Revised Version 1895

1 Thessalonians 2

1ForγὰρgarG1063yourselvesG846,brethrenG80,knowG1492ourG80enteringinG1096untoyouG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754itG846hathnotοὐouG3756beenG1096foundG1096vainκενὴkenēG2756:

2butἀλλὰallaG235having sufferedbeforeG4314,andG2532beenG2532shamefully entreated,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531yeknowG1492, atPhilippiΦιλίπποις,PhilippoisG5375,weG2249waxed boldinG1722ourG2316GodθεῷtheōG2316toG4314speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untoyouG5210theG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316inG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183conflictἀγῶνι.agōniG73.

3ForγὰρgarG1063ourG1722exhortationπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874isnotοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106,norοὐδὲoudeG3761ofἐξexG1537uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167,norοὐδὲoudeG3761inG1722guile:

4butἀλλὰallaG235evenasG5613weG2249havebeenG3756approvedofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316toG2980beG2316intrustedwithG2316theG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιον,euangelionG2098,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779weG2249speakλαλοῦμεν,laloumenG2980;notG3756asG5613pleasingἀρέσκοντεςareskontesG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,butἀλλὰallaG235GodθεῷtheōG2316whichG3588provethourG2316heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

5ForγάρgarG1063neitherοὔτεouteG3777atanyG4218timeποτεpoteG4218wereweG1492foundἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096usingwordsλόγῳlogōG3056ofG3056flattery,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531yeknowG1492,norοὔτεouteG3777a clokeofG3056covetousnessπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124,GodθεὸςtheosG2316iswitnessμάρτυς,martusG3144;

6norοὔτεouteG3777seekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,neitherοὔτεouteG3777fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5210,norοὔτεouteG3777fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575othersἄλλων,allōnG243,whenG5613weG1510mightG1410haveG1510beenG1510burdensome,asG5613apostlesG652ofG1537ChristG5547.

7Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235weG1437wereG1510gentleG2261inἐνenG1722theτὰtaG3588midstμέσῳmesōG3319ofG5043youG5210,asG5613whenG5613a nurse cherishethherG1437ownἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438childrenG5043:

8evenG2532soG2532,beingG1096affectionately desirousofG2316youG5210,weG2249werewellG2532pleasedεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106toG2532impartμεταδοῦναιmetadounaiG3330untoyouG5210,notοὐouG3756theG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532ourG2316ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438soulsψυχάς,psuchasG5590,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360ye werebecomeἐγενήθητε.egenēthēteG1096veryG2532dearἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27toG2532us.

9Forγάρ,garG1063yerememberΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneueteG3421,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ourG2316labourandG2532travail: workingnightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,thatG2250weG2249mightG2532notμὴmēG3361burdenἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsaiG1912anyτιναtinaG5100ofG2250youG5210,weG2249preachedἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenG2784untoyouG5210theG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofG2250Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

10Ye arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144,andG2532Godθεός,theosG2316alsoG2532,howὡςhōsG5613holilyandG2532righteouslyδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346andG2532unblameablyweG2532behavedἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096ourselves towardyouG5210thatG4100believeG4100:

11asG5613yeknowG1492howG5613weG2532dealtwithG2532eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520ofG1520youG5210,asG5613afatherπατὴρpatērG3962withG2532hisG1438ownG1438childrenτέκναteknaG5043,exhortingG3870youG5210,andG2532encouragingG3870youG5210,andG2532testifying,

12toG1519theG3588endG1519thatG2316yeshouldG2316walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofG932GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoG3588callethyouG5210intoG1519hisG1438ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.

13AndG2532forG3754thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeweG2249alsoG2532thankεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316withoutG3756ceasingἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89,thatG3754,whenG2532yereceivedπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1722theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056theG3588messageG3056,evenG2532theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316, yeacceptedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209itG1223notG3756asG2531theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλὰallaG235,asG2531itG1223isἐστινestinG1510inG1722truth,theG3588wordG3056ofG3056Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichὃςhosG3739alsoG2532workethinG1722youG5210thatG3754believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.

14ForG1063ye,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,becameἐγενήθητε,egenēthēteG1096imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402ofG2316theG3588churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3748areG1510inἐνenG1722JudaeainἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:forG1063yealsoG2532sufferedἐπάθετεepatheteG3958theG3588sameG846thingsG846ofG2316yourG2532ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398countrymenσυμφυλετῶν,sumphuletōnG4853,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theyG846didG1510ofG2316theG3588JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453;

15whoG3588bothG2532killedἀποκτεινάντωνapokteinantōnG615theG3956LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andG2532theG3956prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396,andG2532drave out us,andG2532pleaseἀρεσκόντωνareskontōnG700notμὴmēG3361GodθεῷtheōG2316,andG2532arecontraryἐναντίων,enantiōnG1727toG2532allG3956menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444;

16forbiddingκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967usG1519toG1519speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980toG1519theG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484thatG2443theyG846mayG2443beπάντοτε·pantoteG3842savedσωθῶσιν,sōthōsinG4982;toG1519fillἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaiG378upG1519theirG846sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266alway:butδὲdeG1161theG3588wrathὀργὴorgēG3709iscomeἔφθασενephthasenG5348uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themG846toG1519theG3588uttermost.

17Butδέ,deG1161weG2249,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,beingG4771bereavedofἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5210forG4314a shortseasonκαιρὸνkaironG2540,inG1722presenceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383,notοὐouG3756inG1722heartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588, endeavouredtheτὸtoG3588moreG4183exceedinglytoG4314seeG3708yourG3708faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383withG1722greatπολλῇpollēaG4183desireἐπιθυμίᾳ.epithumiaG1939:

18becauseδιότιdiotiG1360weG2249wouldἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamenG2309fain havecomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064untoyouG5210,IἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972onceἅπαξhapaxG530andκαὶkaiG2532againκαὶkaiG2532;andκαὶkaiG2532Satanσατανᾶς.satanasG4567hinderedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465us.

19ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίςtisG5101isourG2424hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680,orG2228joyχαρὰcharaG5479,orG2228crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735ofG2962glorying? ArenotοὐχὶouchiG3780evenκαὶkaiG2532ye,beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424athisαὐτοῦautouG846comingπαρουσίᾳ;parousiaG3952?

20ForγάρgarG1063yeareἐστεesteG1510ourG2532gloryδόξαdoxaG1391andG2532ourG2532joyχαρά.¶charaG5479.

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