American Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 2:19
19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
1 Thessalonians 2:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
- New International Version (NIV)For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?
- English Standard Version (ESV)For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
- New King James Version (NKJV)For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:19
17But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire: 18because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us. For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? 20For ye are our glory and our joy.
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 21 Thessalonians 2:19 word by word
τίς γὰρ ἡμῶν ἐλπὶς ἢ χαρὰ ἢ στέφανος καυχήσεως; ἢ οὐχὶ καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῇ αὐτοῦ παρουσίᾳ;Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- 2 Corinthians 1:14as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are your glorying, even as ye also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
- Philippians 2:16holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
- Philippians 4:1Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.
- Proverbs 4:9She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.
- Proverbs 12:4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
- Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
- Proverbs 17:6Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
- Isaiah 62:3Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
- 1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.
- Revelation 4:10the four and twenty elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:20For ye are our glory and our joy.
- Romans 15:16that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13to the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ’s, at his coming.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19For what is our hope - I can have no prospects from earth; I have forsaken all for the Gospel; and esteem every thing it can afford as dross and dung, that I may gain Christ. Why then should I continually labor at the risk of my life, preaching the Gospel? Is it not to get your souls saved, that ye may be my crown of rejoicing in the day of Christ? For this I labor; and, having planted the Gospel among you, I wish to take every opportunity of watering it…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19For what is our hope - That is, “I had a strong desire to see you; to assist you; to enjoy your friendship; for you are my hope and joy, and my absence does not arise from a want of affection.” The meaning, when he says that they were his “hope,” is, that their conversion and salvation was one of the grounds of his hope of future blessedness. It was an evidence that he was a faithful servant of God, and that he would be rewarded in heaven. Or joy - The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 This world is not a place where we are to be always, or long together. In heaven holy souls shall meet, and never part more. And though the apostle could not come to them yet, and thought he might never be able to come, yet our Lord Jesus Christ will come; nothing shall hinder that. May God give faithful ministers to all who serve him with their spirit in the gospel of his Son, and send them to all who are in darknessRead the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19In the Greek and Roman world, a crown was given to those who received great civic honor or who were victorious in athletic games.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. For--giving the reason for his earnest desire to see them. Are not even ye in the presence of ... Christ--"Christ" is omitted in the oldest manuscripts. Are not even ye (namely, among others; the "even" or "also," implies that not they alone will be his crown) our hope, joy, and crown of rejoicing before Jesus, when He shall come (2Co 1:14; Php 2:16; 4:1)? The "hope" here meant is his hope (in a lower sense), that these his converts might be found in…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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