New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Thessalonians 2

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1For you yourselvesΑὐτοὶAutoiG846knowG3609,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, that ourreceptionεἴσοδονeisodonG1529amongπρὸςprosG4314youwas not inG2756vainκενὴkenēG2756,

2but after we had alreadyG4310sufferedG4310and beentreatedG5195abusivelyG5195inPhilippiΦιλίπποις,PhilippoisG5375,as you knowG3609,we hadG3955theG3955boldnessἐπαρρησιασάμεθαeparrēsiasamethaG3955in our GodθεῷtheōG2316to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to you thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of GodθεοῦtheouG2316amidG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183oppositionἀγῶνι.agōniG73.

3For ourexhortationπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874does not come fromerrorπλάνηςplanēsG4106orοὐδὲoudeG3761impurityἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167orοὐδὲoudeG3761by wayἐνenG1722ofdeceitδόλῳ·dolōG1388;

4but justG2531asG2531we have been approvedδεδοκιμάσμεθαdedokimasmethaG1381by GodθεοῦtheouG2316to beentrustedπιστευθῆναιpisteuthēnaiG4100with the gospelεὐαγγέλιον,euangelionG2098,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we speakλαλοῦμεν,laloumenG2980,not intendingὡςhōsG5613to pleaseἀρέσκοντεςareskontesG700peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444, but to pleaseGodθεῷtheōG2316, whoexaminesδοκιμάζοντιdokimazontiG1381our heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

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

6norοὔτεouteG3777did weseekζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212honorδόξανdoxanG1391from peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,eitherοὔτεouteG3777from you orοὔτεouteG3777from othersἄλλων,allōnG243, though we could haveassertedG1510 G922our authorityG922asapostlesG652of ChristG5547.

7But weprovedἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096to begentleG2261amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319you.As a nursingτροφὸςtrophosG5162mothertenderlyG2282caresG2282forG2282her ownἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,

8in the sameG3779wayG3779we hadG3655aG3655fondG3655affectionG3655for you and were delightedεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106toshareμεταδοῦναιmetadounaiG3330with you not onlyG3440thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532our ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438livesψυχάς,psuchasG5590,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360you had becomeἐγενήθητε.egenēthēteG1096veryG27dearG27to us.

9For you recallΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneueteG3421,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, ourlaborκόπονkoponG2873and hardshipμόχθον·mochthonG3449: it was byworkingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250soπρὸςprosG4314as not to beG1912aG1912burdenἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsaiG1912toG1912anyτιναtinaG5100of you, thatwe proclaimedἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenG2784to you thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

10You are witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144, and so isGodθεός,theosG2316, ofhowὡςhōsG5613devoutlyὁσίωςhosiōsG3743and rightlyδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346and blamelesslyἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274webehavedἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096toward youbelieversπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100;

11justκαθάπερkathaperG2509asG2509you knowG3609howG5613we wereexhortingG3870and encouragingG3888andimploringG3143eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520of you asa fatherπατὴρpatērG3962wouldhis ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438childrenτέκναteknaG5043,

12soεἰςeisG1519thatεἰςeisG1519you wouldwalkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043inG516aG516mannerG516worthyG516of the GodθεοῦtheouG2316whocallsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564you into His ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andgloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.

13For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223we alsoG2532constantlyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89thankεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316that when you receivedπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880thewordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3739you heardG191from us, you acceptedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209it not asthe wordλόγονlogonG3056of meremenἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,but asG2531whatG2531it reallyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230is, the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichG3739alsoG2532isG1754atG1754workἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiG1754in you who believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.

14For you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,becameἐγενήθητε,egenēthēteG1096imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402ofthe churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424that arein JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449, foryou alsoG2532enduredG3958the sameG846sufferingsἐπάθετεepatheteG3958atὑπὸhupoG5259the handsὑπὸhupoG5259of your ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398countrymenσυμφυλετῶν,sumphuletōnG4853,evenκαθὼςkathōsG2531as they didfrom the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,

15who bothG2532killedἀποκτεινάντωνapokteinantōnG615the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andthe prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396, anddroveG1559us outG1559.They are not pleasingἀρεσκόντωνareskontōnG700to GodθεῷtheōG2316,but hostileἐναντίων,enantiōnG1727to allπᾶσινpasinG3956peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,

16hinderingκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967us from speakingλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484soG2443thatG2443they may be savedσωθῶσιν,sōthōsinG4982;with the resultG1519that they alwaysπάντοτε·pantoteG3842reachG378theG378limitG378of their sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266. ButwrathὀργὴorgēG3709has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348upon themfullyτέλος.¶telosG5056.

17But we, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,having been orphanedἀπορφανισθέντεςaporphanisthentesG642from you by absence for ashortκαιρὸνkaironG2540 G5610whileG5610--inpersonπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383, not inspiritκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588--were allG4056theG4056moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056eagerἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamenG4704with greatπολλῇpollēaG4183desireἐπιθυμίᾳ.epithumiaG1939to seeG3708your faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.

18Forwe wantedἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamenG2309to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you--I, PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,moreδίς,disG2532 G1364thanG2532onceἅπαξhapaxG530--andSatanσατανᾶς.satanasG4567hinderedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465us.

19For whoτίςtisG5101isour hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680,orG2228joyχαρὰcharaG5479orG2228crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735of prideκαυχήσεως;kauchēseōsG2746,inG1715theG1715presenceG1715of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424at Hiscomingπαρουσίᾳ;parousiaG3952? Or is itnot indeedκαὶkaiG2532you?

20For you areour gloryδόξαdoxaG1391and joyχαρά.¶charaG5479.

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Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 2