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1ForG1063 yourselvesG846, brethrenG80, knowG1492 ourG1473 entrance inG3588G1529 untoG4314 youG4771, thatG3754 it wasG1096 notG3756 in vainG2756: 2ButG235 evenG2532 after that we had suffered beforeG4310, andG2532 were shamefully entreatedG5195, asG2531 ye knowG1492, atG1722 PhilippiG5375, we were boldG3955 inG1722 ourG1473 GodG3588G2316 to speakG2980 untoG4314 youG4771 the gospelG3588G2098 of GodG3588G2316 withG1722 muchG4183 contentionG73. 3ForG1063 ourG1473 exhortationG3874 was notG3756 ofG1537 deceitG4106, norG3761 ofG1537 uncleannessG167, norG3777 inG1722 guileG1388: 4ButG235 asG2531 we were allowedG1381 ofG5259 GodG3588G2316 to be put in trust withG4100 the gospelG3588G2098, even soG3779 we speakG2980; notG3756 asG5613 pleasingG700 menG444, butG235 GodG3588G2316, whichG3588 triethG1381 ourG1473 heartsG3588G2588. 5ForG1063 neitherG3777 at any timeG4218 used weG1096 flatteringG2850 wordsG3056, asG2531 ye knowG1492, norG3777 a clokeG4392 of covetousnessG4124; GodG2316 is witnessG3144:

6NorG3777 ofG1537 menG444 sought weG2212 gloryG1391, neitherG3777 ofG575 youG4771, norG3777 yet ofG575 othersG243, when we mightG1410 have beenG1510 burdensomeG1722G922, asG5613 the apostlesG652 of ChristG5547. 7ButG235 we wereG1096 gentleG2261 amongG1722 youG4771, evenG302 asG5613 a nurseG5162 cherishethG2282 herG1438 childrenG5043: 8SoG3779 being affectionately desirousG2442 of youG4771, we were willingG2106 to have impartedG3330 unto youG4771, notG3756 the gospelG3588G2098 of GodG3588G2316 onlyG3440, butG235 alsoG2532 our ownG1438 soulsG5590, becauseG1360 ye wereG1096 dearG27 unto usG1473. 9

ForG1063 ye rememberG3421, brethrenG80, ourG1473 labourG3588G2873 andG2532 travailG3588G3449: forG1063 labouringG2038 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250, becauseG4314 we wouldG1912 notG3361 be chargeable untoG1912 anyG5100 of youG4771, we preachedG2784 untoG1519 youG4771 the gospelG3588G2098 of GodG3588G2316. 10YeG4771 are witnessesG3144, andG2532 GodG3588G2316 also, howG5613 holilyG3743 andG2532 justlyG1346 andG2532 unblameablyG274 we behaved ourselvesG1096 among youG4771 thatG3588 believeG4100: 11

AsG2509 ye knowG1492 howG5613 we exhortedG3870 andG2532 comfortedG3888 andG2532 chargedG3140 everyG1538 oneG1520 of youG4771, asG5613 a fatherG3962 doth hisG1438 childrenG5043, 12ThatG1519 yeG4771 would walkG4043 worthyG516 of GodG3588G2316, whoG3588 hath calledG2564 youG4771 untoG1519 hisG1438 kingdomG932 andG2532 gloryG1391.

13ForG1223 thisG3778 causeG1223 alsoG2532 thankG2168 weG1473 GodG3588G2316 without ceasingG89, becauseG3754, when ye receivedG3880 the wordG3056 of GodG3588G2316 which ye heardG189 ofG3844 usG1473, ye receivedG1209 it notG3756 as the wordG3056 of menG444, butG235 asG2531 it isG1510 in truthG230, the wordG3056 of GodG2316, whichG3739 effectually workethG1754 alsoG2532 inG1722 youG4771 thatG3588 believeG4100. 14ForG1063 yeG4771, brethrenG80, becameG1096 followersG3402 of the AssembliesG3588G1577 of GodG3588G2316 whichG3588 inG1722 JudaeaG3588G2449 areG1510 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424: forG3754 yeG4771 alsoG2532 have sufferedG3958 like thingsG3778 ofG5259 your ownG2398 countrymenG3588G4853, evenG2532 asG2531 theyG846 have ofG5259 the JewsG3588G2453: 15WhoG3588 bothG2532 killedG615 the LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424, andG2532 their ownG2398 prophetsG3588G4396, andG2532 have persecutedG1559 usG1473; andG2532 they pleaseG700 notG3361 GodG2316, andG2532 are contraryG1727 to allG3956 menG444: 16ForbiddingG2967 usG1473 to speakG2980 to the GentilesG3588G1484 thatG2443 they might be savedG4982, toG1519 fill upG378 theirG846 sinsG3588G266 alwayG3842: forG1161 the wrathG3588G3709 is comeG5348 uponG1909 themG846 toG1519 the uttermostG5056.

17ButG1161 weG1473, brethrenG80, being takenG642 fromG575 youG4771 forG4314 a shortG5610 timeG2540 in presenceG4383, notG3756 in heartG2588, endeavouredG4704 the more abundantlyG4057 to seeG3708 yourG4771 faceG3588G4383 withG1722 greatG4183 desireG1939. 18WhereforeG1352 we would haveG2309 comeG2064 untoG4314 youG4771, evenG3303 IG1473 PaulG3972, onceG530 andG2532 againG1364; butG2532 SatanG3588G4567 hinderedG1465 usG1473. 19

ForG1063 whatG5101 is ourG1473 hopeG1680, orG2228 joyG5479, orG2228 crownG4735 of rejoicingG2746? Are notG3780 evenG2532 yeG4771 in the presence ofG1715 ourG1473 LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 atG1722 hisG846 comingG3952? 20ForG1063 yeG4771 areG1510 ourG1473 gloryG3588G1391 andG2532 joyG3588G5479.