Berean Standard Bible
1 Thessalonians 2:3-12
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!
8We cared so deeplyοὕτωςhoutōsG3779G2442ὑμῶνhumōnG4771thatwe were delightedεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106to share withμεταδοῦναιmetadounaiG3330youὑμῖνhuminG4771notοὐouG3756onlyG3440theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,butἀλλὰallaG235ourτὰςtasG3588ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438livesψυχάς,psuchasG5590as wellκαὶkaiG2532.That is howδιότιdiotiG1360belovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27you have becomeἐγενήθητε.egenēthēteG1096to usG1473.
9Surely you recallΜνημονεύετε γάρ,Mnēmoneuete garG3421G1063,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ourG1473τὸνtonG3588laborκόπονkoponG2873andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588toilμόχθον·mochthonG3449.We workedἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250so thatπρὸςprosG4314we would not be a burdenτὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρῆσαίto mē epibarēsaiG3361G3588G1912to anyoneτιναtinaG5100ὑμῶνhumōnG4771while we proclaimedἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenG2784toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
10YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144,andκαὶkaiG2532so isὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316,of howὡςhōsG5613holyὁσίωςhosiōsG3743καὶkaiG2532,righteousδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346,andκαὶkaiG2532blamelessἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274our conduct wasἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096among youὑμῖνhuminG4771whoτοῖςtoisG3588believedπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100.
12encouragingG3870youG2532,comfortingG3888youG4771,andG2532urgingG3143εἰςeisG1519youG4771τὸtoG3588to walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoτοῦtouG3588callsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564youG4771intoεἰςeisG1519His ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andG2532gloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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