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1 Thessalonians 2:7-12

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.

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