1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
Legacy Standard Bible
13 And for this reason we also (A)thank God without ceasing that when you received the (B)word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it (C)not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, (D)which also is at work in you who believe. 14 For you, brothers, became (E)imitators of (F)the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are (G)in Judea, for (H)you also suffered the same things at the hands of your own countrymen, (I)even as they did from the Jews, 15 (J)who both killed the Lord Jesus and (K)the prophets, and [a]drove us out, and do not please God, and are hostile to all men, 16 (L)hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles (M)so that they may be saved; with the result that they always (N)fill up the measure of their sins. But (O)wrath has come upon them [b]to the utmost.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Or persecuted us
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or forever; lit to the end
1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
Christian Standard Bible
Reception and Opposition to the Message
13 This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is,(A) the word of God,(B) which also works effectively in you who believe. 14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea,(C) since you have also suffered(D) the same things from people of your own country,(E) just as they did from the Jews 15 who killed the Lord Jesus(F) and the prophets and persecuted us.(G) They displease God and are hostile to everyone, 16 by keeping us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. As a result, they are constantly filling up their sins to the limit,(H) and wrath has overtaken them at last.[a]
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- 2:16 Or to the end
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