1 Thessalonians 2
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1 Thessalonians 2:5-10

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.
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.
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