1 Thessalonians 2:14-20

Legacy Standard Bible

¹⁴ For you, brothers, became ^(A)imitators of ^(B)the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are ^(C)in Judea, for ^(D)you also suffered the same things at the hands of your own countrymen, ^(E)even as they did from the Jews, ^15 (F)who both killed the Lord Jesus and ^(G)the prophets, and ^[a]drove us out, and do not please God, and are hostile to all men, ^16 (H)hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles ^(I)so that they may be saved; with the result that they always ^(J)fill up the measure of their sins. But ^(K)wrath has come upon them ^[b]to the utmost.

¹⁷ But we, brothers, having been taken away from you for a ^[c]short while—^(L)in face but not in heart—were all the more eager with great desire ^(M)to see your face. ^18 [d]For ^(N)we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, ^[e](O)more than once—and yet ^(P)Satan ^(Q)hindered us. ¹⁹ For who is our hope or ^(R)joy or crown of boasting? Is it not even you, before our Lord Jesus at His ^[f](S)coming? ²⁰ For you are ^(T)our glory and joy.