Berean Standard Bible

1 Thessalonians 2

1γὰρgarG1063You yourselvesΑὐτοὶAutoiG846knowG1492,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588visitεἴσοδονeisodonG1529τὴνtēnG3588toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771wasγέγονεν·gegonenG1096notοὐouG3756in vainκενὴkenēG2756.

2AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531you are awareG1492,we had already endured sufferingπροπαθόντεςpropathontesG4310andκαὶkaiG2532shameful treatmentὑβρισθέντες,hubristhentesG5195inἐνenG1722PhilippiΦιλίπποις,PhilippoisG5375.ButἀλλὰallaG235in the face ofἐνenG1722strongπολλῷpollōG4183oppositionἀγῶνι.agōniG73,we were boldἐπαρρησιασάμεθαeparrēsiasamethaG3955inἐνenG1722ourG1473τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063ourG1473ἡhēG3588appealπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874does notοὐκoukG3756arise fromἐκekG1537deceitπλάνηςplanēsG4106orοὐδὲoudeG3761ἐξexG1537ulterior motivesἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167orοὐδὲoudeG3761ἐνenG1722trickeryδόλῳ·dolōG1388.

4InsteadἀλλὰallaG235οὕτωςhoutōsG3779,we speakλαλοῦμεν,laloumenG2980asκαθὼςkathōsG2531those approvedδεδοκιμάσμεθαdedokimasmethaG1381byὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316to be entrusted withπιστευθῆναιpisteuthēnaiG4100theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιον,euangelionG2098,notοὐχouchG3756in order toὡςhōsG5613pleaseἀρέσκοντεςareskontesG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444butἀλλὰallaG235GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoτῷtōG3588examinesδοκιμάζοντιdokimazontiG1381ourG1473τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

5Asγάρ καθὼςgar kathōsG1063 G2531you knowG1492,we never usedοὔτε ποτε ἐν ἐγενήθημεν,oute pote en egenēthēmenG3777 G4218 G1096 G1722wordsλόγῳlogōG3056of flatteryκολακείαςkolakeiasG2850orοὔτεouteG3777ἐνenG1722anypretextπροφάσειprophaseiG4392for greedπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124.GodθεὸςtheosG2316is ourwitnessμάρτυς,martusG3144!

6NorοὔτεouteG3777did we seekζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212ἐξexG1537ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444praiseδόξανdoxanG1391οὔτεouteG3777fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771orοὔτεouteG3777fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575anyone elseἄλλων,allōnG243, althoughasG5613apostlesG652of ChristG5547we had authorityG1410to demandG1510 G922 G1722it.

7On the contraryἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,we wereἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096gentleνήπιοιnēpioiG3516amongἐνenG1722youὑμῶν,humōnG4771μέσῳmesōG3319,likeὡςhōsG5613a nursing motherτροφὸςtrophosG5162caring forἐὰν θάλπῃean thalpēG1437 G2282herἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438τὰtaG3588childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043.

8We cared so deeplyοὕτωςhoutōsG3779 G2442ὑμῶνhumōnG4771thatwe were delightedεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106to share withμεταδοῦναιmetadounaiG3330youὑμῖνhuminG4771notοὐouG3756onlyG3440theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,butἀλλὰallaG235ourτὰςtasG3588ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438livesψυχάς,psuchasG5590as wellκαὶkaiG2532.That is howδιότιdiotiG1360belovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27you have becomeἐγενήθητε.egenēthēteG1096to usG1473.

9Surely you recallΜνημονεύετε γάρ,Mnēmoneuete garG3421 G1063,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ourG1473τὸνtonG3588laborκόπονkoponG2873andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588toilμόχθον·mochthonG3449.We workedἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250so thatπρὸςprosG4314we would not be a burdenτὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρῆσαίto mē epibarēsaiG3361 G3588 G1912to anyoneτιναtinaG5100ὑμῶνhumōnG4771while we proclaimedἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenG2784toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

10YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144,andκαὶkaiG2532so isὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316,of howὡςhōsG5613holyὁσίωςhosiōsG3743καὶkaiG2532,righteousδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346,andκαὶkaiG2532blamelessἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274our conduct wasἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096among youὑμῖνhuminG4771whoτοῖςtoisG3588believedπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100.

