1 F or ye know yourselves, brethren, our entering in which to you, that it has not been in vain;

For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain,

2 b ut, having suffered before and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the glad tidings of God with much earnest striving.

but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.

3 F or our exhortation not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;

For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.

4 b ut even as we have been approved of God to have the glad tidings entrusted to us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who proves our hearts.

But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

5 F or we have not at any time been with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness, God witness;

For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),

6 n or seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been a charge as Christ's apostles;

nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

7 b ut have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.

But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

8 T hus, 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.

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.

9 F or ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God.

For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.

10 Y e witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we have conducted ourselves with you that believe:

You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

11 a s ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,

As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,

12 t hat ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.

to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

13 A nd for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received word of report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

14 F or ye, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also they of the Jews,

For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews;

15 w ho have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and against all men,

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn’t please God, and are contrary to all men;

16 f orbidding us to speak to the nations that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always: but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.

forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.

17 B ut we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;

But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,

18 w herefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.

because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.

19 F or what our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

20 f or ye are our glory and joy.

For you are our glory and our joy.