1 Thessalonians 3:9
For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
For what thankes can we render to God againe for you, for all the ioy wherewith wee ioy for your sakes before our God,
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- 2 Corinthians 9:15Rank 1 from verse 9
- Psalms 96:12–13Rank 2 from verse 9
12Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
13Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
12Let the field be ioyfull, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood reioyce
13Before the LORD, for hee commeth, for hee commeth to iudge the earth: hee shall iudge the world with righteousnesse, and the people with his trueth.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3Rank 3 from verse 9
2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
2We giue thankes to God alwaies for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
3Remembring without ceasing your worke of faith, and labour of loue, and patience of hope in our Lord Iesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father:
- Psalms 71:14–15Rank 4 from verse 9
14But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
14But I wil hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
15My mouth shall shew foorth thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:7–8Rank 5 from verse 9
- 2 Samuel 7:18–20Rank 6 from verse 9
18¶ Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
19And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?
20And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant.
18¶ Then went king Dauid in, and sate before the LORD, and hee said, Who am I, O LORD God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
19And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O LORD God: but thou hast spoken also of thy seruants house for a great while to come, and is this the †maner of man, O LORD God?
20And what can Dauid say more vnto thee? for thou, LORD God, knowest thy seruant.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19Rank 7 from verse 9
- 2 Samuel 6:21Rank 8 from verse 9
21And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel: therefore will I play before the Lord.
21And Dauid said vnto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, & before all his house, to appoint me ruler ouer the people of the LORD, ouer Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 12:18Rank 9 from verse 9
18But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
18But thou must eate them before the LORD thy God, in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou and thy sonne, and thy daughter, and thy man seruant, and thy maid seruant, and the Leuite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt reioyce before the LORD thy God, in all that thou puttest thine hands vnto.
- Deuteronomy 12:2Rank 10 from verse 9
2Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
2*Yee shall vtterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which yee shall ‖possesse, serued their gods, vpon the high mountaines, and vpon the hils, and vnder euery greene tree.
- Deuteronomy 16:11Rank 11 from verse 9
11And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
11And thou shalt reioyce before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy sonne, and thy daughter, and thy man seruant and thy maid seruant, and the Leuite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherlesse, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his Name there.
- Nehemiah 9:5Rank 12 from verse 9
5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
5Then the Leuites, Ieshua and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodiiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, sayde, Stand vp, and blesse the LORD your God for euer and euer, and blessed bee thy glorious Name, which is exalted aboue all blessing and praise.
- Psalms 98:8–9Rank 13 from verse 9
8Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
9Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
8Let the floods clap their handes: let the hilles be ioyfull together
9*Before the LORD, for he commeth to iudge the earth: with righteousnesse shall hee iudge the world, and the people with equitie.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14Rank 14 from verse 9
- Psalms 68:3Rank 15 from verse 9
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1 Thessalonians 3:9
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Expressions or acknowledgments of gratitude.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To give, deliver, present, offer, return, repay, yield, perform, or award what is due, required, produced, deserved, or entrusted.
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The one true God.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.
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With which, by which, or by means of which.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Causes, interests, or benefits; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of the persons or things named.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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3:9For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
3:9For what thankes can we render to God againe for you, for all the ioy wherewith wee ioy for your sakes before our God,
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