1 Thessalonians 3:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

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.

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  • Matt 4:3 : 3 Then came to him the tempter, and said, If thou be the Sonne of God, commande that these stones be made bread.
  • Phil 2:16 : 16 Holding forth the worde of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither haue laboured in vaine.
  • Jas 1:13-14 : 13 Let no man say when hee is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God can not bee tempted with euill, neither tempteth he any man. 14 But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised.
  • Isa 49:4 : 4 And I said, I haue labored in vaine: I haue spent my strength in vaine and for nothing: but my iudgement is with the Lorde, and my woorke with my God.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.
  • 1 Cor 7:5 : 5 Defraude not one another, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may giue your selues to fasting and praier, and againe come together that Satan tempt you not for your incontinecie.
  • 2 Cor 2:11 : 11 Lest Satan should circumuent vs: for we are not ignorant of his enterprises.
  • 2 Cor 7:5-7 : 5 For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on euery side, fightings without, and terrours within. 6 But God, that comforteth the abiect, comforted vs at the comming of Titus: 7 And not by his comming onely, but also by the consolation wherewith he was comforted of you, when he tolde vs your great desire, your mourning, your feruent minde to me warde, so that I reioyced much more.
  • 2 Cor 11:2-3 : 2 For I am ielous ouer you, with godly ielousie: for I haue prepared you for one husband, to present you as a pure virgine to Christ: 3 But I feare least as the serpent beguiled Eue through his subtiltie, so your mindes shoulde be corrupt fro the simplicitie that is in Christ.
  • 2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such false apostles are deceitfull workers, and transforme themselues into the Apostles of Christ. 14 And no marueile: for Satan himselfe is transformed into an Angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing, though his ministers transforme themselues, as though they were the ministers of righteousnes, whose end shall be according to their workes.
  • Gal 1:6-9 : 6 I marueile that ye are so soone remoued away vnto another Gospel, from him that had called you in the grace of Christ, 7 Which is not another Gospel, saue that there be some which trouble you, and intend to peruert the Gospel of Christ. 8 But though that we, or an Angel from heauen preach vnto you otherwise, then that which we haue preached vnto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we sayd before, so say I now againe, If any man preach vnto you otherwise, then that ye haue receiued, let him be accursed.
  • Gal 2:2 : 2 And I went vp by reuelation, and declared vnto them that Gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but particularly to them that were the chiefe, least by any meanes I should runne, or had runne in vaine:
  • Gal 4:11 : 11 I am in feare of you, lest I haue bestowed on you labour in vaine.
  • Acts 15:36 : 36 But after certaine dayes, Paul said vnto Barnabas, Let vs returne, & visite our brethren in euery citie, where we haue preached the worde of the Lord, and see how they doe.
  • 1 Thess 3:1-2 : 1 Wherefore since we coulde no longer forbeare, wee thought it good to remaine at Athens alone, 2 And haue sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God, and our labour felow in the Gospel of Christ, to stablish you, and to comfort you touching your faith,
  • 1 Thess 3:6 : 6 But now lately when Timotheus came fro you vnto vs, and brought vs good tidings of your faith and loue, & that ye haue good remembrance of vs alwayes, desiring to see vs, as we also do you,
  • 1 Thess 2:1 : 1 For ye your selues knowe, brethren, that our entrance in vnto you was not in vaine,

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    6 But now lately when Timotheus came fro you vnto vs, and brought vs good tidings of your faith and loue, & that ye haue good remembrance of vs alwayes, desiring to see vs, as we also do you,

    7 Therefore, brethren, we had consolation in you, in all our affliction and necessitie through your faith.

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    1 Wherefore since we coulde no longer forbeare, wee thought it good to remaine at Athens alone,

    2 And haue sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God, and our labour felow in the Gospel of Christ, to stablish you, and to comfort you touching your faith,

    3 That no man should be moued with these afflictions: for ye your selues knowe, that we are appointed thereunto.

    4 For verily when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulations, euen as it came to passe, and ye knowe it.

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    3 Nowe haue I sent the brethren, lest our reioycing ouer you shoulde bee in vaine in this behalfe, that yee (as I haue sayde) be readie:

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    19 And I trust in the Lorde Iesus, to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I knowe your state.

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    9 For this cause also did I write, that I might knowe the proofe of you, whether yee would be obedient in all things.

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    17 For asmuch, brethren, as we were kept from you for a season, concerning sight, but not in the heart, we enforced the more to see your face with great desire.

    18 Therefore we would haue come vnto you (I Paul, at least once or twise) but Satan hindered vs.

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    4 And this I say, lest any man shoulde beguile you with entising wordes:

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    17 For this cause haue I sent vnto you Timotheus, which is my beloued sonne, and faithfull in the Lord, which shall put you in remembrance of my wayes in Christ as I teache euery where in euery Church.

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    15 And in this confidence was I minded first to come vnto you, that ye might haue had a double grace,

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