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1 Thessalonians

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1 Thessalonians 2

New American Standard Bible 2020

Paul’s Ministry

1For you yourselvesG846 knowG3609, brothersG80 and sisters, that our 12receptionG1529 amongG4314 you 3was not inG2756 vainG2756, 2but after we had alreadyG4310 sufferedG4310 and been 4treatedG5195 abusivelyG5195 in 5PhilippiG5375, as you knowG3609, we hadG3955 theG3955 boldnessG3955 in our GodG2316 6to speakG2980 to you the 7gospelG2098 of GodG2316 8amidG1722 muchG4183 910oppositionG73. 3For our 11exhortationG3874 does not come from 12errorG4106 orG3761 13impurityG167 orG3761 14by wayG1722 of 15deceitG1388; 416but justG2531 asG2531 we have been approvedG1381 by GodG2316 to be 17entrustedG4100 with the gospelG2098, soG3779 we speakG2980, 18not intendingG5613 to pleaseG700 peopleG444, but to please GodG2316, who 1920examinesG1381 our heartsG2588. 5For we neverG3777G4218 cameG1096 21with flatteringG2850 speechG3056, as you knowG3609, norG3777 with 22a pretextG4392 23for greedG4124--24GodG2316 is our witnessG3144-- 6norG3777 did we 25seekG2212 honorG1391 from peopleG444, eitherG3777 from you orG3777 from othersG243, though 26we could have 27assertedG1510G922 our authorityG922 as 28apostlesG652 of ChristG5547. 7But we 29provedG1096 to be 3031gentleG2261 32amongG1722G3319 you. 33As a nursingG5162 mother 34tenderlyG2282 caresG2282 forG2282 her ownG1438 childrenG5043, 8in the sameG3779 wayG3779 we hadG3655 aG3655 fondG3655 affectionG3655 for you and were delightedG2106 to 35shareG3330 with you not onlyG3440 the 36gospelG2098 of GodG2316, but alsoG2532 our ownG1438 37livesG5590, becauseG1360 you had becomeG1096 38veryG27 dearG27 to us.

9For you recallG3421, brothersG80 and sisters, our 39laborG2873 and hardshipG3449: it was by 40workingG2038 nightG3571 and dayG2250 soG4314 as not to beG1912 aG1912 41burdenG1912 toG1912 anyG5100 of you, that we proclaimedG2784 to you the 42gospelG2098 of GodG2316. 10You are witnessesG3144, and so is 43GodG2316, of 44howG5613 devoutlyG3743 and rightlyG1346 and blamelesslyG274 we 45behavedG1096 toward you 46believersG4100; 11justG2509 asG2509 you knowG3609 howG5613 we were 47exhortingG3870 and encouragingG3888 and 48imploringG3143 eachG1538 oneG1520 of you as 49a fatherG3962 would his ownG1438 childrenG5043, 12soG1519 thatG1519 you would 50walkG4043 inG516 aG516 mannerG516 worthyG516 of the GodG2316 who 51callsG2564 you into His ownG1438 kingdomG932 and 52gloryG1391.

13For thisG3778 reasonG1223 we alsoG2532 constantlyG89 53thankG2168 GodG2316 that when you receivedG3880 the 54wordG3056 of GodG2316 whichG3739 you heardG191 from us, you acceptedG1209 it 55not as the wordG3056 of mere menG444, but asG2531 whatG2531 it reallyG230 is, the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 56whichG3739 alsoG2532 isG1754 atG1754 workG1754 in you who believeG4100. 14For you, brothersG80 and sisters, becameG1096 57imitatorsG3402 of 58the churchesG1577 of GodG2316 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 that are 59in JudeaG2449, for 60you alsoG2532 enduredG3958 the sameG846 sufferingsG3958 atG5259 the handsG5259 of your ownG2398 countrymenG4853, 61evenG2531 as they did from the JewsG2453, 1562who bothG2532 killedG615 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 and 63the prophetsG4396, and 64droveG1559 us outG1559. 65They are not pleasingG700 to GodG2316, 66but hostileG1727 to allG3956 peopleG444, 1667hinderingG2967 us from speakingG2980 to the GentilesG1484 68soG2443 thatG2443 they may be savedG4982; with the resultG1519 that they alwaysG3842 6970reachG378 theG378 limitG378 of their sinsG266. But 71wrathG3709 has comeG5348 upon them 72fullyG5056.

17But we, brothersG80 and sisters, having been orphanedG642 from you by absence for a 73shortG2540G5610 whileG5610--74in 75personG4383, not in 76spiritG2588--were allG4056 theG4056 moreG4056 eagerG4704 with greatG4183 desireG1939 77to seeG3708 your faceG4383. 1878For 79we wantedG2309 to comeG2064 to you--I, PaulG3972, 8081moreG2532G1364 thanG2532 onceG530--and 82SatanG4567 83hinderedG1465 us. 19For whoG5101 is our hopeG1680, orG2228 84joyG5479 orG2228 crownG4735 of prideG2746, inG1715 theG1715 presenceG1715 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 at His 8586comingG3952? Or is it not indeedG2532 you? 20For you are 87our gloryG1391 and joyG5479.

