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1 Thessalonians 2:1-14

1τὴνtēnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063yourselvesΑὐτοὶAutoiG846,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,knowG1492ourG1473entrance inεἴσοδον τὴνeisodon tēnG3588 G1529untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754it wasγέγονεν·gegonenG1096notοὐouG3756in vainκενὴkenēG2756:

2ButἀλλὰallaG235evenG2532after that we had suffered beforeπροπαθόντεςpropathontesG4310,andG2532were shamefully entreatedὑβρισθέντες,hubristhentesG5195,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye knowG1492,atἐνenG1722PhilippiΦιλίπποις,PhilippoisG5375,we were boldἐπαρρησιασάμεθαeparrēsiasamethaG3955inἐνenG1722ourG1473Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588 G2098of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316withἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183contentionἀγῶνι.agōniG73.

3ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ourG1473exhortationπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874wasnotοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537deceitπλάνηςplanēsG4106,norG3761ofἐξexG1537uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167,norG3777inἐνenG1722guileδόλῳ·dolōG1388:

4ButἀλλὰallaG235asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we were allowedδεδοκιμάσμεθαdedokimasmethaG1381ofὑπὸhupoG5259GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316to be put in trust withπιστευθῆναιpisteuthēnaiG4100the gospelεὐαγγέλιον,euangelionG3588 G2098,even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we speakλαλοῦμεν,laloumenG2980;notοὐχouchG3756asὡςhōsG5613pleasingἀρέσκοντεςareskontesG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,butἀλλὰallaG235GodθεῷtheōG3588 G2316,whichG3588triethδοκιμάζοντιdokimazontiG1381ourG1473heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG3588 G2588.

5ἐνenG1722ἐνenG1722ForγάρgarG1063neitherοὔτεouteG3777at any timeποτεpoteG4218used weἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096flatteringκολακείαςkolakeiasG2850wordsλόγῳlogōG3056,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye knowG1492,norοὔτεouteG3777a clokeπροφάσειprophaseiG4392of covetousnessπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124;GodθεὸςtheosG2316iswitnessμάρτυς,martusG3144:

6NorοὔτεouteG3777ofἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444sought weζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,neitherοὔτεouteG3777ofἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,norοὔτεouteG3777yetofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575othersἄλλων,allōnG243,when we mightG1410have beenG1510burdensomeG1722 G922,asG5613the apostlesG652of ChristG5547.

7μέσῳmesōG3319τὰtaG3588Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235we wereἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096gentleG2261amongἐνenG1722youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,evenG302asὡςhōsG5613a nurseτροφὸςtrophosG5162cherishethθάλπῃthalpēG2282herἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043:

8τὸtoG3588SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779being affectionately desirousG2442of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,we were willingεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106to have impartedμεταδοῦναιmetadounaiG3330unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,notοὐouG3756the gospelεὐαγγέλιον τοῦeuangelion touG3588 G2098of Godθεοῦ τὰςtheou tasG3588 G2316onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532our ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438soulsψυχάς,psuchasG5590,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360ye wereἐγενήθητε.egenēthēteG1096dearἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27unto usG1473.

9τὸνtonG3588ForG1063ye rememberΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneueteG3421,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ourG1473labourκόπον τὸνkopon tonG3588 G2873andκαὶkaiG2532travailμόχθον· τὸmochthon toG3588 G3449:forG1063labouringἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,becauseπρὸςprosG4314we wouldG1912notμὴmēG3361be chargeable untoG1912anyτιναtinaG5100of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,we preachedἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenG2784untoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588 G2098of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

10YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144,andκαὶkaiG2532Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316also,howὡςhōsG5613holilyὁσίωςhosiōsG3743andκαὶkaiG2532justlyδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346andκαὶkaiG2532unblameablyἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274we behaved ourselvesἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096among youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100:

11G4771AsκαθάπερkathaperG2509ye knowG1492howὡςhōsG5613we exhortedG3870andG2532comfortedG3888andG2532chargedG3140everyἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520of youG4771,asὡςhōsG5613a fatherπατὴρpatērG3962dothhisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438childrenτέκναteknaG5043,

12τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588ThatεἰςeisG1519yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771would walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of Godθεοῦ τοῦtheou touG3588 G2316,whoτὴνtēnG3588hath calledκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771untoεἰςeisG1519hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.

13ForG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG1223alsoG2532thankεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenG2168weG1473Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316without ceasingἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89,becauseὅτιhotiG3754,when ye receivedπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880the wordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316which ye heardἀκοῆςakoēsG189ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1473,ye receivedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209itnotοὐouG3756asthe wordλόγονlogonG3056of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλὰallaG235asκαθώςkathōsG2531it isἐστινestinG1510in truthἀληθῶςalēthōsG230,the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichὃςhosG3739effectually workethἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiG1754alsoG2532inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.

14ForγὰρgarG1063yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,becameἐγενήθητε,egenēthēteG1096followersμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of the AssembliesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG3588 G1577of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316whichG3588inἐνenG1722JudaeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG3588 G2449areοὐσῶνousōnG1510inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:forὅτιhotiG3754yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532have sufferedἐπάθετεepatheteG3958like thingsG3778ofὑπὸhupoG5259your ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398countrymenσυμφυλετῶν,sumphuletōnG3588 G4853,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theyG846haveofὑπὸhupoG5259the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG3588 G2453:

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