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1 Thessalonians 2:19
19You are the people that make us very happy! We know that you will continue to trust God. So, when our Lord Jesus returns, we will be proud of you. You will be like a crown that he gives us when we stand in front of him.
1 Thessalonians 2:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
- New International Version (NIV)For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?
- English Standard Version (ESV)For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
- New King James Version (NKJV)For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:19
17Our friends, we have had to go away from you for a short time. But we have not stopped thinking about you. We have wanted more and more to come to see you again. 18Yes, we really wanted to return to you. Certainly, I, Paul, tried again and again to come to you, but Satan stopped us. You are the people that make us very happy! We know that you will continue to trust God. So, when our Lord Jesus returns, we will be proud of you. You will be like a crown that he gives us when we stand in front of him. 20You show the great results of our work. Yes, it is because of you that we are very happy.
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 21 Thessalonians 2:19 word by word
τίς γὰρ ἡμῶν ἐλπὶς ἢ χαρὰ ἢ στέφανος καυχήσεως; ἢ οὐχὶ καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῇ αὐτοῦ παρουσίᾳ;Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- ·ἤē · orG2228
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- whatτίςtis · which?G5101
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
- joyχαράchara · joyG5479
- crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
- of rejoicingκαύχησιςkauchēsis · prideG2746
- notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
- evenκαίkai · andG2532
- yeσύsu · youG4771
- in the presence ofἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- 2 Corinthians 1:14You do not understand us completely yet. But I hope that you will understand completely on the day when our Lord Jesus returns. Then you can be proud of us in the same way that we will be proud of you.
- Philippians 2:16Tell people the true message that can give them life with God. Then I will know that my work among you had good results. Because of that, I will be very happy on the day when Christ returns.
- Philippians 4:1My dear Christian friends, I love you very much. I want very much to see you again. You make me very happy. You show that my work among you had good results. Please continue to live in a way that pleases the Lord. This is what I have taught you to do.
- Proverbs 4:9Wisdom will bless you, as if you are wearing a beautiful crown on your head.’
- Proverbs 12:4A good wife will bring honour to her husband, like a crown. But a wife who brings shame to her husband will take away his strength.
- Proverbs 16:13Kings are happy to hear honest advice. They love people who speak true words.
- Proverbs 17:6Old people should be proud of their grandchildren. In the same way, children should be proud of their parents.
- Isaiah 62:3The Lord your God will hold you in his hand, and you will bring him honour. You will be like his beautiful crown!
- 1 Peter 5:4Then our master, Christ, will give you a beautiful crown when he appears. That is a great gift that will never become old or less beautiful. He is the great Shepherd who takes care of us.
- Revelation 4:10When they do this, the 24 leaders bend down to the ground. They also worship the Lord God, who sits on the throne and is alive for ever. They put their crowns in front of God's throne, and they praise him. They say:
- 1 Thessalonians 2:20You show the great results of our work. Yes, it is because of you that we are very happy.
- Romans 15:16I am a servant of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles. I tell people God's good news. I work like a priest so that God will accept the Gentiles. I offer them to God. The Holy Spirit has made them clean and so God accepts them.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13Then God will cause you to become strong inside yourselves. You will live in a completely good way. One day our Lord Jesus will come back with all the people who belong to him. Then you will stand in front of God, our Father. He will say that you are not guilty of anything that is wrong.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23I pray that God will help you to be completely good, as his people should be. He is the one who gives us peace in our minds. I pray that he will take care of you in every way, in your spirit, in your soul and in your body. Then you will not be guilty of anything that is bad, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5So you should not decide about things before the time is right. Wait until the Lord comes again. He will show everything clearly. He will show the bad things that people have done secretly. He will show the secret purpose of people's thoughts. Then God will praise each person in a way that is right for them.
- 1 Corinthians 15:23It is like this: First of all, Christ died and then he became alive again. Then, when Christ returns, his people will live again too.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19For what is our hope - I can have no prospects from earth; I have forsaken all for the Gospel; and esteem every thing it can afford as dross and dung, that I may gain Christ. Why then should I continually labor at the risk of my life, preaching the Gospel? Is it not to get your souls saved, that ye may be my crown of rejoicing in the day of Christ? For this I labor; and, having planted the Gospel among you, I wish to take every opportunity of watering it…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19For what is our hope - That is, “I had a strong desire to see you; to assist you; to enjoy your friendship; for you are my hope and joy, and my absence does not arise from a want of affection.” The meaning, when he says that they were his “hope,” is, that their conversion and salvation was one of the grounds of his hope of future blessedness. It was an evidence that he was a faithful servant of God, and that he would be rewarded in heaven. Or joy - The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 This world is not a place where we are to be always, or long together. In heaven holy souls shall meet, and never part more. And though the apostle could not come to them yet, and thought he might never be able to come, yet our Lord Jesus Christ will come; nothing shall hinder that. May God give faithful ministers to all who serve him with their spirit in the gospel of his Son, and send them to all who are in darknessRead the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19In the Greek and Roman world, a crown was given to those who received great civic honor or who were victorious in athletic games.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. For--giving the reason for his earnest desire to see them. Are not even ye in the presence of ... Christ--"Christ" is omitted in the oldest manuscripts. Are not even ye (namely, among others; the "even" or "also," implies that not they alone will be his crown) our hope, joy, and crown of rejoicing before Jesus, when He shall come (2Co 1:14; Php 2:16; 4:1)? The "hope" here meant is his hope (in a lower sense), that these his converts might be found in…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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