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1 Thessalonians 2 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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(cf. Act 17:1–9 )

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For you yourselves^G846 know^G6063, brothers^G80 and sisters, that our [fn]reception^G1529 among^G4314 you was not in^G2756 vain^G2756,

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1Th 2:2 - but after we had already^G4310 suffered^G4310 and been treated^G5195 abusively^G5195 in Philippi^G5375, as you know^G6063, we had^G3955 the^G3955 boldness^G3955 in our God^G2316 to speak^G2980 to you the gospel^G2098 of God^G2316 [fn]amid^G1722 much^G4183 [fn]opposition^G73.

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1Th 2:3 - For our exhortation^G3874 does not come from error^G4106 or^G3761 impurity^G167 or^G3761 [fn]by way^G1722 of deceit^G1388;

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1Th 2:4 - but just^G2531 as^G2531 we have been approved^G1381 by God^G2316 to be entrusted^G4100 with the gospel^G2098, so^G3779 we speak^G2980, not intending^G5613 to please^G700 people^G444, but to please God^G2316, who [fn]examines^G1381 our hearts^G2588.

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1Th 2:5 - For we never^G3777^G4218 came^G1096 [fn]with flattering^G2850 speech^G3056, as you know^G6063, nor^G3777 with a pretext^G4392 [fn]for greed^G4124—God^G2316 is our witness^G3144—

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1Th 2:6 - nor^G3777 did we seek^G2212 honor^G1391 from people^G444, either^G3777 from you or^G3777 from others^G243, though [fn]we could have [fn]asserted^G1510^G922 our authority^G922 as apostles^G652 of Christ^G5547.

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1Th 2:7 - But we [fn]proved^G1096 to be [fn]gentle^G2261 [fn]among^G1722^G3319 you. As a nursing^G5162 mother [fn]tenderly^G2282 cares^G2282 for^G2282 her own^G1438 children^G5043,

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1Th 2:8 - in the same^G3779 way^G3779 we had^G2442 a^G2442 fond^G2442 affection^G2442 for you and were delighted^G2106 to share^G3330 with you not only^G3440 the gospel^G2098 of God^G2316, but also^G2532 our own^G1438 [fn]lives^G5590, because^G1360 you had become^G1096 [fn]very^G27 dear^G27 to us.

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For you recall^G3421, brothers^G80 and sisters, our labor^G2873 and hardship^G3449: it was by working^G2038 night^G3571 and day^G2250 so^G4314 as not to be^G1912 a^G1912 burden^G1912 to^G1912 any^G5100 of you, that we proclaimed^G2784 to you the gospel^G2098 of God^G2316.

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1Th 2:10 - You are witnesses^G3144, and so is God^G2316, of how^G5613 devoutly^G3743 and rightly^G1346 and blamelessly^G274 we [fn]behaved^G1096 toward you [fn]believers^G4100;

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1Th 2:11 - just^G2509 as^G2509 you know^G6063 how^G5613 we were exhorting^G3870 and encouraging^G3888 and imploring^G3143 each^G1538 one^G1520 of you as a father^G3962 would his own^G1438 children^G5043,

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1Th 2:12 - so^G1519 that^G1519 you would walk^G4043 in^G516 a^G516 manner^G516 worthy^G516 of the God^G2316 who calls^G2564 you into His own^G1438 kingdom^G932 and glory^G1391.

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For this^G3778 reason^G1223 we also^G2532 constantly^G89 thank^G2168 God^G2316 that when you received^G3880 the word^G3056 of God^G2316 which^G3739 you heard^G191 from us, you accepted^G1209 it not as the word^G3056 of mere men^G444, but as^G2531 what^G2531 it really^G230 is, the word^G3056 of God^G2316, which^G3739 also^G2532 is^G1754 at^G1754 work^G1754 in you who believe^G4100.

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1Th 2:14 - For you, brothers^G80 and sisters, became^G1096 imitators^G3402 of the churches^G1577 of God^G2316 in Christ^G5547 Jesus^G2424 that are in Judea^G2449, for you also^G2532 endured^G3958 the same^G846 sufferings^G3958 at^G5259 the hands^G5259 of your own^G2398 countrymen^G4853, even^G2531 as they did from the Jews^G2453,

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1Th 2:15 - who both^G2532 killed^G615 the Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424 and the prophets^G4396, and [fn]drove^G1559 us out^G1559. [fn]They are not pleasing^G700 to God^G2316, [fn]but hostile^G1727 to all^G3956 people^G444,

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1Th 2:16 - hindering^G2967 us from speaking^G2980 to the Gentiles^G1484 so^G2443 that^G2443 they may be saved^G4982; with the result^G1519 that they always^G3842 [fn]reach^G378 the^G378 limit^G378 of their sins^G266. But wrath^G3709 has come^G5348 upon them [fn]fully^G5056.

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But we, brothers^G80 and sisters, having been orphaned^G642 from you by absence for a [fn]short^G2540^G5610 while^G5610—in [fn]person^G4383, not in [fn]spirit^G2588—were all^G4056 the^G4056 more^G4056 eager^G4704 with great^G4183 desire^G1939 to see^G3708 your face^G4383.

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1Th 2:18 - [fn]For we wanted^G2309 to come^G2064 to you—I, Paul^G3972, [fn]more^G2532^G1364 than^G2532 once^G530—and Satan^G4567 hindered^G1465 us.

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1Th 2:19 - For who^G5101 is our hope^G1680, or^G2228 joy^G5479 or^G2228 crown^G4735 of pride^G2746, in^G1715 the^G1715 presence^G1715 of our Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424 at His [fn]coming^G3952? Or is it not indeed^G2532 you?

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1Th 2:20 - For you are our glory^G1391 and joy^G5479.

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(2:1)

Or coming to you

(2:2)

Or during

(2:2)

Or struggle; or conflict

(2:3)

Lit in deceit

(2:4)

Or approves

(2:5)

Lit in a word of flattery

(2:5)

I.e., to conceal greed

(2:6)

Lit being able to

(2:6)

Or been burdensome as

(2:7)

Or became gentle

(2:7)

Three early mss infants

(2:7)

Lit in the midst of you

Or cherishes

Or souls

Lit beloved

Lit became

Or who believe

Or persecuted us

Lit and

Lit and

Lit complete their

Or forever; lit to the end

(2:17)

Lit occasion of an hour

Lit face

Lit heart

Or Because

Lit both once and twice

(2:19)

Or presence

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