bch. 1:9
c[2 Thess. 1:10]
dActs 16:22-24
eSee Acts 4:13
fActs 17:2-9
gPhil. 1:30
h[2 Cor. 2:17]
i2 Thess. 2:11
jch. 4:7
k2 Cor. 4:2
lSee Gal. 2:7
mSee Gal. 1:10
nPs. 17:3; See Rom. 8:27
oSee Acts 20:33
qver. 10; See Rom. 1:9
r[2 Cor. 4:5]; See John 5:41
s1 Cor. 9:4; 2 Thess. 3:9; [Philem. 8, 9]
t[ver. 9; 2 Cor. 11:9]
uSee 1 Cor. 9:1
v2 Tim. 2:24; [1 Cor. 14:20]
x[ver. 11; Isa. 49:23; 60:16]
ySee 2 Cor. 12:15
z2 Thess. 3:8; [Phil. 4:16]
aaSee Acts 18:3
abver. 5
acSee ch. 1:5
ad[ver. 7]; See 1 Cor. 4:14
aeEph. 4:17
afSee Eph. 4:1
agch. 5:24; 2 Thess. 2:14; 1 Pet. 5:10; See Rom. 8:28

1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Paul’s Ministry to the Thessalonians

1For you yourselves know, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters; also verses 9, 14, 17
 that our bcoming to you cwas not in vain. 2But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated dat Philippi, as you know, ewe had boldness in our God fto declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much gconflict. 3For hour appeal does not spring from ierror or jimpurity or kany attempt to deceive, 4but just as we have been approved by God lto be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not mto please man, but to please God nwho tests our hearts. 5 oFor we never came with words of flattery, ▼
▼Or  with a flattering speech
 as you know, nor with a pretext for greed— qGod is witness. 6 rNor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, sthough we could have made tdemands as uapostles of Christ. 7But we were vgentle ▼
▼Some manuscripts infants
 among you, xlike a nursing mother taking care of her own children. 8So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God ybut also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.

9For you remember, brothers, zour labor and toil: we aaworked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. 10You are witnesses, and abGod also, achow holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. 11For you know how, adlike a father with his children, 12we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and aecharged afyou to walk in a manner worthy of God, agwho calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

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