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

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Affectionately

For I do yearn to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift for your strengthening ??12 or, in other words, that I may be encouraged by meeting you, I by your faith and you by mine.

I am telling the truth in Christ ??it is no lie, my conscience bears me out in the holy Spirit

Oh for their salvation, brothers! That is my heart's desire and prayer to God!

When I do come to you, I know I will bring a full blessing from Christ.

I appeal to you too, as a worker with God, do not receive the grace of God in vain.

O my dear children, you with whom I am in travail over again till Christ be formed within you,

(God is my witness that I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself!)

As for Epaphroditus, however, my brother, my fellow-worker, my fellow-soldier, and your messenger to meet my wants, I think it necessary to send you him at once,

This is the Christ we proclaim; we train everyone and teach everyone the full scope of this knowledge, in order to set everyone before God mature in Christ;

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you ??a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.

Obey your leaders, submit to them; for they are alive to the interests of your souls, as men who will have to account for their trust. Let their work be a joy to them and not a grief ??which would be a loss to yourselves.

But

Only, I know this, that in town after town the holy Spirit testifies to me that bonds and troubles are awaiting me.

And for your souls I will gladly spend my all and be spent myself. Am I to be loved the less because I love you more than others?

Even if my life-blood has to be poured as a libation on the sacred sacrifice of faith you are offering to God, I rejoice, I congratulate you all ??18 and you in turn must rejoice and congratulate me.

We know what love is by this, that He laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for the brotherhood.

Dear

Now there was an army-captain who had a servant ill whom he valued very highly. This man was at the point of death;

I have no one like him, for genuine interest in your welfare.

You got that lesson from our beloved fellow-servant Epaphras, a minister of Christ who is faithful to your interests;

Paul a prisoner of Christ Jesus and brother Timotheus, to our beloved fellow-worker Philemon,