Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
For what is our hope or joy, or the crown of which we boast? Is it not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His Coming?
New American Standard Bible
For who is our hope or
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
For who is our hope or joy
International Standard Version
After all, who is our hope, joy, or reason for rejoicing in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? It is you, isn't it?
A Conservative Version
For what is our hope or joy or crown of boast? Or is it not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
American Standard Version
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Amplified
For who is [the object of] our hope or joy or our victor’s wreath of triumphant celebration [when we stand] in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Is it not you?
An Understandable Version
For what is [the basis of] our hope, or joy, or crown of honor in the presence of the Lord Jesus when He comes back? [Note: By "crown" Paul alludes to the laurel wreath awarded to the victor in an athletic contest]. Will it not be you people?
Anderson New Testament
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? -You indeed are our glory and
Bible in Basic English
For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?
Common New Testament
For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Daniel Mace New Testament
for what can be our hope, or joy, what can crown our pretensions, unless it be you, when we shall appear before the Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
Darby Translation
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Godbey New Testament
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing, except you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
Goodspeed New Testament
For what hope or happiness shall we have or what prize to be proud of in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes, except you?
John Wesley New Testament
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Julia Smith Translation
For what our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Are not also ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his arrival?
King James 2000
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
Lexham Expanded Bible
For who [is] our hope or joy or crown of boasting? [Is it] not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Modern King James verseion
For what is our hope or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are you not even to be in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For what is our hope or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not ye it in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
Moffatt New Testament
For who is our hope, our joy, our crown of pride (who but you?) in the presence of our Lord Jesus on his arrival?
Montgomery New Testament
For what is my hope, or joy? What is the victor's wreath in which I exult? What but your own selves in the presence of our Lord Jesus, at his coming!
NET Bible
For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?
New Heart English Bible
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is not it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Noyes New Testament
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Is it not even ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Sawyer New Testament
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
The Emphasized Bible
For what shall be our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Shall not even, ye, before our Lord Jesus, in his Presence?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
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?
Twentieth Century New Testament
For what hope or joy will be ours, or what crown shall we have to boast of, in the presence of our Lord Jesus, at his Coming, if it be not you?
Webster
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?
Williams New Testament
For what is our hope or happiness or crown of boasting, except you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ when He comes?
World English Bible
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn't it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Worrell New Testament
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
Worsley New Testament
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also among others in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
Youngs Literal Translation
for what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?
Themes
Glory » Saints shall be, of their ministers
Glory » Eternal » Saints shall be, of their ministers
Joy » Instances of » Of paul, rejoicing over his converts
Joy » Soul-winners' » Souls won are a crown of rejoicing
Ministers » When faithful » Rejoice in the faith and holiness of their people
Topics
Interlinear
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Usage: 199
References
Smith
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 2:19
Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 2:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Desire To Revisit The Thessalonians
18 On this account we wanted to come to you--at least I Paul wanted again and again to do so--but Satan hindered us. 19 For what is our hope or joy, or the crown of which we boast? Is it not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His Coming? 20 Yes, you are our glory and our joy.
Phrases
Cross References
Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my brethren, dearly loved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my dearly-loved ones.
2 Corinthians 1:14
just as some few of you have recognized us as your reason for boasting, even as you will be ours, on the day of Jesus our Lord.
1 Thessalonians 3:13
Thus He will build up your characters, so that you will be faultlessly holy in the presence of our God and Father at the Coming of our Lord Jesus with all His holy ones.
Philippians 2:16
holding out to them a Message of Life. It will then be my glory on the day of Christ that I did not run my race in vain nor toil in vain.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
And may God Himself who gives peace, make you entirely holy; and may your spirits, souls and bodies be preserved complete and be found blameless at the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:23
But this will happen to each in the right order--Christ having been the first to rise, and afterwards Christ's people rising at His return.
1 John 2:28
And now, dear children, continue in union with Him; so that, if He re-appears, we may have perfect confidence, and may not shrink away in shame from His presence at His Coming.
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man is soon to come in the glory of the Father with His angels, and then will He requite every man according to his actions.
Romans 15:16-19
that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles, doing priestly duties in connexion with God's Good News so that the sacrifice--namely the Gentiles--may be acceptable to Him, being (as it is)
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore form no premature judgements, but wait until the Lord returns. He will both bring to light the secrets of darkness and will openly disclose the motives that have been in people's hearts; and then the praise which each man deserves will come to him from God.
1 Thessalonians 2:20
Yes, you are our glory and our joy.
1 Thessalonians 4:15
For this we declare to you on the Lord's own authority--that we who are alive and continue on earth until the Coming of the Lord, shall certainly not forestall those who shall have previously passed away.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-1
and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now--rest with us at the re-appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, attended by His mighty angels.
1 Timothy 6:14-15
that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 4:1-2
I solemnly implore you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who is about to judge the living and the dead, and by His Appearing and His Kingship:
Titus 2:13
in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
1 Peter 5:4
And then, when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the never-withering wreath of glory.
Jude 1:24
But to Him who is able to keep you safe from stumbling, and cause you to stand in the presence of His glory free from blemish and full of exultant joy--
Revelation 1:7
He is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and so will those who pierced Him; and all the nations of the earth will gaze on Him and mourn. Even so. Amen.
Revelation 4:10-11
the twenty-four Elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives until the Ages of the Ages, and they cast their wreaths down in front of the throne,
Revelation 22:12
"I am coming quickly; and My reward is with Me, that I may requite every man in accordance with what his conduct has been.