Passage

1 Thessalonians 3.8

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

6. But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also to see you; 7. for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:

8. for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 10. night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith? (1 Thessalonians 3:6-10, ASV)

WEB

6. But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you; 7. for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

8. For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God; 10. night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith? (1 Thessalonians 3:6-10, WEB)

KJV

6. But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: 7. Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

8. For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 10. Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? (1 Thessalonians 3:6-10, KJV)

YLT

6. And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us always, desiring much to see us, as we also [to see] you, 7. because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

8. because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God? 10. night and day exceedingly beseeching, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith. (1 Thessalonians 3:6-10, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

G2198 - zao, zao, Strong's G2198
G2962 - kyrios, kyrios, Strong's G2962

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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