1 Brothers and sisters, you yourselves know what our visit meant to you, and that it wasn't wasted! 2 You'll recall that after having had much trouble and bad treatment at Philippi, with the help of God we still dared to share God's good news with you, despite the opposition we faced. 3 For what we speak about isn't deceptive, or worthless, or fraudulent. 4 On the contrary, we have God's approval for what we say—he's entrusted us with sharing the good news. We don't set out to please people, but God. He's the one who judges our motives. 5 As you know, we've never used flattering words. Nor were we covering up some greedy, selfish attitude—as God is our witness! 6 We weren't trying to win anybody's praise—not from you, nor anyone else. We could have become a “burden” to you as messengers of Christ, 7 but instead we acted kindly among you, like a mother caring for her own children. 8 We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not just God's good news, but also our very own selves, because you had become so dear to us. 9 Don't you remember, brothers and sisters, all our hard work—working day and night so we wouldn't be a burden to any of you as we shared God's good news with you? 10 You yourselves can testify as to how we acted, and God can too—how we treated you believers with a holy attitude, fairly and blamelessly. 11 You know how we cared for every one of you like a father caring for his own children. We encouraged you, comforted you, and shared with you our experience 12 so that you could live as God would want you to live—the God who calls you to his own kingdom and glory. 13 Another thing: we're always thanking God that when you heard and accepted the word of God, you didn't treat it as some human words, but what it truly is, the word of God. This is what is at work in those of you who trust in him. 14 The experience you brothers and sisters have had imitates that of God's churches that belong to Christ Jesus in Judaea. Just like your fellow Jewish Christians you suffered as they did at the hands of the Jewish leaders 15 who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and chased us out. They don't please God and they are hostile to everyone, 16 trying to prevent us from speaking to the other nations to prevent them from being saved. They're always sinning to the maximum extent, but for them full judgment has arrived! 17 Brothers and sisters, since we felt as if we'd experienced a family separation because we hadn't seen you for a while (separated physically though not in spirit), we tried even harder to come and see you again face to face because that's what we wanted to do. 18 We really wanted to come and visit you, and I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan stopped us. 19 For what gives us hope, what makes us happy, what we are really proud of as we stand before our Lord Jesus Christ when he comes back—is having you there too! 20 You are our pride and joy!
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Referencias cruzadas (20)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Tesalonicenses 3:1; Filipenses 2:16; Habacuc 2:13; 1 Corintios 15:58; 1 Corintios 15:2
- 2 Hechos 4:13; Hechos 16:22–24; 2 Timoteo 1:12; Hechos 17:2–9; 1 Pedro 2:14–16
- 3 2 Corintios 2:17; 2 Corintios 4:2; 1 Tesalonicenses 4:7; 1 Tesalonicenses 2:5–6; 2 Corintios 12:16–18
- 4 Gálatas 1:10; Romanos 8:27; Gálatas 2:7; 2 Timoteo 1:14; Salmo 17:3
- 5 Romanos 1:9; 2 Corintios 12:17; Hechos 20:33; Gálatas 1:20; 2 Pedro 2:3
- 6 Gálatas 1:10; Juan 5:44; Juan 5:41; 1 Tesalonicenses 2:9; Filemón 8–9
- 7 Isaías 66:13; 2 Timoteo 2:24–25; 1 Tesalonicenses 2:11; Isaías 49:23; 2 Corintios 10:1
- 8 1 Juan 3:16; 2 Corintios 12:15; Filipenses 2:17; Romanos 1:11–12; Hebreos 13:17
- 9 2 Tesalonicenses 3:7–9; 2 Corintios 11:9; Hechos 18:3; 2 Corintios 12:13–14; 1 Timoteo 4:10
- 10 1 Pedro 5:3; 1 Tesalonicenses 1:5; 2 Corintios 1:12; Tito 2:7–8; Hechos 20:18
- 11 1 Corintios 4:14–15; Hebreos 13:22; 1 Timoteo 5:21; 2 Timoteo 4:1–2; 2 Tesalonicenses 3:12
- 12 Efesios 4:1; 1 Juan 2:6; 1 Juan 1:6–7; 2 Tesalonicenses 2:13–14; 1 Tesalonicenses 4:12
- 13 Hebreos 4:12; Romanos 10:17; 1 Pedro 1:23; 1 Pedro 1:25; 1 Pedro 2:2
- 14 1 Tesalonicenses 3:4; Hebreos 10:33–34; Hebreos 5:7–8; 2 Tesalonicenses 1:4; 2 Corintios 8:1–2
- 15 Mateo 5:12; Lucas 11:48–53; Hechos 7:52; Hechos 2:23; Lucas 13:33–34
- 16 Hechos 17:13; Hechos 14:19; Hechos 14:5; Malaquías 4:1; Mateo 23:32
- 17 Colosenses 2:5; 1 Corintios 5:3; 1 Tesalonicenses 3:6; Romanos 1:13; 1 Tesalonicenses 3:10–11
- 18 Romanos 15:22; Romanos 1:13; Apocalipsis 2:10; Zacarías 3:1–2; 2 Corintios 11:12–14
- 19 Filipenses 4:1; 1 Tesalonicenses 3:13; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:23; Filipenses 2:16; 2 Corintios 1:14
- 20 2 Corintios 1:14; 1 Corintios 11:7
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The teacher ought to do nothing with a feeling of being burdened, that tends to the salvation of his disciples. For if the blessed Jacob was buffeted night and day in keeping his flocks, much more ought he, to whom the care of souls is entrusted, to endure all toils, though the work be laborious and mean, looking only to …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
For to this purpose said that dispenser of Thine,--begetting children by the gospel, --that he might not always have them "babes," whom he would feed on milk, and cherish as a nurse; "be ye transformed," saith He, "by the renewing of your mind, that he may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." Therefore Thou …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… for ye also have suffered the same things of your own fellow-countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have driven us out; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men." Which same point here also Christ hath established.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Hear that he descended: "I became a babe in the midst of you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children." For we see both nurses and mothers descend to babes, and although they be able to speak Latin, they shorten the words, shake their tongues in a certain manner, in order to frame childish endearments from a methodical language; because …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
This Paul also was laying to their charge, when he said, "Who both killed the Lord, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us." Moreover, that they may not say, "He is an adversary of God, and therefore we do not come," hear what they say who are bidding them; that it is the father who is making the marriage, …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)