You yourselves know, dear brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not a failure.

弟兄们，你们自己原晓得我们进到你们那里并不是徒然的。

弟兄们，你们自己知道我们来到你们那里并不是徒然的。

弟兄们，你们自己知道我们来到你们那里并不是徒然的。

弟兄姊妹，你们自己知道，我们那次探望你们并没有白费。

弟兄们，你们都知道，我们进到你们那里，并不是白费工夫的。

弟兄们，你们自己知道，我们进到你们那里并不是空无果效的；

弟兄們，你們自己原曉得我們進到你們那裏並不是徒然的。

弟兄們，你們自己知道我們來到你們那裏並不是徒然的。

弟兄們，你們自己知道我們來到你們那裏並不是徒然的。

弟兄姊妹，你們自己知道，我們那次探望你們並沒有白費。

弟兄們，你們都知道，我們進到你們那裡，並不是白費工夫的。

弟兄們，你們自己也知道我們進到你們中間、並不見得是空無所得的；

弟兄們，你們自己知道，我們進到你們那裡並不是空無果效的；

兄弟乎、爾知我儕昔入爾中、非徒然也、

兄弟知我素至爾、非徒然、

兄弟乎、爾知我儕至爾處、非徒然也、

兄弟乎、曩者吾儕之詣爾處、實不為徒勞；此固爾等之所知也。

You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results.

Brothers and sisters, you know that our visit to you produced results.

For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain.

For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our visit with you was not without result.

For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our reception among you was not in vain,

For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain.

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

For you yourselves know, brothers, that our visit with you was not without result.

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

For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, about our coming to you– it has not proven to be purposeless.

For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain,

Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you.

Has not the Lord of Heaven’s Armies promised that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes? They work so hard, but all in vain!

Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.

I fear for you. Perhaps all my hard work with you was for nothing.

I went there because God revealed to me that I should go. While I was there I met privately with those considered to be leaders of the church and shared with them the message I had been preaching to the Gentiles. I wanted to make sure that we were in agreement, for fear that all my efforts had been wasted and I was running the race for nothing.

It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you— unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.

But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me— and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.

That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong. I was afraid that the tempter had gotten the best of you and that our work had been useless.

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece— throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it,for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven— Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.

Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.

As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it.

I replied,“ But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. Yet I leave it all in the Lord’s hand; I will trust God for my reward.”

They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the Lord, and their children, too, will be blessed.

Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God— which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?

She is harsh toward her young, as if they were not her own. She doesn’t care if they die.

When he comes on that day, he will receive glory from his holy people— praise from all who believe. And this includes you, for you believed what we told you about him.