1 Thessalonians 3:5-8 διὰ (Because of) τοῦτο (this) κἀγὼ (I also), μηκέτι (no longer) στέγων (enduring), ἔπεμψα (sent) εἰς (in order) τὸ (-) γνῶναι (to know) τὴν (the) πίστιν (faith) ὑμῶν (of you), μή (lest) πως (somehow) ἐπείρασεν (had tempted) ὑμᾶς (you) ὁ (the one) πειράζων (tempting), καὶ (and) εἰς (in) κενὸν (vain) γένηται (would be) ὁ (the) κόπος (labor) ἡμῶν (of us).

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ διὰ (Because of) τοῦτο (this) κἀγὼ (I also), μηκέτι (no longer) στέγων (enduring), ἔπεμψα (sent) εἰς (in order) τὸ (-) γνῶναι (to know) τὴν (the) πίστιν (faith) ὑμῶν (of you), μή (lest) πως (somehow) ἐπείρασεν (had tempted) ὑμᾶς (you) ὁ (the one) πειράζων (tempting), καὶ (and) εἰς (in) κενὸν (vain) γένηται (would be) ὁ (the) κόπος (labor) ἡμῶν (of us). ⁶ Ἄρτι (Presently) δὲ (however), ἐλθόντος (having come) Τιμοθέου (Timothy) πρὸς (to) ἡμᾶς (us) ἀφ’ (from) ὑμῶν (you), καὶ (and) εὐαγγελισαμένου (having brought good news) ἡμῖν (to us) τὴν (of the) πίστιν (faith) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) ἀγάπην (love) ὑμῶν (of you), καὶ (and) ὅτι (that) ἔχετε (you have) μνείαν (a remembrance) ἡμῶν (of us) ἀγαθὴν (good) πάντοτε (always), ἐπιποθοῦντες (longing) ἡμᾶς (us) ἰδεῖν (to see), καθάπερ (just as) καὶ (also) ἡμεῖς (we) ὑμᾶς (you), ⁷ διὰ (because of) τοῦτο (this) παρεκλήθημεν (we were encouraged), ἀδελφοί (brothers), ἐφ’ (as to) ὑμῖν (you), ἐπὶ (in) πάσῃ (all) τῇ (the) ἀνάγκῃ (distress) καὶ (and) θλίψει (tribulation) ἡμῶν (of us), διὰ (through) τῆς (-) ὑμῶν (your) πίστεως (faith). ⁸ ὅτι (For) νῦν (now) ζῶμεν (we live), ἐὰν (if) ὑμεῖς (you) στήκετε (are standing firm) ἐν (in) Κυρίῳ (the Lord).