Paul’s Ministry

1 Αὐτοὶ (You yourselves) γὰρ (for) οἴδατε (know), ἀδελφοί (brothers), τὴν (the) εἴσοδον (entrance) ἡμῶν (of us) τὴν (-) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you⁺), ὅτι (that) οὐ (not) κενὴ (in vain) γέγονεν (has been), 2 ἀλλὰ (but) προπαθόντες (having previously suffered) καὶ (and) ὑβρισθέντες (having been mistreated) καθὼς (just as) οἴδατε (you⁺ know) ἐν (in) Φιλίπποις (Philippi) ἐπαρρησιασάμεθα (we were bold) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) Θεῷ (God) ἡμῶν (of us) λαλῆσαι (to speak) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you⁺) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ἐν (in) πολλῷ (much) ἀγῶνι (struggle).

3 Ἡ (-) γὰρ (For) παράκλησις (the exhortation) ἡμῶν (of us) οὐκ (was not) ἐκ (out of) πλάνης (deceit) οὐδὲ (nor) ἐξ (out of) ἀκαθαρσίας (impurity) οὐδὲ (nor) ἐν (in) δόλῳ (trickery), 4 ἀλλὰ (but) καθὼς (just as) δεδοκιμάσμεθα (we have been approved) ὑπὸ (by) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God) πιστευθῆναι (to be entrusted with) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) οὕτως (so) λαλοῦμεν (we speak), οὐχ (not) ὡς (as) ἀνθρώποις (men) ἀρέσκοντες (pleasing), ἀλλὰ (but) Θεῷ (God) τῷ (the One) δοκιμάζοντι (proving) τὰς (the) καρδίας (hearts) ἡμῶν (of us). 5 οὔτε (Neither) γάρ (for) ποτε (at any time) ἐν (with) λόγῳ (a word) κολακείας (of flattery) ἐγενήθημεν (were we), καθὼς (just as) οἴδατε (you⁺ know), οὔτε (nor) ἐν (with) προφάσει (a pretext) πλεονεξίας (for greed), Θεὸς (God is) μάρτυς (witness), 6 οὔτε (nor) ζητοῦντες (seeking) ἐξ (from) ἀνθρώπων (men) δόξαν (glory), οὔτε (nor) ἀφ’ (from) ὑμῶν (you⁺) οὔτε (nor) ἀπ’ (from) ἄλλων (others), δυνάμενοι (though having power) ἐν (with) βάρει (authority) εἶναι (to be) ὡς (as) Χριστοῦ (of Christ) ἀπόστολοι (apostles)·

7 Ἀλλὰ (But) ἐγενήθημεν (we were) ἤπιοι (gentle) ἐν (in) μέσῳ (the midst) ὑμῶν (of you⁺), ὡς (as) ἐὰν (if) τροφὸς (a nursing mother) θάλπῃ (should cherish) τὰ (-) ἑαυτῆς (her own) τέκνα (children)· 8 οὕτως (So) ὁμειρόμενοι (yearning over) ὑμῶν (you⁺) εὐδοκοῦμεν (we were well pleased) μεταδοῦναι (to have imparted) ὑμῖν (to you⁺) οὐ (not) μόνον (only) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ἀλλὰ (but) καὶ (also) τὰς (our) ἑαυτῶν (own) ψυχάς (lives), διότι (because) ἀγαπητοὶ (beloved) ἡμῖν (to us) ἐγενήθητε (you⁺ have become).

9 Μνημονεύετε (You⁺ remember) γάρ (for), ἀδελφοί (brothers), τὸν (the) κόπον (labor) ἡμῶν (of us) καὶ (and) τὸν (the) μόχθον (toil)· νυκτὸς (Night) καὶ (and) ἡμέρας (day) ἐργαζόμενοι (working) πρὸς (in order) τὸ (-) μὴ (not) ἐπιβαρῆσαί (to be burdensome upon) τινα (any) ὑμῶν (of you⁺) ἐκηρύξαμεν (we proclaimed) εἰς (to) ὑμᾶς (you⁺) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). 10 ὑμεῖς (You⁺ are) μάρτυρες (witnesses) καὶ (and) ὁ (-) Θεός (God), ὡς (how) ὁσίως (devoutly) καὶ (and) δικαίως (righteously) καὶ (and) ἀμέμπτως (blamelessly) ὑμῖν (toward you⁺) τοῖς (those) πιστεύουσιν (believing) ἐγενήθημεν (we behaved), 11 καθάπερ (just as) οἴδατε (you⁺ know) ὡς (how) ἕνα (one) ἕκαστον (each) ὑμῶν (of you⁺) ὡς (as) πατὴρ (a father) τέκνα (children) ἑαυτοῦ (his own) 12 παρακαλοῦντες (we were exhorting) ὑμᾶς (you⁺) καὶ (and) παραμυθούμενοι (comforting) καὶ (and) μαρτυρόμενοι (charging) εἰς (unto) τὸ (-) περιπατεῖν (to walk) ὑμᾶς (you⁺) ἀξίως (worthily) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) τοῦ (the One) καλοῦντος (calling) ὑμᾶς (you⁺) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἑαυτοῦ (of Himself) βασιλείαν (kingdom) καὶ (and) δόξαν (glory).

