1 Thessalonians 2
1 For ye yourselves know, brethren, that our coming among you hath not been in vain;
For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you was not in vain,
2 but after we had suffered before and had been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.
but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philipus, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.
3 For our teaching is not from error, nor from impurity, nor in guile;
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
4 but as we have been regarded by God as worthy to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.
But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak; not as pleasing people, but God, who tests our hearts.
5 For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, 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 from men sought we glory, either from you, or from others; though we might have used authority as apostles of Christ.
nor seeking glory from people (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Meshikha.
7 But we were gentle in the midst of you, even as a nurse cherisheth her own children;
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
8 so having a strong affection for you, we were willing to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because ye became dear to us.
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
9 For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil, how laboring night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you, we preached to you the gospel 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 Good News of God.
10 Ye are witnesses, and so is God, how holily, and righteously, and unblamably we conducted ourselves toward you that believe;
You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
11 as ye know how we exhorted, and encouraged, and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
As you know, as a father with his own children,
12 that ye should walk in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you to 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 for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also is powerfully working in you that 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, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they have from the Jews;
For you, brothers, became imitators of the congregations of God which are in Yehuda in Meshikha Yeshua; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Yehudeans;
15 who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and drove us out, and please not God, and set themselves against all men,
who killed both the Lord Yeshua and the prophets, and drove us out, and did not please God, and are hostile to all people;
16 hindering us from speaking to the gentiles that they may be saved, —to fill up their sins always! But the wrath is come upon them to the end.
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, brethren, having been bereaved of you for a short time, separated in body, not in heart, used the greater endeavors with much earnestness to see your face.
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 Wherefore we purposed to come to you, that is, I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satana hindered us.
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Is it not even ye, in the presence of 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 Yeshua at his coming?
20 For ye are our glory and joy.
For you are our glory and our joy.
