʸpōs epeirasen humas ho peirazōn, kai eis kenon genaʸtai ho kopos haʸmōn. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

διὰ τοῦτο κἀγὼ μηκέτι στέγων, ἔπεμψα

because_of this also_I no_longer enduring ˱I˲_sent

Here, the word this could refer to: (1) what Paul said in the previous verse about how the believers have experienced affliction (See: 3:4). Alternate translation: “Because of those afflictions, I also, no longer enduring it, sent” (2) what Paul says in this verse about how he could no longer endure. Alternate translation: “Because I could no longer endure it, I also sent”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

μηκέτι στέγων

no_longer enduring

Here, much as in 3:1, the word enduring could introduce: (1) the reason why Paul sent Timothy. Alternate translation: “since I could no longer endure it” (2) the time when Paul sent Timothy. Alternate translation: “when I could no longer endure it”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μηκέτι στέγων

no_longer enduring

Here, much as in 3:1 Paul implies that he could no longer endure being separated from the Thessalonians and not knowing how they were doing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “enduring my separation from you no longer” or “no longer enduring how I long to see you”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔπεμψα

˱I˲_sent

Here Paul implies that he sent Timothy to the Thessalonians. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “sent Timothy to you”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν

the faith ˱of˲_you_all

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “whether you continue to believe”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μή πως

lest somehow

Here, the phrase lest somehow introduces something that Paul was worried about. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “fearing that somehow” or “worrying that somehow”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ πειράζων

the_‹one› tempting

Here Paul uses the phrase the tempter to refer to the devil, Satan. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “the tempter, Satan,”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπείρασεν ὑμᾶς

tempted you_all

Here Paul implies that he was worried not only that they would be tempted but also that they would stop believing when they were tempted. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “had somehow successfully tempted you” or “had tempted you with the result that you stopped believing”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὁ κόπος ἡμῶν

the_‹one› the labor ˱of˲_us

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of labor, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “what we had done among you”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

εἰς κενὸν

in_order in vain

Here, the phrase in vain identifies a cause that does not have its intended effect. In this case, Paul’s labor will not help the Thessalonians if the tempter successfully tempts them. If it would be helpful in your language, you use a word or phrase that identifies a cause that does not have its intended effect. Alternate translation: “for nothing” or “to no purpose”

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