1 Thessalonians 2

1For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vainG2756: 2but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as ye know, at PhilippiG5375, we waxed bold in our GodG2316 to speakG2980 unto you the gospelG2098 of GodG2316 in muchG4183 conflictG73. 3For our exhortationG3874 is not of errorG4106, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 4but even as we have been approved of GodG2316 to be intrusted with the gospelG2098, so we speakG2980; not as pleasingG700 menG444, but GodG2316 who proveth our heartsG2588. 5For neither at any timeG4218 were we found using wordsG3056 of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousnessG4124, GodG2316 is witnessG3144; 6nor seekingG2212 gloryG1391 of menG444, neither from you nor from othersG243, whenG5613 we might have claimed authority as apostlesG652 of ChristG5547. 7But we wereG1510 gentle in the midstG3319 of you, as whenG5613 a nurse cherisheth her ownG1438 childrenG5043: 8evenG2532 so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impartG3330 unto you, not the gospelG2098 of GodG2316 onlyG3440, but alsoG2532 our ownG1438 soulsG5590, because ye were becomeG1096 very dear to us. 9For ye rememberG3421, brethren, our laborG2873 and travail: working nightG3571 and dayG2250, that we might not burdenG1912 any of you, we preachedG2784 unto you the gospelG2098 of GodG2316. 10Ye are witnessesG3144, and GodG2316 alsoG2532, howG5613 holily and righteouslyG1346 and unblamably we behaved ourselves toward you that believeG4100: 11as ye know howG5613 we dealt with each oneG1520 of you, as a fatherG3962 with his ownG1438 childrenG5043, exhortingG3870 you, and encouragingG3870 you, and testifying, 12to the end that ye should walkG4043 worthilyG516 of GodG2316, who calleth you into his ownG1438 kingdomG932 and gloryG1391.

13And for this cause we alsoG2532 thankG2168 GodG2316 without ceasing, that, when ye receivedG3880 from us the wordG3056 of the messageG3056, evenG2532 the wordG3056 of GodG2316, ye acceptedG1209 it not as the wordG3056 of menG444, but, as it isG1510 in truth, the wordG3056 of GodG2316, which alsoG2532 worketh in you that believeG4100. 14For ye, brethren, becameG1096 imitatorsG3402 of the churchesG1577 of GodG2316 which areG1510 in Judæa in ChristG5547 JesusG2424: for ye alsoG2532 sufferedG3958 the sameG846 things of your ownG2398 countrymen, evenG2532 as they did of the JewsG2453; 15who both killedG615 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 and the prophetsG4396, and drove out us, and pleaseG700 not GodG2316, and are contraryG1727 to all menG444; 16forbiddingG2967 us to speakG2980 to the GentilesG1484 that they may be savedG4982; to fillG378 up their sinsG266 alwaysG3842: but the wrathG3709 is comeG5348 upon them to the uttermost.

17But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short seasonG2540, in presenceG4383 not in heartG2588, endeavored the moreG4183 exceedingly to seeG3708 your faceG4383 with greatG4183 desireG1939: 18because we wouldG2309 fain have comeG2064 unto you, I PaulG3972 onceG530 and again; and SatanG4567 hinderedG1465 us. 19For what is our hopeG1680, or joyG5479, or crownG4735 of glorying? Are not evenG2532 ye, before our LordG2962 JesusG2424 at his coming? 20For ye areG1510 our gloryG1391 and our joyG5479.