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The First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians

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For you yourselves know, brothers, that our acceptance among you was not empty.
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Instead, having previously suffered and been treated shamefully, as you know, at Philippi, we had confidence in our God, so as to speak the Gospel of God to you with much solicitude.
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For our exhortation was not in error, nor from impurity, nor with deception.
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But, just as we have been tested by God, so that the Gospel would be entrusted to us, so also did we speak, not so as to please men, but rather to please God, who tests our hearts.
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And neither did we, at any time, become flattering in speech, as you know, nor did we seek an opportunity for avarice, as God is witness.
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Nor did we seek the glory of men, neither from you, nor from others.
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And although we could have been a burden to you, as Apostles of Christ, instead we became like little ones in your midst, like a nurse cherishing her children.
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So desirous were we for you that we were willing to hand over to you, not only the Gospel of God, but even our own souls. For you have become most beloved to us.
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For you remember, brothers, our hardship and weariness. We preached the Gospel of God among you, working night and day, so that we would not be burdensome to any of you.
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You are witnesses, as is God, of how holy and just and blameless we were with you who have believed.
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And you know the manner, with each one of you, like a father with his sons,
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in which we were pleading with you and consoling you, bearing witness, so that you would walk in a manner worthy of God, who has called you into his kingdom and glory.
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For this reason also, we give thanks to God without ceasing: because, when you had accepted from us the Word of the hearing of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but (as it truly is) as the Word of God, who is working in you who have believed.
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For you, brothers, have become imitators of the churches of God which are at Judea, in Christ Jesus. For you, too, have suffered the same things from your fellow countrymen as they have suffered from the Jews,
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who also killed both the Lord Jesus, and the Prophets, and who have persecuted us. But they do not please God, and so they are adversaries to all men.
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They prohibit us to speak to the Gentiles, so that they may be saved, and thus do they continually add to their own sins. But the wrath of God will overtake them in the very end.(a) (b)

Paul’s Longing to Visit

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And we, brothers, having been deprived of you for a short time, in sight, but not in heart, have hurried all the more to see your face, with a great desire.
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For we wanted to come to you, (indeed, I, Paul, attempted to do so once, and then again,) but Satan impeded us.
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For what is our hope, and our joy, and our crown of glory? Is it not you, before our Lord Jesus Christ at his return?
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For you are our glory and our joy.

Fußnoten

(a)2:16 To fill up their sins:That is, to fill up the measure of their sins, after which God’s justice would punish them.(Challoner)
(b)2:16 For the wrath of God is come upon them to the end:That is, to continue on them to the end.(Challoner)
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For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain,
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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.
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For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
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But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speaknot as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
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For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),
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nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
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But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
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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.
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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.
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You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
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As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
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to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.

Paul’s Longing to Visit

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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,
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because we wanted to come to youindeed, I, Paul, once and againbut Satan hindered us.
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For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus (a) at his coming?
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For you are our glory and our joy.

Fußnoten

(a)2:19 TR adds “Christ”