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World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 2 (WEBP)

[1] For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain,
[2] 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 is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
[4] 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 were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),
[6] 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, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
[8] 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 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] You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
[11] As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
[12] to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
[13] 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 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 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. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
[17] 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] 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? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
[20] For you are our glory and our joy.

1 Thessalonians 2:19 TR adds “Christ”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Thessalonians 2 (KJVS)

[1] For yourselves, brethren, know () our entrance in unto you, that it was () not in vain:
[2] 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.
[3] For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
[4] 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.
[5] For neither at any time used we () flattering words, as ye know, () nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
[6] nor of men sought () we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might () have been () burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
[7] But we were () gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth () her children:
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
[10] Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves () among you that believe: ()
[11] as ye know () how we exhorted () and comforted () and charged () every one of you, as a father doth his children,
[12] that ye would walk () worthy of God, who hath called () you unto his kingdom and glory.
[13] 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. ()
[14] For ye, brethren, became () followers of the churches of God which in Judæa are () in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered () like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of 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:
[16] 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.
[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.
[18] Wherefore we would () have come () unto you, even 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?
[20] For ye are () our glory and joy.

1 Thessalonians 2:6 Or, used authority
1 Thessalonians 2:15 Or, chased us out
1 Thessalonians 2:19 Or, glorying

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Thessalonians 2 (BYZ)

