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1 Thessalonians 2

1ForγὰρgarG1063yourselvesΑὐτοὶAutoiG846,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,knowG1492ourG2257entranceεἴσοδονeisodonG1529toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209,thatὅτιhotiG3754itwasγέγονεν·gegonenG1096notοὐouG3756invainκενὴkenēG2756:

2ButἀλλὰallaG235evenG2532after we had sufferedbeforeπροπαθόντεςpropathontesG4310,andG2532were shamefullytreatedὑβρισθέντες,hubristhentesG5195,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531yeknowG1492,atἐνenG1722PhilippiΦιλίπποις,PhilippoisG5375, we wereboldἐπαρρησιασάμεθαeparrēsiasamethaG3955inἐνenG1722ourG2257GodθεῷtheōG2316tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316withἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183contentionἀγῶνι.agōniG73.

3ForγὰρgarG1063ourG2257exhortationπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874wasnotοὐκoukG3756fromἐκekG1537deceitπλάνηςplanēsG4106,norG3761fromἐξexG1537uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167,norG3777inἐνenG1722guileδόλῳ·dolōG1388:

4ButἀλλὰallaG235asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we wereallowedδεδοκιμάσμεθαdedokimasmethaG1381byὑπὸhupoG5259GodθεοῦtheouG2316to be put intrustπιστευθῆναιpisteuthēnaiG4100with thegospelεὐαγγέλιον,euangelionG2098, evensoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779wespeakλαλοῦμεν,laloumenG2980;notοὐχouchG3756asὡςhōsG5613pleasingἀρέσκοντεςareskontesG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,butἀλλὰallaG235GodθεῷtheōG2316, whotriethδοκιμάζοντιdokimazontiG1381ourG2257heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

5ForγάρgarG1063neitherοὔτεouteG3777at anytimeποτεpoteG4218usedweἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096flatteringκολακείαςkolakeiasG2850wordsἐν λόγῳen logōG1722 G3056,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531yeknowG1492,norοὔτεouteG3777aclokeἐν προφάσειen prophaseiG1722 G4392ofcovetousnessπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124;GodθεὸςtheosG2316iswitnessμάρτυς,martusG3144:

6NorοὔτεouteG3777fromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212wegloryδόξανdoxanG1391,neitherοὔτεouteG3777fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5216,norοὔτεouteG3777yetfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575othersἄλλων,allōnG243, when wemightG1410havebeenG1511burdensomeG1722 G922,asG5613theapostlesG652ofChristG5547.

7Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235wewereἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096gentleG2261amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319youG5216, evenasὡςhōsG5613anurseτροφὸςtrophosG5162cherishethθάλπῃthalpēG302 G2282herἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043:

8SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779being affectionatelydesirousG2442ofyouG5216, we werewillingεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106to haveimpartedμεταδοῦναιmetadounaiG3330toyouG5213,notοὐouG3756thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532ourownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438soulsψυχάς,psuchasG5590,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360yewereἐγενήθητε.egenēthēteG1096dearἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27tousG2254.

9ForG1063yerememberΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneueteG3421,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ourG2257labourκόπονkoponG2873andκαὶkaiG2532toilμόχθον·mochthonG3449:forG1063labouringἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,becauseπρὸςprosG4314wewouldG1912notμὴmēG3361bechargeableG1912toanyτιναtinaG5100ofyouG5216, wepreachedἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenG2784toεἰςeisG1519youG5209thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

10YeG5210arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144,andκαὶkaiG2532Godθεός,theosG2316also,howὡςhōsG5613devoutlyὁσίωςhosiōsG3743andκαὶkaiG2532justlyδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346andκαὶkaiG2532unblameablyἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274we behavedourselvesἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096amongyouG5213thatbelieveπιστεύουσινpisteuousinG4100:

11AsκαθάπερkathaperG2509yeknowG1492howὡςhōsG5613weexhortedG3870andG2532encouragedG3888andchargedG3140eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520ofyouG5209 G5216,asὡςhōsG5613afatherπατὴρpatērG3962dothhisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438childrenτέκναteknaG5043,

12G2532ThatεἰςeisG1519yeG5209wouldwalkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316, who hathcalledκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564youG5209intoεἰςeisG1519hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andG2532gloryδόξαν.¶doxanG1391.

13ForthisG5124causeδιὰdiaG1223alsoG2532weG2249thankεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316withoutceasingἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89,becauseὅτιhotiG3754, when yereceivedπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316which yeheardἀκοῆςakoēsG189fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG2257, yereceivedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209itnotοὐouG3756as thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofmenἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλὰallaG235asκαθώςkathōsG2531itisG2076intruthἀληθῶςalēthōsG230, thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichὃςhosG3739effectuallyworkethἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiG1754alsoG2532inἐνenG1722youG5213thatbelieveπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.

14ForγὰρgarG1063yeG5210,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,becameἐγενήθητε,egenēthēteG1096followersμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of thechurchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3588inἐνenG1722JudaeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449areG5607inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:forὅτιhotiG3754yeG5210alsoκαὶkaiG2532havesufferedἐπάθετεepatheteG3958likethingsG5024fromὑπὸhupoG5259yourownἰδίωνidiōnG2398countrymenσυμφυλετῶν,sumphuletōnG4853,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531they haveG846fromὑπὸhupoG5259theJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453:

15WhobothκαὶkaiG2532killedἀποκτεινάντωνapokteinantōnG615theLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532theirownG2398prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396,andκαὶkaiG2532havepersecutedἐκδιωξάντωνekdiōxantōnG1559usG2248;andκαὶkaiG2532theypleaseἀρεσκόντωνareskontōnG700notμὴmēG3361GodθεῷtheōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532arecontraryἐναντίων,enantiōnG1727toallπᾶσινpasinG3956menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444:

16ForbiddingκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967usG2248tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484thatἵναinaG2443they may besavedσωθῶσιν,sōthōsinG4982,toεἰςeisG1519fillupἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaiG378theirαὐτῶνautōnG846sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266alwaysπάντοτε·pantoteG3842:forδὲdeG1161thewrathὀργὴorgēG3709iscomeἔφθασενephthasenG5348uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519theuttermostτέλος.¶telosG5056.

17Butδέ,deG1161weG2249,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, beingtakenἀπορφανισθέντεςaporphanisthentesG642fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5216forπρὸςprosG4314ashortὥραςhōrasG5610timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540inpresenceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383,notοὐouG3756inheartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588,endeavouredἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamenG4704the moreabundantlyπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056toseeἰδεῖνideinG1492yourG5216faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383withἐνenG1722greatπολλῇpollēaG4183desireἐπιθυμίᾳ.epithumiaG1939.

18ThereforeG1352wewouldἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamenG2309havecomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209,evenμὲνmenG3303IἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,onceκαὶ ἅπαξkai hapaxG2532 G530andκαὶkaiG2532againδίς,disG1364;butκαὶkaiG2532Satanσατανᾶς.satanasG4567hinderedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465usG2248.

19ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίςtisG5101isourG2257hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680,orἢēG2228joyχαρὰcharaG5479,orἢēG2228crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735ofrejoicingκαυχήσεως;kauchēseōsG2746?ἢēG2228ArenotοὐχὶouchiG3780evenκαὶkaiG2532yeG5210in thepresenceἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715ofourG2257LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristG5547atἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846comingπαρουσίᾳ;parousiaG3952?

20ForγάρgarG1063yeG5210areG2075ourG2257gloryδόξαdoxaG1391andκαὶkaiG2532joyχαρά.¶charaG5479.

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