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1 Thessalonians 2:3-12

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.

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