13 Καὶ (And) διὰ (because of) τοῦτο (this) καὶ (also) ἡμεῖς (we) εὐχαριστοῦμεν (give thanks) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God) ἀδιαλείπτως (unceasingly), ὅτι (that) παραλαβόντες (having received) λόγον (the word) ἀκοῆς (hearing) παρ’ (from) ἡμῶν (us) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ἐδέξασθε (you⁺ accepted) οὐ (not) λόγον (the word) ἀνθρώπων (of men) ἀλλὰ (but) καθὼς (just as) ἐστὶν (it is) ἀληθῶς (truly) λόγον (the word) Θεοῦ (of God), ὃς (which) καὶ (also) ἐνεργεῖται (works) ἐν (in) ὑμῖν (you⁺) τοῖς (those) πιστεύουσιν (believing).

14 Ὑμεῖς (You⁺) γὰρ (for) μιμηταὶ (imitators) ἐγενήθητε (became), ἀδελφοί (brothers), τῶν (of the) ἐκκλησιῶν (churches) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) τῶν (-) οὐσῶν (being) ἐν (in) τῇ (-) Ἰουδαίᾳ (Judea) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), ὅτι (For) τὰ (the) αὐτὰ (same things) ἐπάθετε (suffered) καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you⁺) ὑπὸ (from) τῶν (your) ἰδίων (own) συμφυλετῶν (countrymen), καθὼς (as) καὶ (also did) αὐτοὶ (they) ὑπὸ (from) τῶν (the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), 15 τῶν (who) καὶ (both) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord) ἀποκτεινάντων (having killed) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) προφήτας (prophets) καὶ (and) ἡμᾶς (us) ἐκδιωξάντων (having driven out), καὶ (and) Θεῷ (God) μὴ (not) ἀρεσκόντων (pleasing), καὶ (and) πᾶσιν (all) ἀνθρώποις (men) ἐναντίων (contrary to), 16 κωλυόντων (forbidding) ἡμᾶς (us) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles) λαλῆσαι (to speak) ἵνα (so that) σωθῶσιν (they might be saved), εἰς (so as) τὸ (-) ἀναπληρῶσαι (to fill up) αὐτῶν (their) τὰς (-) ἁμαρτίας (sins) πάντοτε (always). ἔφθασεν (Has come) δὲ (now) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτοὺς (them) ἡ (the) ὀργὴ (wrath) εἰς (to the) τέλος (end).

Paul’s Longing to Visit

17 Ἡμεῖς (We) δέ (however), ἀδελφοί (brothers), ἀπορφανισθέντες (having been bereaved) ἀφ’ (of) ὑμῶν (you⁺) πρὸς (for) καιρὸν (the time) ὥρας (of an hour) προσώπῳ (in face) οὐ (not) καρδίᾳ (in heart), περισσοτέρως (more abundantly) ἐσπουδάσαμεν (were eager) τὸ (the) πρόσωπον (face) ὑμῶν (of you⁺) ἰδεῖν (to see) ἐν (with) πολλῇ (much) ἐπιθυμίᾳ (desire). 18 διότι (Therefore) ἠθελήσαμεν (we wanted) ἐλθεῖν (to come) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you⁺), ἐγὼ (I) μὲν (indeed) Παῦλος (Paul) καὶ (both) ἅπαξ (once) καὶ (and) δίς (twice), καὶ (and) ἐνέκοψεν (obstructed) ἡμᾶς (us) ὁ (-) Σατανᾶς (Satan). 19 τίς (Who is) γὰρ (for) ἡμῶν (our) ἐλπὶς (hope) ἢ (or) χαρὰ (joy) ἢ (or) στέφανος (crown) καυχήσεως (of boasting)—ἢ (Or) οὐχὶ (are not) καὶ (even) ὑμεῖς (you⁺)—ἔμπροσθεν (before) τοῦ (the) Κυρίου (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) ἐν (at) τῇ (-) αὐτοῦ (His) παρουσίᾳ (coming)? 20 ὑμεῖς (You⁺) γάρ (for) ἐστε (are) ἡ (the) δόξα (glory) ἡμῶν (of us) καὶ (and) ἡ (the) χαρά (joy).