帖撒罗尼迦前书 2
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
保罗在帖撒罗尼迦的工作
2 弟兄们，你们都知道，我们进到你们那里，并不是白费工夫的。 2 我们从前在腓立比虽然受了苦，又被凌辱，可是靠着我们的 神，在强烈的反对之下，仍然放胆向你们述说 神的福音，这是你们知道的。 3 我们的呼吁，不是错谬的，不是污秽的，也没有诡诈。 4 相反地， 神既然考验过我们，把福音委托给我们，我们就传讲，不像是讨人欢心的，而是讨那察验我们心思的 神的喜悦。 5 我们从来不说奉承的话，这是你们知道的， 神可以作证，我们并没有借故起贪心， 6-7 也没有向你们或别人求取人的荣誉。我们身为基督使徒的，虽然有权利受人尊敬，但我们在你们中间却是谦和的，就像母亲乳养自己的孩子。 8 我们这样疼爱你们，不但乐意把 神的福音传给你们，连自己的性命也乐意给你们，因为你们是我们所爱的。 9 弟兄们，你们应该记得我们的辛苦和劳碌；我们把 神的福音传给你们的时候，怎样昼夜作工，免得你们有人受累。 10 我们对你们信的人是多么圣洁、公义、无可指摘，这是你们和 神都可以作证的。 11 正如你们知道的，我们是怎样好象父亲对待儿女一样对待你们各人： 12 劝勉你们，鼓励你们，叮嘱你们，要你们行事为人，配得上那召你们进入他的国和荣耀的 神。
13 我们也为这缘故不住感谢 神，因为你们接受了我们所传的 神的道，不认为这是人的道，而认为这确实是 神的道。这道也运行在你们信的人里面。 14 弟兄们，你们好象犹太地在基督耶稣里 神的众教会一样，他们怎样遭受犹太人的迫害，你们也照样遭受同族人的迫害。 15 这些犹太人杀了主耶稣和众先知，又把我们赶出来。他们得不到 神的喜悦，并且和所有的人作对， 16 阻挠我们向外族人传道，不让他们得救，以致恶贯满盈。 神的忿怒终必临到他们身上。
保罗渴望再访帖撒罗尼迦
17 弟兄们，我们被迫暂时离开你们，不过是身体离开，心却没有离开。我们非常渴望再见到你们。 18 因此，我们很想到你们那里去，我保罗也一再想去，只是撒但阻挡了我们。 19 我们主耶稣再来的时候，我们在他面前的盼望、喜乐或所夸耀的冠冕是甚么呢？不就是你们吗？ 20 是的，你们就是我们的荣耀，我们的喜乐。
1 Thessalonians 2
1599 Geneva Bible
2 1 He declareth how faithfully he preacheth the Gospel unto them, 5 seeking neither gain, 6 nor praise of men: 10 and he proveth the same by their own testimony: 14 that they did courageously bear persecution of their countrymen: 17 that he desireth very much to see them.
1 For [a]ye yourselves know, brethren, that our entrance in unto you was not in vain,
2 [b]But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated at (A)Philippi, (as ye know) we were bold in [c]our God, to speak unto you the Gospel of God, with much striving.
3 [d]For our exhortation was not by deceit, nor [e]by uncleanness, nor by guile.
4 [f]But as we were [g]allowed of God, that the Gospel should be committed unto us, so we speak, not as they that please men, but God, which [h]approveth our hearts:
5 Neither yet did we ever use flattering words, as ye know, nor colored covetousness, God is record.
6 [i]Neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor of others, when we might have been [j]chargeable, as the Apostles of Christ.
7 But we were [k]gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children.
8 [l]Thus being affectioned toward you, our good will was to have dealt unto you, not the Gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
9 [m]For ye remember, brethren, (B)our labor and travail: for we labored day and night, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, and preached unto you the Gospel of God.
10 [n]Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe.
11 [o]As ye know how that we exhorted you, and comforted, and besought every one of you, (as a father his children.)
12 [p]That ye (C)would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
13 [q]For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, that when ye received the word of God, which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is indeed the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.
14 [r]For brethren, ye are become followers of the Churches of God, which in Judea are in [s]Christ Jesus, because ye have also suffered the same things of your own [t]country men, even as they have of the Jews,
15 [u]Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own Prophets, and have persecuted us away, [v]and God they please not, and are contrary to [w]all men,
16 And forbid us to preach unto the Gentiles, that they might be saved, to [x]fulfill their sins always: for the [y]wrath of God is come on them to the utmost.
17 [z]Forasmuch, brethren, as we [aa]were kept from you for a season, concerning sight, but not in the heart, we enforced the more to see your face with great desire.
18 Therefore we would have come unto you (I Paul, at least once or twice) but Satan hindered us.
19 For what is our hope or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even you it in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20 Yea, ye are our glory and joy.
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 2:1 That which he touched before shortly concerning his Apostleship, he handleth now more at large, and to that end and purpose which we spake of.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2 The virtues of a true Pastor are freely, and without fear to preach the Gospel, even in the midst of dangers.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Through God his gracious help.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:3 To teach pure doctrine faithfully and with a pure heart.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:3 By any wicked and naughty kind of dealing.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4 To approve his conscience to God, being free from all flattery and covetousness.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Seeing there is this difference between the judgments of God and the judgments of men, that when men choose, they respect the qualities of those things which stand before them, but God findeth the reason of his counsel only in himself, it followeth, that seeing we are not able to think a good thought, that whomsoever he first chooseth to those holy callings, he maketh them able, and doth not find them able. And therefore in that we are allowed of God, it hangeth upon his mercy.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Which liketh and alloweth them.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:6 To submit himself even to the basest, to win them, and to eschew all pride.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:6 When I might lawfully have lived upon the expenses of the Church.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 We were not rough, but easy, and gentle, as a nurse that is neither ambitious nor covetous, but taketh all pains as patiently, as if she were a mother.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:8 To have the flock that is committed unto him in more estimation than his own life.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9 To depart with his own rights rather than to be chargeable to his sheep.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:10 To excel others in example of godly life.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:11 To exhort and comfort with a fatherly mind and affection.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12 To exhort all men diligently and earnestly to lead a godly life.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Having approved his ministry, he commendeth again (to that end and purpose that I spake of) the cheerfulness of the Thessalonians, which was answerable to his diligence in preaching, and their manly patience.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14 He confirmeth them in their afflictions which they suffered of their own people, because they were afflicted of their own countrymen: which came as well (saith he) to the Churches of the Jews, as to them: and therefore they ought to take it in good part.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14 Which Christ hath gathered together.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14 Even of them which are of the same country, and the same town that you are of.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 He preventeth an offense which might be taken, for that the Jews especially above all others persecuted the Gospel. That is no new thing, sayeth he, seeing they slew Christ himself and his Prophets, and have banished me also.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 He foretelleth the utter destruction of the Jews, lest any man should be moved by their rebellion.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 For the Jews would neither enter into the kingdom of God themselves, nor suffer others to enter in.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Until the wickedness of theirs which they have by inheritance as it were of their fathers, be grown so great that the measure of their iniquity being filled, God may come forth to wrath.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 The judgments of God being angry, which indeed appeared shortly after in the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, whither many resorted even out of divers provinces, when it was besieged.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17 He meeteth with an objection, why he came not to them straightway being in so great misery, I desired oftentimes (saith he) and it lay not in me, but Satan hindered my endeavors, and therefore I sent Timothy my faithful companion unto you, because you are most dear to me.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17 Were kept asunder from you, and as it were orphans.
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