1 Thessalonians 2:19

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

17But we, brothers and sisters, having been orphaned from you by absence for a short while--in person, not in spirit--were all the more eager with great desire to see your face. 18For we wanted to come to you--I, Paul, more than once--and Satan hindered us. For who is our hope, or joy or crown of pride, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Or is it not indeed you? 20For you are our glory and joy.

1 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

• For whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• our hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• orἤē · orG2228
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• inἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• of our Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952
• not indeedκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:19

• 2 Corinthians 1:14just as you also partially did understand us, that we are your reason to be proud as you also are ours, on the day of our Lord Jesus.
• Philippians 2:16holding firmly the word of life, so that on the day of Christ I can take pride because I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
• Philippians 4:1Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
• Proverbs 4:9She will place on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty.”
• Proverbs 12:4An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.
• Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And one who speaks right is loved.
• Proverbs 17:6Grandchildren are the crown of the old, And the glory of sons is their fathers.
• Isaiah 62:3You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, And a royal headband in the hand of your God.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
• Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and they will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
• 1 Thessalonians 2:20For you are our glory and joy.
• Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then praise will come to each person from God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,

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