1 Thessalonians 2
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1 Thessalonians 2:1-7

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 kathōsG1063G2531you knowG1492,we never usedοὔτε ποτε ἐν ἐγενήθημεν,oute pote en egenēthēmenG3777G4218G1096G1722wordsλόγῳlogōG3056of flatteryκολακείαςkolakeiasG2850orοὔτεouteG3777ἐνenG1722anypretextπροφάσειprophaseiG4392for greedπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124.GodθεὸςtheosG2316is ourwitnessμάρτυς,martusG3144!
6NorοὔτεouteG3777did we seekζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212ἐξexG1537ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444praiseδόξανdoxanG1391οὔτεouteG3777fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771orοὔτεouteG3777fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575anyone elseἄλλων,allōnG243, althoughasG5613apostlesG652of ChristG5547we had authorityG1410to demandG1510G922G1722it.
7On the contraryἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,we wereἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096gentleνήπιοιnēpioiG3516amongἐνenG1722youὑμῶν,humōnG4771μέσῳmesōG3319,likeὡςhōsG5613a nursing motherτροφὸςtrophosG5162caring forἐὰν θάλπῃean thalpēG1437G2282herἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438τὰtaG3588childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043.
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