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1 Thessalonians 2:14-20

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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