Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
You yourselves know, brothers, that
our visit to you was
not
in vain .
For
you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn't
in vain ,
As you are
aware
, we
had
already
endured
suffering
and
shameful
treatment
in
Philippi .
But
in
the
face
of
strong
opposition
, we were
bold in our God to speak
to
you the gospel of God.
but
having
suffered
before
and
been
shamefully
treated,
as you know
, at
Philippi, we grew
bold in our God to tell
you the Gospel of God in
much
conflict
.
For our appeal
does
not arise
from
deceit
or
ulterior
motives
or
trickery
.
For our exhortation
is
not of
error,
nor
of
uncleanness,
nor
in
deception
.
Instead,
we
speak
as those
approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in
order
to
please
men but God, who examines
our hearts.
But
even
as we
have
been
approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, so
we
speak;
not as
pleasing
men ,
but God, who tests
our hearts.
As you know, we
never
used
words
of flattery
or
any
pretext
for
greed.
God is our
witness !
For
neither
were
we
at
any
time
found
using
words
of
flattery,
as you know, nor
a
cloak
of covetousness
(
God is witness ),
Nor did
we
seek
praise
from you or
from anyone
else
, although
as apostles of Christ we
had
authority
to
demand
it
.
nor seeking
glory
from men
(neither
from
you nor
from others)
, when
we
might
have
claimed
authority
as apostles of Christ.
On
the
contrary,
we were gentle among you, like
a nursing
mother
caring
for
her children.
But
we were gentle among of
you, as
when
a nurse
cherishes
her own
children.
We
cared
so deeply
that
we were delighted
to share
with
you not only
the gospel of God, but our own lives
as
well.
That
is
how
beloved
you have
become to us.
Even
so ,
affectionately
longing
for
you,
we were well
pleased
to impart
to
you ,
not the Gospel of God only
, but also
our own souls,
because
you had
become very
dear
to us.
Surely
you recall
, brothers, our labor and toil.
We
worked
night and day so
that we would
not be
a
burden to
anyone
while
we proclaimed
to you the gospel 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 Gospel of God.
You are witnesses ,
and
so
is
God, of
how holy, righteous
, and blameless
our
conduct
was
among
you who believed
.
You are witnesses with
God, how holy, righteously
, and blamelessly
we
behaved
ourselves
toward
you who believe
.
For
you know that
we treated
each
of you as a father treats
his own children —
As
you know how
we exhorted,
comforted,
and
implored
every
one
of you ,
as a father does
his own children ,
encouraging
you,
comforting
you,
and
urging
you
to walk in
a
manner
worthy
of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
to the
end
that
you
should
walk worthily
of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
And
we continually
thank God because
, when you received the word of God that
you
heard
from
us
, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true
word of God —the
word
which is
now
at
work
in you who believe.
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.
For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches
of God in Judea that
are
in Christ Jesus .
You suffered from your own countrymen the
very
things
they suffered
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 ;
who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as
well.
They
are
displeasing
to
God and hostile
to 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 ;
hindering
us from
telling
the Gentiles how
they may be saved .
As
a
result,
they
continue
to heap
up their sins to
full
capacity;
the
utmost
wrath has come upon
them.
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
.
Brothers, although
we
were
torn
away
from
you for a short time
(
in person
, not in heart )
, our
desire
to see you
face
to
face was
even
more
intense.
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,
For
we wanted to come to you —
indeed I, Paul, tried
again
and again —
but Satan obstructed
us.
because
we wanted to come to you --
indeed ,
I, Paul, once
and again --
but Satan hindered
us.
After
all,
who
is our hope, our
joy, our
crown of boasting,
if
it is
not
you yourselves
in
the
presence
of
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?
You are indeed
our glory and our joy.
For
you are our glory and our joy.
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