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1 Thessalonians 2:3-12

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.

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