1 Thessalonians 2
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1 Thessalonians 2:14-20

14For you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,becameἐγενήθητε,egenēthēteG1096imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402ofthe churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424that arein JudeaG2453, foryou alsoG2532enduredG3958the sameG846sufferingsἐπάθετεepatheteG3958at the handsG5259of your ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398countrymenσυμφυλετῶν,sumphuletōnG4853,evenκαθὼςkathōsG2531as they didfrom the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,
15who bothG2532killedἀποκτεινάντωνapokteinantōnG615the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andthe prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396, anddroveἐκδιωξάντωνekdiōxantōnG1559us out.They are not pleasingἀρεσκόντωνareskontōnG700to GodθεῷtheōG2316,but hostileἐναντίων,enantiōnG1727to allπᾶσινpasinG3956menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,
16hinderingκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967us from speakingλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484soἵναinaG2443that they may be savedσωθῶσιν,sōthōsinG4982;with the result that they alwaysπάντοτε·pantoteG3842fillἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaiG378up the measureG378of their sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266. ButwrathὀργὴorgēG3709has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348upon themto the utmostτέλος.¶telosG5056.
17But we, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,having been takenG642awayG642from you for ashortκαιρὸνkaironG2540G5610whileG5610--inpersonπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383, not inspiritκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588--were allG4053the moreG4053eagerἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamenG4704with greatπολλῇpollēaG4183desireἐπιθυμίᾳ.epithumiaG1939to seeG3708your faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.
18Forwe wantedἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamenG2309to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you--I, PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,moreδίς,disG2532G1364thanG2532onceἅπαξhapaxG530--and yetSatanσατανᾶς.satanasG4567hinderedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465us.
19For whoτίςtisG5101is our hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680orG2228joyχαρὰcharaG5479orG2228crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735of exultationκαυχήσεως;kauchēseōsG2746?Is it not evenκαὶkaiG2532you, in the presenceἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424at Hiscomingπαρουσίᾳ;parousiaG3952?
20For you areour gloryδόξαdoxaG1391and joyχαρά.¶charaG5479.
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