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1 Thessalonians 2 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Paul's Ministry

(cf. Act 17:1–9 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:1 - For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:2 - But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:3 - For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:4 - But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:5 - For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:6 - Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:7 - But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:8 - Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:9 - For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:10 - You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:11 - Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:12 - So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:13 - And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:14 - For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:15 - Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:16 - Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:17 - But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:18 - For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:19 - For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:20 - For you are our glory and our joy.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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