11ForκαθάπερkathaperG2509you knowG1492thatὡςhōsG5613we treatedeachἕκαστονhekastonG1538ἕναhenaG1520of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771asὡςhōsG5613a fatherπατὴρpatērG3962treatshis ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438childrenτέκναteknaG5043—

12encouragingG3870youG2532,comfortingG3888youG4771,andG2532urgingG3143εἰςeisG1519youG4771τὸtoG3588to walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoτοῦtouG3588callsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564youG4771intoεἰςeisG1519His ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andG2532gloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.

13AndG2532weG1473continuallyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89thankεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenG2168τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316ὅτιhotiG3754becauseδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778,when you receivedπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880thewordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316that you heardἀκοῆςakoēsG189fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1473,you acceptedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209itnotοὐouG3756as thewordλόγονlogonG3056of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλὰallaG235asκαθώςkathōsG2531it truly isἐστιν ἀληθῶςestin alēthōsG230 G1510, thewordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,which isὃςhosG3739alsoG2532nowat workἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiG1754inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771whoτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.

14ForγὰρgarG1063youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,becameἐγενήθητε,egenēthēteG1096imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of theτῶνtōnG3588churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722τῶνtōnG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449thatτῇtēaG3588areοὐσῶνousōnG1510inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424ὅτιhotiG3754.YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771καὶkaiG2532sufferedἐπάθετεepatheteG3958fromὑπὸhupoG5259yourτὰtaG3588ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398countrymenσυμφυλετῶν,sumphuletōnG4853the very thingsτῶνtōnG3588αὐτὰautaG846καθὼςkathōsG2531theyαὐτοὶautoiG846sufferedκαὶkaiG2532fromὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,

15whoτῶνtōnG3588killedἀποκτεινάντωνapokteinantōnG615bothκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532their ownτοὺςtousG3588prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396andκαὶkaiG2532drove us out as wellἐκδιωξάντωνekdiōxantōnG1559 G1473καὶkaiG2532.They are displeasingμὴ ἀρεσκόντωνmē areskontōnG3361 G700to GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532hostileἐναντίων,enantiōnG1727to allπᾶσινpasinG3956menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,

16hinderingκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967usG1473from tellingλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484howἵναinaG2443they may be savedσωθῶσιν,sōthōsinG4982.As a resultεἰςeisG1519,they continueπάντοτε·pantoteG3842τὸtoG3588to heap upἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaiG378theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588sins to full capacityἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266δὲdeG1161;theεἰςeisG1519utmostτέλος.¶telosG5056ἡhēG3588wrathὀργὴorgēG3709has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

Paul’s Longing to Visit

17Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,althoughδέ,deG1161weG1473were torn awayἀπορφανισθέντεςaporphanisthentesG642fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771forπρὸςprosG4314a short timeκαιρὸν ὥραςkairon hōrasG2540 G5610(in personπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383,notοὐouG3756in heartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588), ourἐνenG1722πολλῇpollēaG4183desireἐπιθυμίᾳ.epithumiaG1939to seeG3708youὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383to facewas even more intenseἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamenG4057 G4704.

18ForδιότιdiotiG1360we wantedἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamenG2309to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771—indeedμὲνmenG3303IG1473,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972, triedκαὶkaiG2532againἅπαξhapaxG530andκαὶkaiG2532againδίς,disG1364—butκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588Satanσατανᾶς.satanasG4567obstructedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465usG1473.

19After allγὰρgarG1063,whoτίςtisG5101isourG1473hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680, ourἢēG2228joyχαρὰcharaG5479, ourἢēG2228crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735of boastingκαυχήσεως;kauchēseōsG2746,if it isἢēG2228notοὐχὶouchiG3780καὶkaiG2532you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771in the presence ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424atἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588comingπαρουσίᾳ;parousiaG3952?

20YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510indeedγάρgarG1063ourG1473ἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391andκαὶkaiG2532ourἡhēG3588joyχαρά.¶charaG5479.

Paul’s Longing to Visit

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2