1 Thessalonians 2:8
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So being affectionately desirous for you, we were willing to have imparted unto you not the Gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.
Having such a deep affection for you, we were delighted to share with you not only God’s good news but also our own lives, because you had become so very dear to us.
So, being thus tenderly and affectionately desirous of you, we continued to share with you not only God’s good news (the Gospel) but also our own lives as well, for you had become so very dear to us.
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
We were glad to share not only God’s good news with you but also our very lives because we cared for you so much.
We were so devoted to you that we were glad to share with you not only God’s Good News but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.
We cared so much for you, and you became so dear to us, that we were willing to give our lives for you when we gave you God's message.
Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.
in this manner longing-affectionately for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the good-news of God, but also our own lives, because you became beloved ones to us.
So desirous of you, we would gladly impart unto you not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls: because you were become most dear unto us.
We loved you very much, so we were happy to share God’s Good News with you. But not only that—we were also happy to share even our own lives with you.
We loved you very much, so we wanted to tell you God's good news. We wanted to share our lives with you too.
We yearned for you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
Because we ·loved [had such affection for/devotion to] you, we were ·happy [pleased; delighted] to share not only God’s ·Good News [Gospel] with you, but ·even [also] our own lives. You had become so ·dear [beloved] to us!
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.
We felt so strongly about you that we were determined to share with you not only the Good News of God but also our lives. That’s how dear you were to us!
Because of our love for you we were ready to share with you not only the Good News from God but even our own lives. You were so dear to us!
We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
Because we loved you, we were happy to share God’s Good News with you. But not only that, we were also happy to share even our own lives with you.
We cared so deeply for you that we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but our very lives. That is how dear you were to us.
Our message to you is true, our motives are pure, our conduct is absolutely above board. We speak under the solemn sense of being trusted by God with the Gospel. We do not aim to please men, but to please God who knows us through and through. No one could ever say, as again you know, that we used flattery to conceal greedy motives, and God himself is witness to our honesty. We made no attempt to win honour from men, either from you or from anybody else, though I suppose as Christ’s own messengers we might have done so. Our attitude among you was one of tenderness, rather like that of a devoted nurse among her babies. Because we loved you, it was a joy to us to give you not only the Gospel of God but our very hearts—so dear did you become to us. Our struggles and hard work, my brothers, must still be fresh in your minds. Day and night we worked so that our preaching of the Gospel to you might not cost you a penny. You are witnesses, as is God himself, that our life among you believers was honest, straightforward and above criticism. You will remember how we dealt with each one of you personally, like a father with his own children, stimulating your faith and courage and giving you instruction. Our only object was to help you to live lives worthy of the God who has called you to share the splendour of his kingdom.
loving you so much, that we were willing to give unto you, not only the gospel of God, but even our own souls, because ye are dear unto us.
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
so being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
In this way, having fond affection for you, we were pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become beloved to us.
Longing for you in this way, we determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own souls, because you had become dear to us.
We loved you dearly—so dearly that we gave you not only God’s message, but our own lives too.
Even though we had some standing as Christ’s apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren’t standoffish with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way a mother cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.
So having great love toward you, we were willing to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you were dear to us.
So deep was our affection for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but · our own selves as well, so dear had you become to us.
We felt so strongly about you that we were determined to share with you not only the Good News of God but also our lives. That’s how dear you were to us!
With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very selves as well, so dearly beloved had you become to us.
in the same way we had a fond affection for you and were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.
Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.
Our affection for you was so great that we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our very lives, because you had become so dear to us.
Because we loved you, we were happy to share not only God’s Good News with you, but even our own lives. You had become so dear to us!
with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
we cared for you. We loved you so much. So we were happy to share with you God’s good news. We were also happy to share our lives with you.
so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.
so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.
So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
We had such a strong desire to help you that we were happy to give you the Good News. Because we loved you so much, we were ready to give you our own lives also.
We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.
so was our affection toward you. Our good pleasure was to have given you not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you were dear to us.
So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.
So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.
So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.
So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.
We were so devoted to you that we gladly intended to share with you not only the gospel of God but our own lives, because you became so dear to us.
Thus having a tshuka (yearning) for you, it was our good pleasure to share with you not only the Besuras HaGeulah of Hashem, but also our very lives, because you became beloved chaverim to us.
Having this affection toward you, it was our pleasure to have shared with you not only the Gospel of God, but also our own souls, because you were dear to us.
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
in this way we were yearning for you. We were delighted to share with you not only the Good News of God but also our very souls, because you had become dear to us.
We were so taken by you that we not only eagerly shared with you God’s good news, but we also shared with you our own lives. That’s how much you’ve come to mean to us.
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
Because we loved you, we were glad to give you God's good news. We were also glad to give you our lives, because we loved you very much.
so we desiring you with great love, would have betaken to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our lives [so we desiring you covetingly, or with great love, would betake to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our souls, or lives], for ye be made most dear-worthy to us.
so being desirous of you, we are well-pleased to impart to you not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because beloved ye have become to us,
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