1 Thessalonians 2:8

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Summary

So 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.

Affectionately

But

Dear

Bible References

Affectionately

Hear ye, and give ear, be not lifted up; for Jehovah hath spoken.

For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you;

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which I address to God for them is for salvation.

But I know that, coming to you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of Christ.

But as fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

my children, of whom I again travail in birth until Christ shall have been formed in you:

For God is my witness how I long after you all in the bowels of Christ Jesus.

but I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-workman and fellow-soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need,

whom we announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, to the end that we may present every man perfect in Christ.

Epaphras, who is one of you, the bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Obey your leaders, and be submissive; for they watch over your souls as those that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.

But

only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.

Now I shall most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls, if even in abundantly loving you I should be less loved.

But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all.

Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down our lives.

Dear

And a certain centurion's bondman who was dear to him was ill and about to die;

For I have no one like-minded who will care with genuine feeling how ye get on.

even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-bondman, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman,