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1 Thessalonians 2

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For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

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But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

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For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

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But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

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For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

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Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

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But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

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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.

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For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

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Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

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As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

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That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

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For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

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For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

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Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

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Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

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But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

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Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

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For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

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For ye are our glory and joy.

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1 Thessalonians 2:16

“Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.”

Study Summary

By hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved — so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God's wrath has come upon them at last — the opposition to the gospel's universal proclamation represents a critical impediment to God's redemptive purpose. The phrase 'fill up the measure' (anapleroō to metron) evokes the OT pattern of accumulated transgression issuing in judgment (Dan 8:23). The statement 'wrath has come upon them at last' (eis telos) suggests that divine judgment, begun in the events of 70 CE, is already falling.

Community Reflections

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Adam Smith 2 (test user)1d ago
The shepherd and the sheep — 1 Thessalonians 2

We bring nothing; He provides everything.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal.. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. Faith isn't the absence of doubt — it's choosing to believe despite it.. The thread of covenant runs through every…

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1 Thessalonians 2:16

“Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.”

Study Summary

By hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved — so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God's wrath has come upon them at last — the opposition to the gospel's universal proclamation represents a critical impediment to God's redemptive purpose. The phrase 'fill up the measure' (anapleroō to metron) evokes the OT pattern of accumulated transgression issuing in judgment (Dan 8:23). The statement 'wrath has come upon them at last' (eis telos) suggests that divine judgment, begun in the events of 70 CE, is already falling.

Community Reflections

1
Adam Smith 2 (test user)1d ago
The shepherd and the sheep — 1 Thessalonians 2

We bring nothing; He provides everything.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal.. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. Faith isn't the absence of doubt — it's choosing to believe despite it.. The thread of covenant runs through every…

Read the note →

1 Thessalonians 2:16

By hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved — so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God's wrath has come upon them at last — the opposition to the gospel's universal proclamation represents a critical impediment to God's redemptive purpose. The phrase 'fill up the measure' (anapleroō to metron) evokes the OT pattern of accumulated transgression issuing in judgment (Dan 8:23). The statement 'wrath has come upon them at last' (eis telos) suggests that divine judgment, begun in the events of 70 CE, is already falling.