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2.17 JHmei'" dev, ajdelfoiv, ajporfanisqevnte" ajf j uJmw'n pro;"
kairo;n w[ra", proswvpw/ ouj kardiva/, perissotevrw" ejspoudavsamen to;
provswpon uJmw'n ijdei'n ejn pollh'/ ejpiqumiva/. 2.18 diovti hjqelhvsamen
ejlqei'n pro;" uJma'", ejgw; me;n Pau'lo" kai; a[pax kai; div", kai; ejnevkoyen
hJma'" oJ Satana'". 2.19 tiv" ga;r hJmw'n ejlpi;" h] cara; h] stevfano"
kauchvsew" - h] oujci; kai; uJmei'" - e[mprosqen tou' kurivou hJmw'n
jIhsou' ejn th'/ aujtou' parousiva/: 2.20 uJmei'" gavr ejste hJ dovxa
hJmw'n kai; hJ carav.
3.1 Dio; mhkevti stevgonte" eujdokhvsamen kataleifqh'nai ejn jAqhvnai" movnoi 3.2 kai; ejpevmyamen Timovqeon, to;n ajdelfo;n hJmw'n kai; sunergo;n tou' qeou' ejn tw'/ eujaggelivw/ tou' Cristou', eij" to; sthrivxai uJma'" kaiparakalevsai uJpe;r th'" pivstew" uJmw'n 3.3 to; mhdevna saivnesqai ejn tai'" qlivyesin tauvtai". aujtoi; ga;r oi[date o[ti eij" tou'to keivmeqa: 3.4 kai; ga;r o[te pro;" uJma'" h\men, proelevgomen uJmi'n o[ti mevllomen qlivbesqai, kaqw;" kai; ejgevneto kai; oi[date. 3.5 dia; tou'to kajgw; mhkevti stevgwn e[pemya eij" to; gnw'nai th;n pivstin uJmw'n, mhv pw" ejpeivrasen uJma'" oJ peiravzwn kai; eij" keno;n gevnhtai oJ kovpo" hJmw'n. 3.6 [Arti de; ejlqovnto" Timoqevou pro;" hJma'" ajf j uJmw'n kai; eujaggelisamevnou hJmi'n th;n pivstin kai; th;n ajgavphn uJmw'n kai; o[ti e[cete mneivan hJmw'n ajgaqh;n pavntote, ejpipoqou'nte" hJma'" ijdei'n kaqavper kai; hJmei'" uJma'", 3.7 dia; tou'to pareklhvqhmen, ajdelfoiv, ejf j uJmi'n ejpi; pavsh/ th'/ ajnavgkh/ kai; qlivyei hJmw'n dia; th'" uJmw'n pivstew", 3.8 o[ti nu'n zw'men eja;n uJmei'" sthvkete ejn kurivw/. 3.9 tivna ga;r eujcaristivan dunavmeqa tw'/ qew'/ ajntapodou'nai peri; uJmw'n ejpi; pavsh/ th'/ cara'/ h|/ caivromen di j uJma'" e[mprosqen tou' qeou' hJmw'n, 3.10 nukto;" kai; hJmevra" uJperekperissou' deovmenoi eij" to; ijdei'n uJmw'n to; provswpon kai; katartivsai ta; uJsterhvmata th'" pivstew" uJmw'n. 3.11 Aujto;" de; oJ qeo;" kai; path;r hJmw'n kai; oJ kuvrio" hJmw'n jIhsou'" kateuquvnai th;n oJdo;n hJmw'n pro;" uJma'": 3.12 uJma'" de; oJ kuvrio" pleonavsai kai; perisseuvsai th'/ ajgavph/ eij" ajllhvlou" kai; eij" pavnta" kaqavper kai; hJmei'" eij" uJma'", 3.13 eij" to; sthrivxai uJmw'n ta;" kardiva" ajmevmptou" ejn aJgiwsuvnh/ e[mprosqen tou' qeou' kai; patro;" hJmw'n ejn th'/ parousiva/ tou' kurivou hJmw'n jIhsou' meta; pavntwn tw'n aJgivwn aujtou', ajmhvn. |
2:18 As for us, brothers and sisters
[Gk brothers], when, for a short time, we were made orphans by being separated
from you — in person, not in heart — we longed with great eagerness to
see you face to face. 2:18 For we wanted to come to you — certainly I,
Paul, wanted to again and again — but Satan blocked our way. 2:19 For what
is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Is it not you? 2:20 Yes, you are our glory and joy!
3:1 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we decided to be left alone in Athens; 3:2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and co-worker for God in proclaiming [Gk lacks proclaiming] the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the sake of your faith, 3:3 so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions. Indeed, you yourselves know that this is what we are destined for. 3:4 In fact, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were to suffer persecution; so it turned out, as you know. 3:5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith; I was afraid that somehow the tempter had tempted you and that our labor had been in vain. 3:6 But Timothy has just now come to us from you,
and has brought us the good news of your faith and love. He has told us
also that you always remember us kindly and long to see us — just as we
long to see you. 3:7 For this reason, brothers and sisters[Gk brothers],
during all our distress and persecution we have been encouraged about you
through your faith. 3:8 For we now live, if you continue to stand firm
in the Lord. 3:9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all
the joy that we feel before our God because of you? 3:10 Night and day
we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever
is lacking in your faith.
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