New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

1For you yourselvesΑὐτοὶAutoiG846knowG3609,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, that ourcomingεἴσοδονeisodonG1529to youwas not in vainκενὴkenēG2756,

2but after we had alreadyG4310sufferedG4310and beenmistreatedὑβρισθέντες,hubristhentesG5195inPhilippiΦιλίπποις,PhilippoisG5375,as you knowG3609,we hadG3955the boldnessἐπαρρησιασάμεθαeparrēsiasamethaG3955in our GodθεῷtheōG2316to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to you thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of GodθεοῦtheouG2316amidG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183oppositionἀγῶνι.agōniG73.

3For ourexhortationπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874does not come fromerrorπλάνηςplanēsG4106orοὐδὲoudeG3761impurityἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167orοὐδὲoudeG3761by wayἐνenG1722ofdeceitδόλῳ·dolōG1388;

4but justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as we have been approvedδεδοκιμάσμεθαdedokimasmethaG1381by GodθεοῦtheouG2316to beentrustedπιστευθῆναιpisteuthēnaiG4100with the gospelεὐαγγέλιον,euangelionG2098,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we speakλαλοῦμεν,laloumenG2980,not as pleasingἀρέσκοντεςareskontesG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,but GodθεῷtheōG2316whoexaminesδοκιμάζοντιdokimazontiG1381our heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

5For we neverοὔτε ποτεoute poteG3777 G4218cameἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096with flatteringκολακείαςkolakeiasG2850speechλόγῳlogōG3056,as you knowG3609,norοὔτεouteG3777witha pretextπροφάσειprophaseiG4392for greedπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124--GodθεὸςtheosG2316is witnessμάρτυς,martusG3144--

6norοὔτεouteG3777did weseekζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212gloryδόξανdoxanG1391from menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,eitherοὔτεouteG3777from you orοὔτεouteG3777from othersἄλλων,allōnG243, even though asapostlesG652of ChristG5547we might haveassertedG1510 G922our authorityG922.

7But weprovedἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096to begentleG2261amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319you,as a nursingτροφὸςtrophosG5162mothertenderlyG2282caresG2282for her ownἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043.

8HavingG3655soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779fondG3655an affectionG3655for you, we were well-pleasedεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106toimpartμεταδοῦναιmetadounaiG3330to you not onlyG3440thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of GodθεοῦtheouG2316but alsoκαὶkaiG2532our ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438livesψυχάς,psuchasG5590,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360you had becomeἐγενήθητε.egenēthēteG1096veryG27dearG27to us.

9For you recallΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneueteG3421,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, ourlaborκόπονkoponG2873and hardshipμόχθον·mochthonG3449, howworkingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250soπρὸςprosG4314as not to be aburdenἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsaiG1912to anyτιναtinaG5100of you, we proclaimedἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenG2784to you thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

10You are witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144, and so isGodθεός,theosG2316,howὡςhōsG5613devoutlyὁσίωςhosiōsG3743and uprightlyδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346and blamelesslyἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274webehavedἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096toward youbelieversπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100;

11justκαθάπερkathaperG2509as you knowG3609howG5613we wereexhortingG3870and encouragingG3888andimploringG3143eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520of you asa fatherπατὴρpatērG3962wouldhis ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438childrenτέκναteknaG5043,

12soG1519that you wouldwalkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043in a mannerG516worthyG516of the GodθεοῦtheouG2316whocallsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564you into His ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andgloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.

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