1 Thessalonians 2
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The apostle puts in mind the Thessalonians of his preaching and behaviour | ||
| For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect: | For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain, | |
Verse 1 WEB For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain, KJV For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: TSK our: 1th 2:13, 1th 1:3-10, 2th 3:1; in vain: 1th 3:5, job 39:16, ps 73:13, ps 127:1, isa 49:4, isa 65:23, hab 2:13, 1co 15:2,10,58, 2co 6:1, ga 2:2, ga 4:11, php 2:16 |
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| But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us. | 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. | |
Verse 2 WEB 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. KJV But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention. TSK shamefully: ac 5:41, ac 16:12,22-24,37, 2ti 1:12, heb 11:36,37, heb 12:2,3, 1pe 2:14-16; bold: 1th 1:5, ac 4:13,20,31, ac 14:3, ac 17:2,3, eph 6:19,20; much: ac 6:9,10, ac 15:1,2, ac 17:2-9,17, ac 19:8, php 1:27-30, col 2:1, jude 1:3 |
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| For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit: | For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception. | |
Verse 3 WEB For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception. KJV For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: TSK For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:: 1th 2:5,6,11, 1th 4:1,2, nu 16:15, 1sa 12:3, ac 20:33,34, 2co 2:17, 2co 4:2,5, 2co 7:2, 2co 11:13, 2co 12:16-18, 2pe 1:16 |
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| But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested. | 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. | |
Verse 4 WEB 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. KJV But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. TSK as we: 1co 7:25, eph 3:8, 1ti 1:11-13; to be: lu 12:42, lu 16:11, 1co 4:1,2, 1co 9:17, ga 2:7, 1ti 1:11,12, 1ti 6:20, 2ti 1:14, 2ti 2:2, tit 1:3; not: 1co 2:4,5, 2co 4:2, 2co 5:11,16, ga 1:10, eph 6:6, col 3:22; but God: nu 27:16, 1ki 8:39, 1ch 29:17, ps 7:9, ps 17:3, ps 44:21, ps 139:1,2, pr 17:3, jer 17:10, jer 32:19, joh 2:24,25, joh 21:17, ro 8:27, heb 4:13, re 2:23 |
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| For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves, | For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness), | |
Verse 5 WEB For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness), KJV For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness: TSK used: job 17:5, job 32:21,22, ps 12:2,3, pr 20:19, pr 26:28, pr 28:23, isa 30:10, mt 22:16, 2pe 2:18; a cloke: isa 56:11, jer 6:13, jer 8:10, mic 3:5, mal 1:10, mt 23:14, ac 20:33, ro 16:18, 2co 2:17, 2co 4:2, 2co 7:2, 2co 12:17, 1ti 3:3,8, tit 1:7, 1pe 5:2, 2pe 2:3,14,15, jude 1:11, re 18:12,13; God: ro 1:9, ro 9:1, ga 1:20 |
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| Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ. | nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ. | |
Verse 6 WEB nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ. KJV Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. TSK of men: es 1:4, es 5:11, pr 25:27, da 4:30, joh 5:41,44, joh 7:18, joh 12:43, ga 1:10, ga 5:26, ga 6:13, 1ti 5:17; when: 1th 2:9, 1co 9:4,6,12-18, 2co 10:1,2,10,11, 2co 13:10, phm 1:8,9; been burdensome: 1co 11:9, 1co 12:13-15, 1th 3:8,9; as the: 1co 9:1,2,4-6 |
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| But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones: | But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children. | |
Verse 7 WEB But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children. KJV But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: TSK we: ge 33:13,14, isa 40:11, eze 34:14-16, mt 11:29,30, joh 21:15-17, 1co 2:3, 1co 9:22, 2co 10:1, 2co 13:4, ga 5:22,23, 2ti 2:24,25, jas 3:17; as: 1th 2:11, nu 11:12, isa 49:23, isa 66:13, ac 13:18 |
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| Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you 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. | |
Verse 8 WEB 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. KJV So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. TSK affectionately: jer 13:15-17, ro 1:11,12, ro 9:1-3, ro 10:1, ro 15:29, 2co 6:1,11-13, ga 4:19, php 1:8, php 2:25,26, col 1:28, col 4:12, heb 13:17; but: ac 20:23,24, 2co 12:15, php 2:17, 1jo 3:16; dear: lu 7:2, php 2:20, php 4:1, col 1:7, phm 1:1 |
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| For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave 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 Good News of God. | |
Verse 9 WEB 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. KJV For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. TSK our: 1th 1:3, ac 18:3, ac 20:34,35, 1co 4:12, 1co 9:6,15, 2co 6:5, 2th 3:7-9, 1ti 4:10; night: 1th 3:10, ps 32:4, ps 88:1, jer 9:1, lu 2:37, lu 18:7, ac 20:31, 1ti 5:5, 2ti 1:3; chargeable: 1th 2:6, ne 5:15,18, 1co 9:7,18, 2co 11:9, 2co 12:13,14; the gospel: 1th 2:2, ac 20:24, ro 1:1, ro 15:16,19, 1ti 1:11 |
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| You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith; | You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe. | |
Verse 10 WEB You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe. KJV Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: TSK witnesses: 1th 1:5, 1sa 12:3-5, ac 20:18,26,33,34, 2co 4:2, 2co 5:11, 2co 11:11,31; how: nu 16:15, job 29:11-17, job 31:1-39, ps 7:3-5, ps 18:20-24, jer 18:20, ac 24:16, 2co 1:12, 2co 6:3-10, 2co 7:2, 2th 3:7, 1ti 4:12, 2ti 3:10, tit 2:7,8, 1pe 5:3 |
