1 Thessalonians 2
1 For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you was not in vain,
For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
2 but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully pleaded, as all of you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
3 For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
4 But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak—not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which tries our hearts.
5 For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),
For neither at any time used we flattering words, (logos) as all of you know, nor a coat of covetousness; God is witness:
6 nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children:
8 Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because all of you were dear unto us.
9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.
For all of you remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
10 You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
All of you are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
11 As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
As all of you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father does his children,
12 to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
That all of you would walk worthy of God, who has called you unto his kingdom and glory.
13 For this cause we also thank God without ceasing that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, God’s word, which also works in you who believe.
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when all of you received the word (logos) of God which all of you heard of us, all of you received it not as the word (logos) of men, but as it is in truth, the word (logos) of God, which effectually works also in you that believe.
14 For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews
For all of you, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for all of you also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and do not please God, and are contrary to all men,
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.
17 But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,
But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
18 because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is not it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even all of you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20 For you are our glory and our joy.
For all of you are our glory and joy.
