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1 Thessalonians, Chapter 2

¹ For you yourselves know, brethren, that our^a Lit entrancecoming to you was not in vain, ² but after we had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much^b Or struggle, conflictopposition. ³ For our exhortation does not come from error or impurity or^c Lit in deceitby way of deceit; ⁴ but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who^d Or approvesexamines our hearts. ⁵ For we never came^e Lit in a word of flatterywith flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness— ⁶ nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, even though as apostles of Christ^f Lit being able towe might have^g Or be burdensomeasserted our authority. ⁷ But we^h Or became gentleproved to beⁱ Three early mss read babesgentle^j Lit in the midst of youamong you, as a nursing mother^k Or cherishestenderly cares for her own children. ⁸ Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own^l Or soulslives, because you had become^m Lit belovedvery dear to us.	1 Th1 1:9 Th2 1:10 2 Act 14:5 Act 16:19-24 Php 1:30 Act 16:22-24 Act 17:1-9 Rom 1:1 Php 1:30 3 Act 13:15 Th2 2:11 Th1 4:7 Co2 4:2 4 Co2 2:17 Gal 2:7 Gal 1:10 Rom 8:27 5 Act 20:33 Pe2 2:3 Rom 1:9 Th1 2:10 6 Joh 5:41 Joh 5:44 Co2 4:5 Co1 9:1 7 Ti2 2:24 Gal 4:19 Th1 2:11 8 Co2 12:15 Jo1 3:16 Rom 1:1
⁹ For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. ¹⁰ You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly weⁿ Lit becamebehaved toward you^o Or who believebelievers; ¹¹ just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and^p Or testifying toimploring each one of you as a father would his own children, ¹² so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.	9 Php 4:16 Th2 3:8 Act 18:3 Co1 9:4 Co2 11:9 Rom 1:1 10 Th1 2:5 Co2 1:12 Th1 1:5 11 Th1 5:14 Luk 16:28 Th1 4:6 Co1 4:14 Th1 2:7 12 Eph 4:1 Rom 8:28 Th1 5:24 Th2 2:14 Co2 4:6 Pe1 5:10
¹³ For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe. ¹⁴ For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you also endured the same sufferings at the hands of your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews, ¹⁵ who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and^q Or persecuted usdrove us out.^r Lit andThey are not pleasing to God,^s Lit andbut hostile to all men, ¹⁶ hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them^tto the utmost.	13 Rom 1:8 Th1 1:2 Rom 10:17 Heb 4:2 Mat 10:20 Gal 4:14 Heb 4:12 14 Th1 1:6 Co1 7:17 Co1 10:32 Gal 1:22 Act 17:5 Th1 3:4 Th2 1:4 Heb 10:33 15 Luk 24:20 Act 2:23 Mat 5:12 Act 7:52 16 Act 9:23 Act 13:45 Act 13:50 Act 14:2 Act 14:5 Act 14:19 Act 17:5 Act 17:13 Act 18:12 Act 21:21 Act 21:27 Act 25:2 Act 25:7 Co1 10:33 Gen 15:16 Dan 8:23 Mat 23:32 Th1 1:10
¹⁷ But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a^u Lit occasion of an hourshort while—in^v Lit faceperson, not in^w Lit heartspirit—were all the more eager with great desire to see your face. ¹⁸ ^x Or BecauseFor we wanted to come to you—I, Paul,^y Lit both once and twicemore than once—and yet Satan hindered us. ¹⁹ For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His^z Or presencecoming? ²⁰ For you are our glory and joy.	17 Co1 5:3 Th1 3:10 18 Rom 15:22 Php 4:16 Mat 4:10 Rom 1:13 Rom 15:22 19 Php 4:1 Mat 16:27 Mar 8:38 Joh 21:22 Th1 3:13 Th1 4:15 Th1 5:23 20 Co2 1:14


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