Modern Translations New International VersionTherefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! New Living Translation Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stay true to the Lord. I love you and long to see you, dear friends, for you are my joy and the crown I receive for my work. English Standard Version Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. Berean Study Bible Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. New American Standard Bible Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. NASB 1995 Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. NASB 1977 Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. Amplified Bible Therefore, my fellow believers, whom I love and long for, my delight and crown [my wreath of victory], in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. Christian Standard Bible So then, my dearly loved and longed for brothers and sisters, my joy and crown, in this manner stand firm in the Lord, dear friends. Holman Christian Standard Bible So then, my brothers, you are dearly loved and longed for--my joy and crown. In this manner stand firm in the Lord, dear friends. Contemporary English Version Dear friends, I love you and long to see you. Please keep on being faithful to the Lord. You are my pride and joy. Good News Translation So then, my friends, how dear you are to me and how I miss you! How happy you make me, and how proud I am of you!--this, dear friends, is how you should stand firm in your life in the Lord. GOD'S WORD® Translation So, brothers and sisters, I love you and miss you. You are my joy and my crown. Therefore, dear friends, keep your relationship with the Lord firm! International Standard Version Therefore, my dear brothers whom I long for, my joy and my victor's crown, this is how you must stand firm in the Lord, dear friends. NET Bible So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends! Classic Translations King James BibleTherefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. New King James Version Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved. King James 2000 Bible Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. New Heart English Bible Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. World English Bible Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. American King James Version Therefore, my brothers dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. American Standard Version Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved. A Faithful Version Therefore, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and my crown, stand fast in the Lord, beloved. Darby Bible Translation So that, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand fast in [the] Lord, beloved. English Revised Version Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Therefore, my brethre, beloued and longed for, my ioy and my crowne, so continue in the Lorde, yee beloued. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Therfore my brethren beloued & longed for, my ioy and crowne, so continue in the Lorde ye beloued. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Wherfore my brethre dearly beloued & longed for, my ioye & my crowne contynue so in the LORDE ye beloued. Tyndale Bible of 1526 Herfore my brethren dearly beloved and longed for my ioye and croune so continue in the lorde ye beloved. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSo then, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and garland, so stand in the LORD, beloved. Berean Literal Bible Therefore my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, beloved. Young's Literal Translation So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved. Smith's Literal Translation Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand ye in the Lord, dearly beloved. Literal Emphasis Translation Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand firm in the Lord, beloved. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, and most desired, my joy and my crown; so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, my most beloved and most desired brothers, my joy and my crown: stand firm in this way, in the Lord, most beloved. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishTherefore, my beloved and precious brethren, my joy and my crown, so stand in Our Lord, my beloved. Lamsa Bible HENCEFORTH, my dearly beloved brethren, my joy and crown, in this manner stand firm in our LORD, my beloved. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentSo, then, my brethren, beloved and ardently desired, my joy and my crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved. Godbey New Testament So, my beloved and longed for brethren, my joy and my crown, stand fast in the Lord, beloved. Haweis New Testament WHEREFORE, my brethren, beloved, and very dear to me, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, O beloved. Mace New Testament Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, my joy and my crown, whom I long to see, continue firm in your christian profession, my beloved. Weymouth New Testament Therefore, my brethren, dearly loved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my dearly-loved ones. Worrell New Testament Therefore, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved. Worsley New Testament Wherefore, my brethren, beloved and much desired, my joy and crown, so stand ye fast in the Lord, my beloved.     |