1For ye yourselves brethren know of our entrance in unto you, how that it was not in vain: 2but even after that we had suffered before and were shamefully entreated at Philippos (as ye well know) then were we bold in our God to speak unto you the gospell of God, with much striving. 3Our exhortation was not to bring you to error, nor yet to uncleanness, neither was it with guile: 4but as we were allowed of God, that the gospell should be committed unto us: even so we speak, not as though we intended to please men, but God, which trieth our hearts. 5Neither was our conversation at any time with flattering words (as ye well know) neither in cloaked covetousness, God is record: 6neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargable, as the apostles of Christ: 7but were tender among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children, 8so was our affection toward you our good will was to have dealt unto you, not the gospell of God only: but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

9Ye remember brethren our labour and travail. For we laboured day and night, because we would not be grievous unto any of you, and preached you the gospell of God. 10Ye are witnesses, and so is God, how holily and justly (that no man could blame us) we behaved ourselves among you that believe, 11as ye know how that we exhorted and comforted, and besought every one of you, as a father his children, 12that ye would walk worthy of the Lord, which hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

13For this cause thank we God without ceasing, because that when ye received of us the word, wherewith God was preached, ye received it not as the word of man: but even as it was in deed, the word of God, which worketh in you that believe. 14For ye brethren did counterfeit the congregations of God which in jewry are in Christ Iesu: for ye have suffered like things of your kinsmen, as we our selves have suffered of the Jewes, 15which as they killed the Lord Iesus and their own prophets, even so have they persecuted us, and God they please not, and are contrary to all men: 16and forbid us to preach unto the gentiles, that they might be saved, to fulfil their sins: For the wrath of God is come on them, even to the utmost.

17For as much brethren as we are kept from you for a season, as concerning the bodily presence but not in the heart, we enforced the more to see you personally with great desire, 18and therefore we would have come unto you, I Paul once and again: but Satan withstood us. 19For what is our hope or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not ye it in the presence of our Lord Iesus Christ at his coming? 20yes ye are our glory and joy.