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1 Thessalonians 2:7-12

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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