1 Thessalonians 3:5

3:5 So ¹  when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

1 Thessalonians 3:8

3:8 For now we are alive again, ²  if you stand firm in the Lord.

[3:5]  ¹ tn Or “for this reason.”

[3:8]  ² tn Grk “because now we live,” in comparison with his feelings of dread in not knowing how they were doing (cf. 2:17-3:5).