1 Thessalonians 2 – KJV & CCBT

King James Version

1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

1For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: 2But 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. 3For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 4But 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. 5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness: 6Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. 7But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: 8So 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. 9For 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. 10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: 11As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, 12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

13For 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. 14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: 16Forbidding 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.

17But 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. 18Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. 19For 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? 20For ye are our glory and joy.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

帖撒羅尼迦前書 2:1-20

保羅在帖撒羅尼迦的工作

1弟兄姊妹,你們自己知道,我們那次探望你們並沒有白費。 2你們也知道,我們之前在腓立比遭受了迫害和凌辱,遇到強烈的反對,但仍然靠著我們的上帝放膽向你們傳揚祂的福音。 3我們的勸勉並非出於謬誤、不良動機或詭詐。 4我們得到了上帝的認可,受委派傳福音。我們不是要取悅人,而是要取悅鑒察我們內心的上帝。

5你們知道,我們沒有花言巧語奉承人,也沒有心存貪念,上帝可以為我們作證。 6我們不求得到你們或其他任何人的讚揚。 7身為基督的使徒,我們理當受到你們的尊重,然而我們像母親撫育嬰兒一樣溫柔地對待你們。 8我們深愛你們,對你們有深厚的感情,不僅樂意把上帝的福音傳給你們,甚至把生命給你們也在所不惜。

9弟兄姊妹,你們一定記得我們的勞苦和艱難。我們一面向你們傳福音,一面晝夜辛勤工作,免得成為你們任何人的負擔。 10我們怎樣以聖潔、公義、純全的方式對待你們眾信徒,你們自己可以作證,上帝也可以作證。 11你們也知道,我們對待你們就像父親對待自己的孩子一樣。 12我們安慰你們,勸勉你們,督促你們,好叫你們行事為人對得起上帝,祂呼召你們進入祂的國、享受祂的榮耀。

13我們不住地感謝上帝,因為你們從我們這裡聽了上帝的道後就接受了,確信這不是人的道理,而是上帝的道。這道正在你們信的人心裡發揮作用。

14弟兄姊妹,你們的遭遇和猶太地區基督耶穌的眾教會的遭遇一樣。你們受到了自己同胞的迫害,他們也受到了猶太人的迫害。 15這些猶太人殺死了主耶穌和眾先知,又迫害我們。他們不但冒犯上帝,還與所有的人為敵, 16阻止我們傳福音給外族人,唯恐他們得救。這些人惡貫滿盈,上帝的烈怒終於臨到了他們頭上。

保羅渴望去帖撒羅尼迦

17弟兄姊妹,我們暫時與你們分離,心靈卻與你們在一起。我們非常渴望見到你們。 18我們想去你們那裡,我保羅也一次又一次地想去,只是遭到撒旦的攔阻。 19我們主耶穌再來的時候,我們在祂面前的盼望、喜樂和可誇耀的冠冕是什麼呢?不就是你們嗎? 20因為你們是我們的榮耀和喜樂。