¹ For, yourselves, know, brethren, our entrance which was unto you—that it hath not proved void;

² But, though we had previously suffered, and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the glad-message of God with much conflict.

³ For, our exhortation, is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile,

⁴ But, even as we have been approved by God, to be entrusted with the glad-message, so, we speak,—not as, unto men, giving pleasure, but unto God—who proveth our hearts.

⁵ For neither at any time were we found, using words of flattery,—even as ye know, nor a pretext for greed—God, is witness!

⁶ Nor, of men, seeking glory—either from you, or from others, though we could have assumed, dignity, as Apostles of Christ;

⁷ But we became gentle in your midst,—as though, a nursing mother, had been cherishing her own children:

⁸ Thus, yearning after you, we could have been well-pleased to impart unto you—not only the glad-message of God, but, our own lives also,—because, very dear to us, had ye become.

⁹ For ye remember, brethren, our toil and hardship: night and day, working, so as not to be a burden unto any of you, we proclaimed unto you the glad-message of God,

¹⁰ Ye, are witnesses—God also, how kindly and righteously and blamelessly, unto you who were believing, we were found to behave;

¹¹ Even as ye know how, unto each one of you, we were as a father unto his own children, consoling you, and soothing, and calling to witness,—

¹² To the end ye might be walking in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you unto his own kingdom and glory,

¹³ And, for this cause, we, are also giving thanks unto God unceasingly, that, when ye received a spoken word from us—which was God’s, ye welcomed it—not as a human word, but, even as it truly is, a divine word,—which is also inwardly working itself in you who believe.

¹⁴ For, ye, became, imitators, brethren, of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea, in Christ Jesus, in that, the same things, ye, also suffered by your own fellow-countrymen, even as, they, also by the Jews:

¹⁵ Who have both slain the, Lord, Jesus—and the prophets, and, us, have persecuted, and, unto God, are displeasing, and, unto all men, are contrary,—

¹⁶ Hindering us from speaking, unto the nations, that they might be saved, to the filling up of their own sins, continually; but anger hath overtaken them at length.

¹⁷ Now, we, brethren, having been bereaved away from you, for the season of an hour,—in presence, not in heart, gave more abundant diligence, your face, to behold, with much longing;

¹⁸ Wherefore, we desired to come unto you—even, I, Paul, both once and again,—and, Satan, thwarted us.

¹⁹ For what shall be our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Shall not even, ye, before our Lord Jesus, in his Presence?

²⁰ Ye, in fact, are our glory and joy.