Berean Standard Bible

1 Thessalonians 2:1-7

1 You yourselvesG846 knowG1492, brothersG80, thatG3754 ourG1473 visitG1529 toG4314 youG4771 wasG1096 notG3756 in vainG2756. 2AsG2531 you are awareG1492, we had already endured sufferingG4310 andG2532 shameful treatmentG5195 inG1722 PhilippiG5375. ButG235 in the face ofG1722 strongG4183 oppositionG73, we were boldG3955 inG1722 ourG1473 GodG2316 to speakG2980 toG4314 youG4771 theG3588 gospelG2098 of GodG2316.

3ForG1063 ourG1473 appealG3874 does notG3756 arise fromG1537 deceitG4106 or ulterior motivesG167 or trickeryG1388. 4InsteadG235 , we speakG2980 asG2531 those approvedG1381 byG5259 GodG2316 to be entrusted withG4100 theG3588 gospelG2098, notG3756 in order toG5613 pleaseG700 menG444 butG235 GodG2316, whoG3588 examinesG1381 ourG1473 heartsG2588. 5AsG1063 G2531 you knowG1492, we never usedG3777 G4218 G1096 G1722 wordsG3056 of flatteryG2850 or any pretextG4392 for greedG4124. GodG2316 is our witnessG3144! 6NorG3777 did we seekG2212 praiseG1391 fromG575 youG4771 or fromG575 anyone elseG243, although asG5613 apostlesG652 of ChristG5547 we had authorityG1410 to demandG1510 G922 G1722 it.1

7On the contraryG235, we wereG1096 gentleG3516 amongG1722 youG4771 ,2 likeG5613 a nursing motherG5162 caring forG1437 G2282 herG1438 childrenG5043.

Notes

1. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Or although as apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you; SBL, NE, and WH include this phrase with verse 7. ↩
2. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 WH and NA we were like young children among you ↩