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Paul's Ministry

For ye know yourselves, brethren, our entering in which [we had] to you, that it has not been in vain;

Paul’s Conduct

For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain.

but, having suffered before and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the glad tidings of God with much earnest striving.

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But [a]even after we had suffered before and were spitefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.

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For our exhortation [was] not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;

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For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit.

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but even as we have been approved of God to have the glad tidings entrusted to us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who proves our hearts.

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But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.

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For we have not at any time been [among you] with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness, God [is] witness;

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For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a [b]cloak for covetousness — God is witness.

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nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been a charge as Christ's apostles;

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Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.

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but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.

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But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

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Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.

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So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.

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For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God.

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For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

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*Ye* [are] witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we have conducted ourselves with you that believe:

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You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe;

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as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,

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as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and [c]charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,

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that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.

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that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

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And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received [the] word of [the] report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.

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Their Conversion

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

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For *ye*, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for *ye* also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also *they* of the Jews,

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For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans,

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who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and [are] against all men,

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who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are [d]contrary to all men,

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forbidding us to speak to the nations that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always: but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.

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forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.

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Paul's Longing to Visit

But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;

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Longing to See Them

But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire.

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wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.

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Therefore we wanted to come to you — even I, Paul, time and again — but Satan hindered us.

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For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? [are] not *ye* also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

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For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?

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for ye are our glory and joy.

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For you are our glory and joy.

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