1 Thessalonians 2:20

1 Thessalonians 2:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For ye are our glory and joy.
• New International Version (NIV)Indeed, you are our glory and joy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you are our glory and joy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For you are our glory and joy.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:20

18because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us. 19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? For ye are our glory and our joy.

1 Thessalonians 2:20 word by word

ὑμεῖς γάρ ἐστε ἡ δόξα ἡμῶν καὶ ἡ χαρά.¶Read the interlinear

• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:20

• Proverbs 17:6Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
• 1 Corinthians 11:7For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20For ye are our glory and joy - Ye are the seal of our apostleship; your conversion and steadiness are a full proof that God hath sent us. Converts to Christ are our ornaments; persevering believers, our joy in the day of judgment. In the preceding chapter we have the character and marks of a genuine pastor laid down in such a manner as not to be misunderstood. Every man who preaches the Gospel should carefully read this chapter and examine himself by it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20For ye are our glory and joy - The meaning is, that the source of happiness to a minister of the gospel in the day of judgment will be the conversion and salvation of souls. The object of the apostle in dwelling on this in a manner so tender and affectionate is, to show them that his leaving them, and his long absence from them, were not caused by any want of affection for them. Remarks On 1 Thessalonians 2:3-5. (2) they should not make it a point to…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. 20Paul regards the Thessalonian Christians, not his own achievements, as his source of glory and joy (3:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Emphatical repetition with increased force. Who but ye and our other converts are our hope, &c., hereafter, at Christ's coming? For it is ye who ARE now our glory and joy.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 2:20

• Glory
• Joy
• Love
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Affectionately
• Bold
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• Desire
• Joy
• Glory
• Paul, the Apostle
• Thessalonians, the First Epistle of Paul to the
• Macedonia

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