1 Thessalonians 2:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Brothers and sisters, you know that our visit to you was not a failure.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ FOR YOU yourselves know, brethren, that our coming among you was not useless and fruitless.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain:

Common English Bible

¹ As you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, our visit with you wasn’t a waste of time.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ For you yourselves know, brothers, that our acceptance among you was not empty.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ For yourselves know, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

1 Thessalonians 2:1 Tagairtí Cros

Job 39:16

An Ostrich leaves her little babies.\par She treats them like they are not hers.\par If her babies die, she doesn’t care\par that all her work was for nothing.\par

Psalm 127:1

If it is not the Lord that builds a house,\par the builder is wasting his time.\par If it is not the Lord that watches over a city,\par the guards are wasting their time.\par

Psalm 73:13

So why should I make my heart pure?\par Why should I make my hands clean?\par

Isaiah 49:4

I said,\par “I worked hard for nothing.\par I wore myself out,\par but I did nothing useful.\par I used all my power,\par but I did not really do anything.\par So, the Lord must decide\par what to do with me.\par God must decide my reward.\par

Isaiah 65:23

Women will never again suffer childbirth\par \{only to have the baby die\}.\par Women will never again be afraid\par of what might happen during childbirth.\par All my people and their children\par will be blessed by the Lord.\par

Habakkuk 2:13

The Lord All-Powerful has decided that a fire will destroy everything that those people worked to build. All their work will be for nothing.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But, because of God’s grace (gift), that is what I am. And his grace that he gave me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But I was not really the one working. It was God’s grace that was with me.)

1 Corinthians 15:2

You are saved by this message. But you must continue believing the things I told you. If you don’t do that, then you believed for nothing.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.

2 Corinthians 6:1

We are workers together with God. So we beg you: Don’t let the grace (kindness) that you received from God be for nothing.

Galatians 2:2

I went because God showed me that I should go. I went to those men who were considered to be the leaders \{of the believers\}. When we were alone, I told these men the Good News {\cf2\super [10]} I tell to the non-Jewish people. \{I wanted these men to understand my work,\} so that my past work and the work I do now would not be wasted.

Philippians 2:16

You offer those people the teaching that gives life. So I can be happy when Christ comes again. I can be happy because my work was not wasted. I ran in the race and won.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

Also, we always thank God because of the way you accepted God’s message (teaching). You heard that message from us, and you accepted it like it was God’s words, not the words of men. And it really is God’s message (teaching). And that message works in you people who believe.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

This is why I sent \{Timothy\} to you, so that I could know about your faith. I sent him when I could not wait any more. I was afraid that the one (the devil) who tempts people might have defeated you with temptations. Then our hard work would have been wasted.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

This will happen on the day when the Lord \{Jesus\} comes. Jesus will come to receive glory with his holy people. {\cf2\super [2]} And all the people who have believed will be amazed at Jesus. You will be in that group of believers, because you believed the things we told you.

2 Thessalonians 3:1

And now, brothers and sisters, pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s teaching will continue to spread quickly. And pray that people will give honor to that teaching, the same as happened with you.