Revised Literal Translation
1 Thessalonians 2
2ButἀλλὰallaG235evenG2532after that we had suffered beforeπροπαθόντεςpropathontesG4310,andG2532were shamefully entreatedὑβρισθέντες,hubristhentesG5195,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye knowG1492,atἐνenG1722PhilippiΦιλίπποις,PhilippoisG5375,we were boldἐπαρρησιασάμεθαeparrēsiasamethaG3955inἐνenG1722ourG1473Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588G2316to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588G2098of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316withἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183contentionἀγῶνι.agōniG73.
4ButἀλλὰallaG235asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we were allowedδεδοκιμάσμεθαdedokimasmethaG1381ofὑπὸhupoG5259GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316to be put in trust withπιστευθῆναιpisteuthēnaiG4100the gospelεὐαγγέλιον,euangelionG3588G2098,even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we speakλαλοῦμεν,laloumenG2980;notοὐχouchG3756asὡςhōsG5613pleasingἀρέσκοντεςareskontesG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,butἀλλὰallaG235GodθεῷtheōG3588G2316,whichG3588triethδοκιμάζοντιdokimazontiG1381ourG1473heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG3588G2588.
5ἐνenG1722ἐνenG1722ForγάρgarG1063neitherοὔτεouteG3777at any timeποτεpoteG4218used weἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096flatteringκολακείαςkolakeiasG2850wordsλόγῳlogōG3056,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye knowG1492,norοὔτεouteG3777a clokeπροφάσειprophaseiG4392of covetousnessπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124;GodθεὸςtheosG2316iswitnessμάρτυς,martusG3144:
8τὸtoG3588SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779being affectionately desirousG2442of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,we were willingεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106to have impartedμεταδοῦναιmetadounaiG3330unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,notοὐouG3756the gospelεὐαγγέλιον τοῦeuangelion touG3588G2098of Godθεοῦ τὰςtheou tasG3588G2316onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532our ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438soulsψυχάς,psuchasG5590,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360ye wereἐγενήθητε.egenēthēteG1096dearἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27unto usG1473.
9τὸνtonG3588ForG1063ye rememberΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneueteG3421,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ourG1473labourκόπον τὸνkopon tonG3588G2873andκαὶkaiG2532travailμόχθον· τὸmochthon toG3588G3449:forG1063labouringἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,becauseπρὸςprosG4314we wouldG1912notμὴmēG3361be chargeable untoG1912anyτιναtinaG5100of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,we preachedἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenG2784untoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588G2098of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588G2316.
10YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144,andκαὶkaiG2532Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588G2316also,howὡςhōsG5613holilyὁσίωςhosiōsG3743andκαὶkaiG2532justlyδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346andκαὶkaiG2532unblameablyἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274we behaved ourselvesἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096among youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100:
12τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588ThatεἰςeisG1519yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771would walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of Godθεοῦ τοῦtheou touG3588G2316,whoτὴνtēnG3588hath calledκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771untoεἰςeisG1519hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.
13ForG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG1223alsoG2532thankεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenG2168weG1473Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588G2316without ceasingἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89,becauseὅτιhotiG3754,when ye receivedπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880the wordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316which ye heardἀκοῆςakoēsG189ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1473,ye receivedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209itnotοὐouG3756asthe wordλόγονlogonG3056of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλὰallaG235asκαθώςkathōsG2531it isἐστινestinG1510in truthἀληθῶςalēthōsG230,the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichὃςhosG3739effectually workethἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiG1754alsoG2532inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.
14ForγὰρgarG1063yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,becameἐγενήθητε,egenēthēteG1096followersμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of the AssembliesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG3588G1577of GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316whichG3588inἐνenG1722JudaeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG3588G2449areοὐσῶνousōnG1510inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:forὅτιhotiG3754yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532have sufferedἐπάθετεepatheteG3958like thingsG3778ofὑπὸhupoG5259your ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398countrymenσυμφυλετῶν,sumphuletōnG3588G4853,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theyG846haveofὑπὸhupoG5259the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG3588G2453:
15WhoτῶνtōnG3588bothκαὶkaiG2532killedἀποκτεινάντωνapokteinantōnG615the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588G2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532their ownG2398prophetsτοὺς προφήταςtous prophētasG3588G4396,andκαὶkaiG2532have persecutedἐκδιωξάντωνekdiōxantōnG1559usG1473;andκαὶkaiG2532they pleaseἀρεσκόντωνareskontōnG700notμὴmēG3361GodθεῷtheōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532arecontraryἐναντίων,enantiōnG1727to allπᾶσινpasinG3956menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444:
16τοῖςtoisG3588ForbiddingκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967usG1473to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to the Gentilesἔθνεσιν τὸethnesin toG3588G1484thatἵναinaG2443they might be savedσωθῶσιν,sōthōsinG4982,toεἰςeisG1519fill upἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaiG378theirαὐτῶνautōnG846sinsτὰς ἁμαρτίαςtas hamartiasG3588G266alwayπάντοτε·pantoteG3842:forδὲdeG1161the wrathἡ ὀργὴhē orgēG3588G3709is comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519the uttermostτέλος.¶telosG5056.
17Butδέ,deG1161weG1473,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,being takenἀπορφανισθέντεςaporphanisthentesG642fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771forπρὸςprosG4314a shortὥραςhōrasG5610timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540in presenceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383,notοὐouG3756in heartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588,endeavouredἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamenG4704the more abundantlyG4057to seeG3708yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faceτὸ πρόσωπονto prosōponG3588G4383withἐνenG1722greatπολλῇpollēaG4183desireἐπιθυμίᾳ.epithumiaG1939.
18WhereforeG1352we would haveἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamenG2309comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,evenμὲνmenG3303IG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,onceἅπαξhapaxG530andκαὶkaiG2532againδίς,disG1364;butκαὶkaiG2532Satanὁ σατανᾶς.ho satanasG3588G4567hinderedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465usG1473.καὶkaiG2532
19τοῦtouG3588ἢēG2228ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίςtisG5101isourG1473hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680,orἢēG2228joyχαρὰcharaG5479,orἢēG2228crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735of rejoicingκαυχήσεως;kauchēseōsG2746? ArenotοὐχὶouchiG3780evenκαὶkaiG2532yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771in the presence ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ourG1473Lordκυρίου τῇkuriou tēaG3588G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristG5547atἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846comingπαρουσίᾳ;parousiaG3952?
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
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