Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
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Bible References
I sent
1 Thessalonians 3:2
We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,
Acts 15:36
After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing."
2 Corinthians 7:5
For even when we came into Macedonia, our body had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way -- struggles from the outside, fears from within.
And our
1 Thessalonians 2:1
For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, about our coming to you -- it has not proven to be purposeless.
Isaiah 49:4
But I thought, "I have worked in vain; I have expended my energy for absolutely nothing." But the Lord will vindicate me; my God will reward me.
Galatians 2:2
I went there because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so only in a private meeting with the influential people, to make sure that I was not running -- or had not run -- in vain.
Galatians 4:11
I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.
Philippians 2:16
by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
General references
Daniel 6:19
In the morning, at the earliest sign of daylight, the king got up and rushed to the lions' den.