1 Thessalonians 3:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?

New Living Translation
How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God’s presence.

English Standard Version
For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,

Berean Study Bible
How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

New American Standard Bible
For what thanks can we give to God for you in return for all the joy with which we rejoice because of you before our God,

NASB 1995
For what thanks can we render to God for you in return for all the joy with which we rejoice before our God on your account,

NASB 1977
For what thanks can we render to God for you in return for all the joy with which we rejoice before our God on your account,

Amplified Bible
For what [adequate] thanks can we offer to God for you in return for all the joy and delight we have before our God on your account?

Christian Standard Bible
How can we thank God for you in return for all the joy we experience before our God because of you,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How can we thank God for you in return for all the joy we experience before our God because of you,

Contemporary English Version
How can we possibly thank God enough for all the happiness you have brought us?

Good News Translation
Now we can give thanks to our God for you. We thank him for the joy we have in his presence because of you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We can never thank God enough for all the joy you give us as we rejoice in God's presence.

International Standard Version
How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we have in God's presence because of you?

NET Bible
For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

New King James Version
For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,

King James 2000 Bible
For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we joy for your sakes before our God;

New Heart English Bible
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;

World English Bible
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;

American King James Version
For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we joy for your sakes before our God;

American Standard Version
For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

A Faithful Version
For what thanksgiving are we able to offer to God concerning you, for all the joy with which we rejoice before God because of you,

Darby Bible Translation
For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,

English Revised Version
For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

Webster's Bible Translation
For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For what thankes can wee recompense to God againe for you, for all the ioy wherewith we reioyce for your sakes before our God,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For what thankes can we recompence to God agayne for you, for all the ioye wherwith we ioy for your sakes before our God?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For what thankes can we recompece to God agayne for you, because of this ioye that we haue concernynge you before oure God?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For what thankes can we recompence to god agayne for you over all the ioye that we ioye for youre sakes before oure god
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For what thanks are we able to repay to God for you, for all the joy with which we delight because of you in the presence of our God,

Berean Literal Bible
For what thanksgiving are we able to give to God concerning you in return for all the joy that we rejoice before our God because of you,

Young's Literal Translation
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?

Smith's Literal Translation
For what thankfulness can we return to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for you before our God;

Literal Emphasis Translation
For what thanksgiving are we able to give in return to God about you, upon all the joy that we rejoice because of you before the face of our God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For what thanks can we return to God for you, in all the joy wherewith we rejoice for you before our God,

Catholic Public Domain Version
For what thanks would we be able to repay to God because of you, for all the joy with which we rejoice over you before our God?

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For what thanks can we pay on your behalf to God, for every joy with which we rejoice because of you,

Lamsa Bible
What thanks can we offer to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes,

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For what thanks can we render to God for you, for the great joy with which we rejoice on your account before our God,

Godbey New Testament
For what thanks are we able to render unto God in your behalf, for all the joy with which we rejoice on account of you before our God;

Haweis New Testament
For what sufficient thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice on your account before our God,

Mace New Testament
how can I be sufficiently thankful to God upon your account, for all the joy, which by your means we have been affected with,

Weymouth New Testament
For what thanksgiving on your behalf can we possibly offer to God in return for all the joy which fills our souls before our God for you,

Worrell New Testament
For what thanksgiving can we render again to God concerning you for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God;

Worsley New Testament
For what thanks can we render to God concerning you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God,
















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