1 For ye know yourselves, brethren, our entering in which {we had} to you, that it has not been in vain;2 but, having suffered before and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the glad tidings of God with much earnest striving.3 For our exhortation {was} not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;4 but even as we have been approved of God to have the glad tidings entrusted to us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who proves our hearts.5 For we have not at any time been {among you} with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness, God {is} witness;6 nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been a charge as Christ's apostles;7 but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.8 Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God.10 *Ye* {are} witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we have conducted ourselves with you that believe:11 as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,12 that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.13 And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received {the} word of {the} report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.14 For *ye*, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for *ye* also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also *they* of the Jews,15 who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and {are} against all men,16 forbidding us to speak to the nations that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always: but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.17 But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;18 wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.19 For what {is} our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? {are} not *ye* also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?20 for ye are our glory and joy.

1 Julle weet tog self, broeders, dat ons ingang by julle nie tevergeefs was nie;2 maar alhoewel ons vantevore, soos julle weet, in Fil¡ppi gely het en mishandel is, het ons in onse God vrymoedigheid gehad om aan julle die evangelie van God te verkondig onder veel stryd.3 Want ons vermaning was nie uit dwaling of uit onsuiwerheid of uit bedrog nie;4 maar soos ons deur God waardig geag is dat die evangelie aan ons toevertrou sou word, so spreek ons, nie om mense te behaag nie, maar God wat ons harte beproef.5 Want ons het, soos julle weet, ons nooit met vleitaal opgehou of met bedekte hebsug nie. God is getuie.6 Ook het ons nie eer van mense, •f van julle •f van ander gesoek nie, al kon ons as apostels van Christus met gesag optree.7 Maar ons was vriendelik onder julle soos 'n pleegmoeder haar kinders koester.8 Terwyl ons so na julle verlang het, was dit ons aangenaam om aan julle nie alleen die evangelie van God mee te deel nie, maar ook ons eie lewe, omdat julle vir ons dierbaar geword het.9 Julle onthou tog, broeders, ons arbeid en inspanning; want terwyl ons nag en dag gewerk het om niemand van julle te beswaar nie, het ons die evangelie van God aan julle verkondig.10 Julle is getuies, en God, hoe heilig en regverdig en onberispelik ons ons gedra het teenoor julle wat glo,11 hoe ons, soos julle weet, net soos 'n vader sy kinders, elkeen van julle vermaan en bemoedig het12 en betuig het dat julle waardiglik moet wandel voor God wat julle tot sy koninkryk en heerlikheid roep.13 Daarom dank ons God ook sonder ophou dat, toe julle die woord van God ontvang het wat deur ons verkondig is, julle dit aangeneem het nie as die woord van mense nie, maar, soos dit waarlik is, as die woord van God wat ook werk in julle wat glo.14 Want julle, broeders, het navolgers geword van die gemeentes van God wat in Christus Jesus is in Jud,a, omdat julle ook dieselfde dinge gely het van julle eie stamgenote net soos hulle van die Jode,15 wat ook die Here Jesus en hulle eie profete gedood en ons vervolg het en God nie behaag nie en teen alle mense gekant is,16 deurdat hulle ons verhinder om tot die heidene te spreek dat hulle gered kan word, sodat hulle die maat van hulle sondes gedurig vol kan maak. Maar die toorn het oor hulle gekom tot die einde toe.17 Maar nadat ons, broeders, 'n kort tydjie van julle geskeie was -- in persoon, nie met die hart nie -- het ons met groot verlange ons des te meer beywer om julle aangesig te sien.18 Daarom wou ons na julle toe kom, ek Paulus, meer as een maal; maar die Satan het ons verhinder.19 Want wie anders as julle is ons hoop of blydskap of kroon van roem in die teenwoordigheid van onse Here Jesus Christus by sy wederkoms?20 Want julle is ons eer en blydskap.