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1 Thessalonians 2:1

You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain.

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ASV

For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain:

KJV

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΑὐτοὶAutoiYou yourselvesG846 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
οἴδατε,oidateknow,
ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,G80 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
εἴσοδονeisodoncomingG1529 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
τὴνtēn<the>G3588 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
οὐounotG3756 →
κενὴkenēin vainG2756 →
γέγονεν·gegonenhas been;G1096 →

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2 Thessalonians 3:1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.1 Corinthians 15:2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.1 Thessalonians 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.Habakkuk 2:13Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?Philippians 2:16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, 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.2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.Isaiah 49:4But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”Galatians 4:11I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.Galatians 2:2I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.Isaiah 65:23They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them.1 Thessalonians 1:3–10and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.Job 39:16She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.1 Thessalonians 3:5For 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.1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true GodPsalms 73:13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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