[1] Αὐτοὶ () γὰρ () οἴδατε, () ἀδελφοί, () τὴν () εἴσοδον () ἡμῶν () τὴν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς, () ὅτι () οὐ () κενὴ () γέγονεν· ()
[2] ἀλλὰ () προπαθόντες () καὶ () ὑβρισθέντες, () καθὼς () οἴδατε, () ἐν () Φιλίπποις, () ἐπαρρησιασάμεθα () ἐν () τῷ () θεῷ () ἡμῶν () λαλῆσαι () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς () τὸ () εὐαγγέλιον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐν () πολλῷ () ἀγῶνι. ()
[3] Ἡ () γὰρ () παράκλησις () ἡμῶν () οὐκ () ἐκ () πλάνης, () οὐδὲ () ἐξ () ἀκαθαρσίας, () οὔτε () ἐν () δόλῳ· ()
[4] ἀλλὰ () καθὼς () δεδοκιμάσμεθα () ὑπὸ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () πιστευθῆναι () τὸ () εὐαγγέλιον, () οὕτως () λαλοῦμεν, () οὐχ () ὡς () ἀνθρώποις () ἀρέσκοντες, () ἀλλὰ () τῷ () θεῷ () τῷ () δοκιμάζοντι () τὰς () καρδίας () ἡμῶν. ()
[5] Οὔτε () γάρ () ποτε () ἐν () λόγῳ () κολακείας () ἐγενήθημεν, () καθὼς () οἴδατε, () οὔτε () ἐν () προφάσει () πλεονεξίας· () θεὸς () μάρτυς· ()
[6] οὔτε () ζητοῦντες () ἐξ () ἀνθρώπων () δόξαν, () οὔτε () ἀφ’ () ὑμῶν () οὔτε () ἀπὸ () ἄλλων, () δυνάμενοι () ἐν () βάρει () εἶναι, () ὡς () χριστοῦ () ἀπόστολοι, ()
[7] ἀλλ’ () ἐγενήθημεν () ἤπιοι () ἐν () μέσῳ () ὑμῶν () ὡς () ἂν () τροφὸς () θάλπῃ () τὰ () ἑαυτῆς () τέκνα· ()
[8] οὕτως, () ὁμειρόμενοι () ὑμῶν, () εὐδοκοῦμεν () μεταδοῦναι () ὑμῖν () οὐ () μόνον () τὸ () εὐαγγέλιον () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () τὰς () ἑαυτῶν () ψυχάς, () διότι () ἀγαπητοὶ () ἡμῖν () γεγένησθε. ()
[9] Μνημονεύετε () γάρ, () ἀδελφοί, () τὸν () κόπον () ἡμῶν () καὶ () τὸν () μόχθον· () νυκτὸς () γὰρ () καὶ () ἡμέρας () ἐργαζόμενοι, () πρὸς () τὸ () μὴ () ἐπιβαρῆσαί () τινα () ὑμῶν, () ἐκηρύξαμεν () εἰς () ὑμᾶς () τὸ () εὐαγγέλιον () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[10] Ὑμεῖς () μάρτυρες () καὶ () ὁ () θεός, () ὡς () ὁσίως () καὶ () δικαίως () καὶ () ἀμέμπτως () ὑμῖν () τοῖς () πιστεύουσιν () ἐγενήθημεν· ()
[11] καθάπερ () οἴδατε () ὡς () ἕνα () ἕκαστον () ὑμῶν, () ὡς () πατὴρ () τέκνα () ἑαυτοῦ, () παρακαλοῦντες () ὑμᾶς () καὶ () παραμυθούμενοι ()
[12] καὶ () μαρτυρόμενοι, () εἰς () τὸ () περιπατῆσαι () ὑμᾶς () ἀξίως () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τοῦ () καλοῦντος () ὑμᾶς () εἰς () τὴν () ἑαυτοῦ () βασιλείαν () καὶ () δόξαν. ()
[13] Διὰ () τοῦτο () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () εὐχαριστοῦμεν () τῷ () θεῷ () ἀδιαλείπτως, () ὅτι () παραλαβόντες () λόγον () ἀκοῆς () παρ’ () ἡμῶν () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ἐδέξασθε () οὐ () λόγον () ἀνθρώπων, () ἀλλὰ () καθώς () ἐστιν () ἀληθῶς, () λόγον () θεοῦ, () ὃς () καὶ () ἐνεργεῖται () ἐν () ὑμῖν () τοῖς () πιστεύουσιν. ()
[14] Ὑμεῖς () γὰρ () μιμηταὶ () ἐγενήθητε, () ἀδελφοί, () τῶν () ἐκκλησιῶν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τῶν () οὐσῶν () ἐν () τῇ () Ἰουδαίᾳ () ἐν () χριστῷ () Ἰησοῦ· () ὅτι () τὰ () αὐτὰ () ἐπάθετε () καὶ () ὑμεῖς () ὑπὸ () τῶν () ἰδίων () συμφυλετῶν, () καθὼς () καὶ () αὐτοὶ () ὑπὸ () τῶν () Ἰουδαίων, ()
[15] τῶν () καὶ () τὸν () κύριον () ἀποκτεινάντων () Ἰησοῦν () καὶ () τοὺς () ἰδίους () προφήτας, () καὶ () ἡμᾶς () ἐκδιωξάντων, () καὶ () θεῷ () μὴ () ἀρεσκόντων, () καὶ () πᾶσιν () ἀνθρώποις () ἐναντίων, ()
[16] κωλυόντων () ἡμᾶς () τοῖς () ἔθνεσιν () λαλῆσαι () ἵνα () σωθῶσιν, () εἰς () τὸ () ἀναπληρῶσαι () αὐτῶν () τὰς () ἁμαρτίας () πάντοτε· () ἔφθασεν () δὲ () ἐπ’ () αὐτοὺς () ἡ () ὀργὴ () εἰς () τέλος. ()
[17] Ἡμεῖς () δέ, () ἀδελφοί, () ἀπορφανισθέντες () ἀφ’ () ὑμῶν () πρὸς () καιρὸν () ὥρας, () προσώπῳ () οὐ () καρδίᾳ, () περισσοτέρως () ἐσπουδάσαμεν () τὸ () πρόσωπον () ὑμῶν () ἰδεῖν () ἐν () πολλῇ () ἐπιθυμίᾳ· ()
[18] διὸ () ἠθελήσαμεν () ἐλθεῖν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς, () ἐγὼ () μὲν () Παῦλος () καὶ () ἅπαξ () καὶ () δίς, () καὶ () ἐνέκοψεν () ἡμᾶς () ὁ () Σατανᾶς. ()
[19] Τίς () γὰρ () ἡμῶν () ἐλπὶς () ἢ () χαρὰ () ἢ () στέφανος () καυχήσεως; () Ἢ () οὐχὶ () καὶ () ὑμεῖς, () ἔμπροσθεν () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () Ἰησοῦ () ἐν () τῇ () αὐτοῦ () παρουσίᾳ; ()
[20] Ὑμεῖς () γάρ () ἐστε () ἡ () δόξα () ἡμῶν () καὶ () ἡ () χαρά. ()

1 Thessalonians 2:3 N οὔτε ⇒ οὐδὲ
1 Thessalonians 2:4 N τῷ θεῷ ⇒ θεῷ
1 Thessalonians 2:6 N ἀπὸ ἄλλων ⇒ ἀπ’ ἄλλων
1 Thessalonians 2:7a N ἀλλ’ ⇒ ἀλλὰ
1 Thessalonians 2:7b N ἤπιοι ⇒ νήπιοι
1 Thessalonians 2:7c N ὡς ἂν ⇒ ὡς ἐὰν
1 Thessalonians 2:8 N γεγένησθε ⇒ ἐγενήθητε
1 Thessalonians 2:9 N γὰρ καὶ ⇒ καὶ
1 Thessalonians 2:12 N περιπατῆσαι ⇒ περιπατεῖν
1 Thessalonians 2:13 N Διὰ ⇒ Καὶ διὰ
1 Thessalonians 2:15 N ἰδίους ⇒ -
1 Thessalonians 2:18 N διὸ ⇒ διότι

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.