'For2you3yourselves1know,3brothers,4that11our7coming6to9you10was14not12in vain.13 But1though3wehad already suffered2and3been shamefully treated4at7Philippi,8as5you know,6we had boldness9in10our13God12to declare14to15you16the17gospel18of God20in the midst of21much22conflict.23 For2our4appeal3doesnot5[spring] from6error7or8impurity10or11any[attempt] to12deceive,13 but1just as2we have been approved3by4God6to be entrusted7with the8gospel,9so10we speak,11not12to please15man,14but16to pleaseGod17who tests19our22hearts.21 For2we7never13came7with4words5of flattery,6as8you know,9nor10with11a pretext12for greed13— God14iswitness.15 Nor1did [we] seek2glory5from3people,4whether6from7you8or9from10others,11though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. though wecould1have made demands23as5apostles7of Christ.6But8we were9gentle10among1112you,13like14a nursing mother16taking care of17her own19children.20 So,1being affectionately desirous2of you,3we were ready4to share5with you6not7only8the9gospel10of God12but13also14our own16[selves],17because18you had become21[very] dear19to us.20 For2you remember,1brothers,3our6labor5and7toil:9weworked13night10and11day,12that1415wemight17not16be a burden17to any18of you,19whilewe proclaimed20to21you22the23gospel24of God.26 You1arewitnesses,2and3God5also,how6holy7and8righteous9and10blameless11was our conduct15toward you12believers.14 [For]1you know2how,3like7a father8with9his10children,9 weexhorted1each one ofyou2and3encouraged4youand5charged6you10to walk9in a manner worthy11of God,13who calls15you16into17his own19kingdom20and21glory.22 And1we5also4thank6God8constantly9for2this,3that10when you received11the word12of God,17which youheard13from14us,15you accepted18itnot19as the word20of men21but22as23whatit24really25is,24the word26of God,27which28is at work30in31you32believers.34 For2you,1brothers,5became4imitators3of the6churches7of God9in15Christ16Jesus17that are11in12Judea.14For18you23suffered21the19same things20from24your own26countrymen27as28they30didfrom31the32Jews,33 who killed5both2the3Lord4Jesus6and7the8prophets,9and10drove12us11out,12and13displease1516God14and17oppose20all18mankind19 by hindering1us2from speaking5to the3Gentiles4that6they might be saved7—so as89always14to fill up10the measure oftheir11sins.13But16wrath20has come15upon17them18at21last!22 But2sincewe1were torn away4from5you,6brothers,3for7a short time,89in person10not11in heart,12we endeavored14the more eagerly13andwith19great20desire21to see18you17face [to face],16 because1we wanted2to come3to4you5— I,6Paul,8again and again —101112but13Satan17hindered14us.15 For2what1isour3hope4or5joy6or7crown8of boasting9before14our17Lord16Jesus18at19his21coming?22Is it not1011you?13 For2you1are3our6glory5and7joy.9