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 when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time (in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person. 18For we wanted to come to you (I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us. For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·ἤē · orG2228
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• crownστέφανοςstephanos · crownG4735
• of rejoicingκαύχησιςkauchēsis · prideG2746
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• in the presence ofἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 2:19

• 2 Corinthians 1:14just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
• Philippians 2:16by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
• Philippians 4:1So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!
• Proverbs 4:9She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”
• Proverbs 12:4A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.
• Proverbs 16:13The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.
• Proverbs 17:6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.
• Isaiah 62:3You will be a majestic crown in the hand of the Lord, a royal turban in the hand of your God.
• 1 Peter 5:4Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.
• Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns before his throne, saying:
• 1 Thessalonians 2:20For you are our glory and joy!
• Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless 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 make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him.

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

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 2:19

• Glory
• Jesus Continued
• Joy
• Love
• Minister, Christian

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• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
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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