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 greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be strengthened,

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

Brothers, the earnest desire and prayer of my heart for Israel is for their salvation.

and I know that when I come to you I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

And being also co-laborers we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain,??2 for he says, In an acceptable time I heard you, and in a day of salvation I helped you; behold, now is an acceptable time, behold, now is a day of salvation,??3 giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry may not be blamed,

My little children, with whom I am again in pain till Christ is formed in you,

For God is my witness, how much I desire you all with the tender affections of Christ Jesus.

But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, the brother and my fellow-laborer and fellow-soldier, but your apostle and servant of my need,

whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Obey your guides and be in subjection; for they watch for your souls as having to give an account, that they may do this with joy and not with grief; for this is unprofitable for you.

But

except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying, That bonds and afflictions await me.

And I most gladly will spend and will be spent for your souls, even if the more abundantly I love you the less I am loved.

But if I am even poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and congratulate you all;

By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Dear

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die;

For I have no one like minded who really will care for your interests;

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

PAUL, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy the brother, to the beloved. Philemon and our fellow-laborer,