1 GLT For you yourselves know, brothers, that our entrance to you has not been in vain. BSB BSB: You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain.
2 GLT But having previously suffered and having been mistreated at Philippi, just as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much struggle. BSB BSB: 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.
3 GLT For our exhortation{ was} neither from error, nor from impurity, nor in deceit, BSB BSB: For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.
4 GLT but just as we have been examined by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing to men, but to God, the one examining our hearts. BSB BSB: 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.
5 GLT For we were not at that time in a word of flattery, just as you know, nor in a pretext of greed— God{ is} witness— BSB BSB: As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
6 GLT nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others, BSB BSB: Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
7 GLT being able to be a burden as apostles of Christ; but we became little children in the midst of you, as if a mother might comfort her own children. BSB BSB: On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
8 GLT Longing for you in this manner, we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls. For you became beloved to us. BSB BSB: 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.
9 GLT For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil, night and day working in order not to burden any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. BSB BSB: 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.
10 GLT You and God{ are} witnesses, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we were to you, the ones believing, BSB BSB: You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
11 GLT just as you know how,{ with} each one of you, as a father his own children, BSB BSB: For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
12 GLT exhorting you and encouraging and testifying in order that you might walk worthily of God, the one calling you into his own kingdom and glory. BSB BSB: encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
13 GLT And because of this, we also thank God continually, that having received the word of hearing of God from us, you received it not{ as} the word of men, but just as it truly is, the word of God, which is also working in you, the ones believing. BSB BSB: 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 it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
14 GLT For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because the same things you also suffered from your own countrymen, just as they also from the Jews, BSB BSB: 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,
15 GLT the ones having killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and having persecuted us and not being pleasing to God and{ being} hostile to all men, BSB BSB: 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,
16 GLT forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles so that they might be saved, so that{ they} always fill up their sins. But the wrath has come upon them to the end. BSB BSB: 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.
17 GLT But we, brothers, having been separated from you for the time of an hour, by face, not by heart, became extremely eager to see your face, in much desire. BSB BSB: 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.
18 GLT For we desired to come to you— indeed I, Paul, both once and twice— but Satan hindered us. BSB BSB: For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.
19 GLT For what{ is} our hope or joy or crown of boasting? Or{ is it} not also you before our Lord Jesus at his coming? BSB BSB: 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?
20 GLT For you are our glory and joy. BSB BSB: You are indeed our glory and our joy.
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