Modern Literal Version
[1 Thessalonians 2]


     2:1 For* brethren, you* yourselves know our entrance to you*, that it has not become empty. 2:2But having suffered before and been abused in Philippi, as you* know, we were bold in our God to speak to you* the good-news of God even with our great struggle.

    2:3 For* our encouragement is not from deceit, nor from uncleanness, nor in treachery. 2:4 But just-as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good-news, so we are speaking; not as pleasing men, but God who proves our hearts. 2:5 For* as you* know, neither did we previously use words of flattery, nor by pretext of greed, (God is our witness); 2:6 nor were weseeking glory from men, neither from you* nor from others, when we were able to burden you* as apostles of Christ. 2:7 But we became mild in your* midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children. 2:8 So having kindly-feelings of you*, we were delighted to have given to you*, not only the good-news of God, but also our own souls, because you* have become beloved to us.

    2:9 For* brethren, you* remember our labor and hardship. For* we were working night and day,*that* we might not burden any of you* while we preached to you* the good-news of God. 2:10 You*and God are witnesses, how we became holy and righteous and blameless toward you* who believe. 2:11 Just-as you* know how we dealt with each one of you*, like a father with his own children, encouraging you* and consoling you* and testifying, 2:12 *that* you* should walk worthy of God, who calls you* into his own kingdom and glory.


     2:13 And because of this, we also are constantly giving-thanks to God, that, when you* accepted the word of God from our report, you* accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God which is also working in you* who believe. 2:14 For* brethren, you* became imitators of the congregations of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judea, because you* also suffered the same things by your* own countrymen, just-as they did by the Jews. 2:15 The Jews who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and banished us and did not please God and are adverse to all men; 2:16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles in order that they might be saved; *that* they should always fill up their sins; but the wrath has arrive-unexpectedly upon themС to the end.


     2:17 But brethren, being orphaned from you* in presence, but not in heart, even for a hourМs time, we were even-more diligent to see your* face with great desire. 2:18 Hence we wished to come to you*, indeed, I, Paul, once and again tried twice, and Satan hindered us. 2:19 For* what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting, or is it not also you*, which is in front of our Lord Jesus Christ at his presence? 2:20 For* you* are our glory and our joy.



Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1987, 1999, 2013 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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