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1 Thessalonians 2:8
8Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of 1God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.
1 Thessalonians 2:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
- New International Version (NIV)so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:8
6nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been a charge as Christ's apostles; 7but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children. Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us. 9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God. 10Ye [are] witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we have conducted ourselves with you that believe:
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οὕτως ὁμειρόμενοι ὑμῶν εὐδοκοῦμεν μεταδοῦναι ὑμῖν οὐ μόνον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς, διότι ἀγαπητοὶ ἡμῖν ἐγενήθητε.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:8
- Jeremiah 13:15Hear ye, and give ear, be not lifted up; for Jehovah hath spoken.
- Romans 1:11For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you;
- Romans 9:1I say [the] truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in [the] Holy Spirit,
- Romans 10:1Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which [I address] to God for them is for salvation.
- Romans 15:29But I know that, coming to you, I shall come in [the] fulness of [the] blessing of Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 6:1But [as] fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:
- Galatians 4:19my children, of whom I again travail in birth until Christ shall have been formed in you:
- Philippians 1:8For God is my witness how I long after you all in [the] bowels of Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 2:25but I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-workman and fellow-soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need,
- Colossians 1:28whom we announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, to the end that we may present every man perfect in Christ.
- Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is [one] of you, [the] bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all [the] will of God.
- Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders, and be submissive; for they watch over your souls as those that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.
- Acts 20:23only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:15Now I shall most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls, if even in abundantly loving you I should be less loved.
- Philippians 2:17But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all.
- 1 John 3:16Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down [our] lives.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Being affectionately desirous of you - We had such intense love for you that we were not only willing and forward to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ to you, but also to give our own lives for your sake, because ye were dear, ̔, because ye were beloved by us. The words used here by the apostle are expressive of the strongest affection and attachment.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8So, being affectionately desirous of you - The word here rendered “being affectionately desirous” - ̔ homeiromenoi- occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It means to “long after, to have a strong affection for.” The sense here is, that Paul was so strongly attached to them that he would have been willing to lay down his life for them. We were willing to have imparted unto you - To have given or communicated; Romans 1:11. Not the gospel of God only…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 Mildness and tenderness greatly recommend religion, and are most conformable to God's gracious dealing with sinners, in and by the gospel. This is the way to win people. We should not only be faithful to our calling as Christians, but in our particular callings and relations. Our great gospel privilege is, that God has called us to his kingdom and glory. The great gospel duty is, that we walk worthy of God. We should live as becomes those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20The letter begins by discussing the character of Paul and his associates, as well as how the Thessalonians accepted the good news (2:1–12; 13–16). It emphasizes Paul’s genuine care for the church, mentioning: his efforts to visit them again (2:17–20), and his choice to send Timothy when he could not go himself (3:1–5). It concludes with the apostle Paul’s happiness about Timothy’s positive report and his prayers to return to the church (3:6–9; 10–13)…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. So--to be joined to "we were willing"; "As a nurse cherisheth ... so we were willing," &c. [Alford]. But Bengel, "So," that is, seeing that we have such affection for you. being affectionately desirous--The oldest reading in the Greek implies, literally, to connect one's self with another; to be closely attached to another. willing--The Greek is stronger, "we were well content"; "we would gladly have imparted," &c. "even our own lives" (so the Greek…Read the comment
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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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