Berean Standard Bible

1 Thessalonians 2:5-10

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. 8We cared so deeplyG3779 G2442 that we were delightedG2106 to share withG3330 youG4771 notG3756 onlyG3440 theG3588 gospelG2098 of GodG2316, butG235 ourG3588 ownG1438 livesG5590 as wellG2532. That is howG1360 belovedG27 you have becomeG1096 to usG1473.

9Surely you recallG3421 G1063, brothersG80, ourG1473 laborG2873 andG2532 toilG3449. We workedG2038 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250 so thatG4314 we would not be a burdenG3361 G3588 G1912 to anyoneG5100 while we proclaimedG2784 toG1519 youG4771 theG3588 gospelG2098 of GodG2316. 10YouG4771 are witnessesG3144, andG2532 so is GodG2316, of howG5613 holyG3743 , righteousG1346, andG2532 blamelessG274 our conduct wasG1096 among youG4771 whoG3588 believedG4100.

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 ↩