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As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children, | |
Verse 11 WEB As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children, KJV As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, TSK have: 1th 4:1, 1th 5:11, ac 20:2, 2th 3:12, 1ti 6:2, 2ti 4:2, tit 2:6,9,15, heb 13:22; charged: nu 27:19, de 3:28, de 31:14, eph 4:17, 1ti 5:7,21, 1ti 6:13,17, 2ti 4:1; as: ge 50:16,17, 1ch 22:11-13, 1ch 28:9,20, ps 34:11, pr 1:10,15, pr 2:1, pr 3:1, pr 4:1-12, pr 5:1,2, pr 6:1, pr 7:1,24, pr 31:1-9, 1co 4:14,15 |
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| So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory. | to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory. | |
Verse 12 WEB to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory. KJV That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. TSK walk: 1th 4:1,12, ga 5:16, eph 4:1, eph 5:2,8, php 1:27, col 1:10, col 2:6, 1pe 1:15,16, 1jo 1:6,7, 1jo 2:6; who: 1th 5:24, ro 8:30, ro 9:23,24, 1co 1:9, 2th 1:11,12, 2th 2:13,14, 2ti 1:9, 1pe 1:15, 1pe 2:9, 1pe 3:9, 1pe 5:10 |
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And of their receiving the gospel as the word of God | ||
| And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith. | 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, the word of God, which also works in you who believe. | |
Verse 13 WEB 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, the word of God, which also works in you who believe. KJV For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of 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. TSK thank: 1th 1:2,3, ro 1:8,9; because: jer 44:16, mt 10:13,14,40, ac 2:41, ac 10:33, ac 13:45,48, ac 16:14,30-34, ac 17:11,18-20,32, ga 4:14, 2pe 3:2; the word of God: jer 23:28,29, lu 5:1, lu 8:11,21, lu 11:28, ac 8:14, ac 13:44,46, ro 10:17, heb 4:12, 1pe 1:25, 2pe 1:16-21; effectually: 1th 1:5-10, joh 15:3, joh 17:17,19, ro 6:17,18, 2co 3:18, col 1:6, heb 4:12, jas 1:18, 1pe 1:23, 1pe 2:2, 1jo 3:3, 1jo 5:4,5 |
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| For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did 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; | |
Verse 14 WEB 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; KJV For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: TSK became: 1th 1:6; the churches: ac 9:31, ga 1:22; are: 1th 1:1, 2th 1:1; ye also: 1th 3:4, ac 17:1-8,13, 2co 8:1,2; even: ac 8:1,3, ac 9:1,13, ac 11:19, ac 12:1-3, heb 5:7,8, heb 10:33,34 |
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| Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men; | who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn’t please God, and are contrary to all men; | |
Verse 15 WEB who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn’t please God, and are contrary to all men; KJV 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: TSK killed: mt 5:12, mt 21:35-39, mt 23:31-35,37, mt 27:25, lu 11:48-51, lu 13:33,34, ac 2:23, ac 3:15, ac 4:10, ac 5:30, ac 7:52; persecuted us: am 7:12, ac 22:18-21; please: ac 12:3, 1co 10:5; contrary: es 3:8, lu 11:52,53 |
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| Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree. | 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. | |
Verse 16 WEB 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. KJV Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. TSK Forbidding: ac 11:2,3,17,18, ac 13:50, ac 14:5,19, ac 17:5,6,13, ac 18:12,13, ac 19:9, ac 21:27-31, ac 22:21,22, ga 5:11, eph 3:8,13; that: isa 45:22, mr 16:16, ac 4:12, ro 10:13-15, 2th 2:10, 1ti 2:4; to fill: ge 15:16, zec 5:6-8, mt 23:32; for: joe 2:30,31, mal 4:1,5, mt 3:7-10,12, mt 12:45, mt 21:41-44, mt 22:6,7, mt 24:6,14,21,22, lu 11:50,51, lu 19:42-44, lu 21:20-24, heb 6:8, heb 10:27-30, jas 5:1-6, re 22:11 |
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His joy on their account | ||
| But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire 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, | |
Verse 17 WEB 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, KJV 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. TSK in presence: 2ki 5:26, ac 17:10, 1co 5:3, col 2:5; endeavoured: 1th 3:6,10,11, ge 31:30, ge 45:28, ge 48:11, 2sa 13:39, ps 63:1, lu 22:15, ro 1:13, ro 15:23, php 1:22-26 |
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| For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming. | because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us. | |
Verse 18 WEB because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us. KJV Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. TSK even: 1co 16:21, col 4:18, 2th 3:17, phm 1:9; once: job 33:14, php 4:16; Satan: zec 3:1,2, ro 1:13, ro 15:22, 2co 11:12-14, re 2:10, re 12:9-12 |
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| For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, 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? | |
Verse 19 WEB For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? KJV 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? TSK our hope: 2co 1:14, php 2:16, php 4:1; crown: pr 4:9, pr 12:4, pr 16:13, pr 17:6, isa 62:3, 1pe 5:4, re 4:10,11; rejoicing: 1th 2:20, ro 15:16-19; in: 1th 3:13, 1th 5:23, 1co 4:5, 1co 15:23, 2co 1:14, php 2:16, php 4:1, 2th 1:7-12, 2th 2:1, 1ti 6:14,15, 2ti 4:1,2, tit 2:13, 1jo 2:28; our Lord: jude 1:24; at: re 1:7, re 22:12 |
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| For you are our glory and our joy. | For you are our glory and our joy. | |
Verse 20 WEB For you are our glory and our joy. KJV For ye are our glory and joy. |
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