1 Thessalonians 2
1 For ye yourselves know, brothers, our entrance with you, that it has not become empty.
For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you was not in vain,
2 But having suffered before and been mistreated in Philippi, as ye know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the good news of God within much conflict.
but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the gospel of God in much conflict.
3 For our exhortation is not from error, nor from uncleanness, nor in deception,
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
4 but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, thus we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who proves our hearts.
But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing people, but God, who tests our hearts.
5 For we came neither in word of flattery (at any time as ye know) nor a pretense of greed (God is witness)
For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed (God is witness),
6 nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others. While able to bear down as apostles of Christ,
nor seeking glory from people (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Messiah.
7 nevertheless we became gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse cherishes her own children.
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
8 Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
9 For ye remember, brothers, our labor and the hardship. For, laboring night and day in order not to burden any of you, we preached to you the good news of God.
For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
10 Ye are witnesses, and God, how piously and justly and blamelessly we became to you who believe,
You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
11 just as ye know, as each one of you as a father of his own children, imploring you, and comforting,
As you know, as a father with his own children,
12 and solemnly declaring for you to walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
13 And because of this we thank God without ceasing, because, having received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as a human word, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
14 For ye, brothers, became imitators of the congregations of God, which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because ye also suffered the same things by your own countrymen, just as also they by the Jews.
For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Messiah Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Judeans;
15 The men who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and who persecuted us, and are not pleasing to God, and are contrary to all men.
who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and did not please God, and are hostile to all people;
16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles so that they might be saved, in order to fill up their sins always. But wrath came upon them finally.
forbidding us to speak to those who are not Jewish that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
17 But we, brothers, who were orphaned from you for the time of an hour, in presence not in heart, hastened more earnestly to see your face, with much desire.
But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,
18 Therefore we wanted to come to you, indeed I, Paul, even once and again, and Satan hindered us.
because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.
19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of boast? Or is it not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
20 For ye are our glory and joy.
For you are our glory and our joy.
