1 Thessalonians 2
1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain:
For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain,
2 But even after we had suffered before, and were shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.
but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.
3 For our exhortation was not from deceit, nor from uncleanness, nor in guile:
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
4 But as we were allowed by God to be put in trust with the gospel, even 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 men, but God, who tests our hearts.
5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),
6 Nor from men sought we glory, neither from you, nor yet from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were 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 labour and toil: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable 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 God also, how devoutly and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among 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 each one of you, as a father doth his children,
As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you into his kingdom and glory.
to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
13 For this cause also we thank God without ceasing, because, 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 effectually worketh also 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 the word of men, but as it is in truth, God’s word, which also works in you who believe.
14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things from your own countrymen, even as they have from the Jews:
For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews
15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,
16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great 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 would have come to you, even I Paul, once and again; but 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 rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it 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.
