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1 Thessalonians 2

1Foryourselves,brethren,knowourenteringinuntoyou,thatithathnotbeenfoundvainκενὴkenēG2756:

2buthaving sufferedbeforeandbeenshamefully treated,asyeknow,atPhilippiΦιλίπποις,PhilippoisG5375,wewaxed boldinourGodθεῷtheōG2316tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untoyouthegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inmuchπολλῷpollōG4183conflictἀγῶνι.agōniG73.

3ForourexhortationπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874isnotoferrorπλάνηςplanēsG4106,norofuncleanness,noringuile:

4butevenaswehavebeenapprovedofGodθεοῦtheouG2316tobeintrustedwiththegospelεὐαγγέλιον,euangelionG2098,sowespeakλαλοῦμεν,laloumenG2980;notaspleasingἀρέσκοντεςareskontesG700menG444,butGodθεῷtheōG2316whoprovethourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

5ForneitheratanytimeποτεpoteG4218werewefoundusingwordsλόγῳlogōG3056offlattery,asyeknow,noracloakofcovetousnessG4124,GodθεὸςtheosG2316iswitnessμάρτυς,martusG3144;

6norseekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofmenG444,neitherfromyounorfromothersἄλλων,allōnG243,whenG5613wemighthaveclaimedauthorityasapostlesG652ofChristG5547.

7ButwewereG1510gentleinthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319ofyou,aswhenG5613anurse cherishethherownἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438childrenG5043:

8evenG2532so,beingaffectionately desirousofyou,wewerewellpleasedtoimpartG3330untoyou,notthegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316onlyG3440,butalsoκαὶkaiG2532ourownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438soulsG5590,becauseyewerebecomeἐγενήθητε.egenēthēteG1096verydeartous.

9ForyerememberΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneueteG3421,brethren,ourlaborκόπονkoponG2873andtravail: workingnightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571anddayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,thatwemightnotburdenἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsaiG1912anyofyou,wepreachedG2784untoyouthegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

10YearewitnessesG3144,andGodθεός,theosG2316alsoG2532,howὡςhōsG5613holilyandrighteouslyδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346andunblamablywebehavedourselves towardyouthatbelieveG4100:

11asyeknowhowG5613wedealtwitheachoneἕναhenaG1520ofyou,asafatherπατὴρpatērG3962withhisownG1438childrenG5043,exhortingG3870you,andencouragingG3870you,andtestifying,

12totheendthatyeshouldwalkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,whocallethyouintohisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andgloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.

13AndforthiscausewealsoG2532thankεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316withoutceasing,that,whenyereceivedG3880fromusthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofthemessageG3056,evenG2532thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316, yeacceptedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209itnotasthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofmenG444,but,asitisG1510intruth,thewordG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichalsoG2532workethinyouthatbelieveπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.

14Forye,brethren,becameG1096imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402ofthechurchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichareG1510inJudæainChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:foryealsoG2532sufferedἐπάθετεepatheteG3958thesameG846thingsofyourownἰδίωνidiōnG2398countrymen,evenG2532astheydidoftheJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453;

15whobothkilledἀποκτεινάντωνapokteinantōnG615theLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andtheprophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396,anddroveout us,andpleaseG700notGodθεῷtheōG2316,andarecontraryG1727toallmenG444;

16forbiddingG2967ustospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980totheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484thattheymaybesavedG4982;tofillἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaiG378uptheirsinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266alwaysπάντοτε·pantoteG3842:butthewrathὀργὴorgēG3709iscomeἔφθασενephthasenG5348uponthemtotheuttermost.

17Butwe,brethren,beingbereavedofyouforashortseasonG2540,inpresenceG4383notinheartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588, endeavoredthemoreG4183exceedinglytoseeG3708yourfaceG4383withgreatπολλῇpollēaG4183desireἐπιθυμίᾳ.epithumiaG1939:

18becausewewouldG2309fainhavecomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064untoyou,IPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972onceἅπαξhapaxG530andagain;andSatanσατανᾶς.satanasG4567hinderedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465us.

19ForwhatisourhopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680,orjoyχαρὰcharaG5479,orcrownστέφανοςstephanosG4735ofglorying?ArenotevenκαὶkaiG2532ye,beforeourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424athiscoming?

20ForyeareG1510ourgloryδόξαdoxaG1391andourjoyχαρά.¶charaG5479.

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