1 F or yourselves have known, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it did not become vain,

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

2 b ut having both suffered before, and having been injuriously treated (as ye have known) in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the good news of God in much conflict,

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 out of deceit, nor out of uncleanness, nor in guile,

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

4 b ut as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving 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 at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye have known,) nor in 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 of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, 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 we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,

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

8 s o 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,

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 travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news 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 -- God also -- how kindly and righteously, and blamelessly to you who believe we became,

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

11 e ven as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying,

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

12 f or your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own reign and glory.

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

13 B ecause of this also, we -- we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work 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 became imitators, brethren, of the assemblies of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because such things ye suffered, even ye, from your own countrymen, as also they from 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 did both put to death the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and did persecute us, and God they are not pleasing, and to all men contrary,

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 might be saved, to fill up their sins always, but the anger did come upon them -- to the end!

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 A nd we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour -- in presence, not in heart -- did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in 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 wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder 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 rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?

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.