1 Thessalonians 2:8-9

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8} Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to ^(A)impart to you not only the ^(B)gospel of God but also our own ^(a)lives, because you had become ^(b)very dear to us.

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9} For you recall, brethren, our ^(C)labor and hardship, how ^(D)working night and day so as not to be a ^(E)burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the ^(F)gospel of God.

Footnotes:

a. 1 Thessalonians 2:8: ['Or ', souls]

b. 1 Thessalonians 2:8: ['Lit ', beloved]

Cross references:

A. 1 Thessalonians 2:8: 2 Corinthians 12:15; 1 John 3:16

B. 1 Thessalonians 2:8: Romans 1:1

C. 1 Thessalonians 2:9: Philippians 4:16; 2 Thessalonians 3:8

D. 1 Thessalonians 2:9: Acts 18:3

E. 1 Thessalonians 2:9: 2 Corinthians 11:9

F. 1 Thessalonians 2:9: Romans 1:1