New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Thessalonians 2:3-12

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.

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