Notes

  1. 1. 1 Thessalonians 2:1 Or coming to you ↩
  2. 2. 1 Thessalonians 2:1 1 Thess 1:9 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Thessalonians 2:1 2 Thess 1:10 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Acts 14:5; 16:19-24; Phil 1:30 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Acts 16:22-24 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Acts 17:1-9 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Rom 1:1 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Or during ↩
  9. 9. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Or struggle; or conflict ↩
  10. 10. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Phil 1:30 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 Acts 13:15 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 2 Thess 2:11 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 1 Thess 4:7 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 Lit in deceit ↩
  15. 15. 1 Thessalonians 2:3 2 Cor 4:2 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 2 Cor 2:17 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Gal 2:7 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Gal 1:10 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Or approves ↩
  20. 20. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Rom 8:27 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Lit in a word of flattery ↩
  22. 22. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Acts 20:33; 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 I.e., to conceal greed ↩
  24. 24. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Rom 1:9; 1 Thess 2:10 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 John 5:41, 44; 2 Cor 4:5 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Lit being able to ↩
  27. 27. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 Or been burdensome as ↩
  28. 28. 1 Thessalonians 2:6 1 Cor 9:1f ↩
  29. 29. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Or became gentle ↩
  30. 30. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Three early mss infants ↩
  31. 31. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 2 Tim 2:24 ↩
  32. 32. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Lit in the midst of you ↩
  33. 33. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Gal 4:19; 1 Thess 2:11 ↩
  34. 34. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Or cherishes ↩
  35. 35. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 2 Cor 12:15; 1 John 3:16 ↩
  36. 36. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Rom 1:1 ↩
  37. 37. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Or souls ↩
  38. 38. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Lit beloved ↩
  39. 39. 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Phil 4:16; 2 Thess 3:8 ↩
  40. 40. 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Acts 18:3 ↩
  41. 41. 1 Thessalonians 2:9 1 Cor 9:4f; 2 Cor 11:9 ↩
  42. 42. 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Rom 1:1 ↩
  43. 43. 1 Thessalonians 2:10 1 Thess 2:5 ↩
  44. 44. 1 Thessalonians 2:10 2 Cor 1:12; 1 Thess 1:5 ↩
  45. 45. 1 Thessalonians 2:10 Lit became ↩
  46. 46. 1 Thessalonians 2:10 Or who believe ↩
  47. 47. 1 Thessalonians 2:11 1 Thess 5:14 ↩
  48. 48. 1 Thessalonians 2:11 Luke 16:28; 1 Thess 4:6 ↩
  49. 49. 1 Thessalonians 2:11 1 Cor 4:14; 1 Thess 2:7 ↩
  50. 50. 1 Thessalonians 2:12 Eph 4:1 ↩
  51. 51. 1 Thessalonians 2:12 Rom 8:28; 1 Thess 5:24; 2 Thess 2:14 ↩
  52. 52. 1 Thessalonians 2:12 2 Cor 4:6; 1 Pet 5:10 ↩
  53. 53. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Rom 1:8; 1 Thess 1:2 ↩
  54. 54. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Rom 10:17; Heb 4:2 ↩
  55. 55. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Matt 10:20; Gal 4:14 ↩
  56. 56. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Heb 4:12 ↩
  57. 57. 1 Thessalonians 2:14 1 Thess 1:6 ↩
  58. 58. 1 Thessalonians 2:14 1 Cor 7:17; 10:32 ↩
  59. 59. 1 Thessalonians 2:14 Gal 1:22 ↩
  60. 60. 1 Thessalonians 2:14 Acts 17:5; 1 Thess 3:4; 2 Thess 1:4f ↩
  61. 61. 1 Thessalonians 2:14 Heb 10:33f ↩
  62. 62. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Luke 24:20; Acts 2:23 ↩
  63. 63. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Matt 5:12; Acts 7:52 ↩
  64. 64. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Or persecuted us ↩
  65. 65. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Lit and ↩
  66. 66. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Lit and ↩
  67. 67. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Acts 9:23; 13:45, 50; 14:2, 5, 19; 17:5, 13; 18:12; 21:21f, 27; 25:2, 7 ↩
  68. 68. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 1 Cor 10:33 ↩
  69. 69. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Lit complete their ↩
  70. 70. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Gen 15:16; Dan 8:23; Matt 23:32 ↩
  71. 71. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 1 Thess 1:10 ↩
  72. 72. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or forever; lit to the end ↩
  73. 73. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 Lit occasion of an hour ↩
  74. 74. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 1 Cor 5:3 ↩
  75. 75. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 Lit face ↩
  76. 76. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 Lit heart ↩
  77. 77. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 1 Thess 3:10 ↩
  78. 78. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Or Because ↩
  79. 79. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Rom 15:22 ↩
  80. 80. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Lit both once and twice ↩
  81. 81. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Phil 4:16 ↩
  82. 82. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Matt 4:10 ↩
  83. 83. 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Rom 1:13; 15:22 ↩
  84. 84. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Phil 4:1 ↩
  85. 85. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Or presence ↩
  86. 86. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Matt 16:27; Mark 8:38; John 21:22; 1 Thess 3:13; 4:15; 5:23 ↩
  87. 87. 1 Thessalonians 2:20 2 Cor 1:14 ↩

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