Parallel 1TH 2:4

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BSB Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

BLB but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, the One examining our hearts.

AICNT but just as we have been tested by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.

OEB But, having been found worthy by God to be entrusted with the good news, therefore we tell it; with a view to please, not people, but God who proves our hearts.

WEB But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak—not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

NET but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

LSV but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,

FBV 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.

TCNT but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who examines our hearts.

T4T On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us to be acceptable to tell people the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, we say what God wants us to say, because he examines everything that we think and what we desire.

LEB but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, thus we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who examines our hearts.

BBE But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

MOF No MOF 1TH book available

ASV but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who proveth our hearts.

DRA But as we were approved by God that the gospel should be committed to us: even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who proveth our hearts.

YLT but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,

DBY 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.

RV but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God which proveth our hearts.

WBS but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God which proveth our hearts.

KJB But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

BB But as it were alowed of God, to be put in credite with the Gospell: euen so we speake, not as pleasyng men, but God, which tryeth our heartes.
  (But as it were alowed of God, to be put in credite with the Gospel: even so we speak, not as pleasyng men, but God, which tryeth our hearts.)

GNV But as we were allowed of God, that the Gospel should be committed vnto vs, so we speake, not as they that please men, but God, which approoueth our hearts.
  (But as we were allowed of God, that the Gospel should be committed unto us, so we speak, not as they that please men, but God, which approoueth our hearts.)

CB but as we are alowed of God, that the Gospell shulde be commytted vnto vs to preache, euen so we speake, not as though we wolde please me, but God, which tryeth oure hertes.
  (but as we are alowed of God, that the Gospel should be commytted unto us to preache, even so we speak, not as though we would please me, but God, which tryeth our hearts.)

TNT but as we were alowed of God that the gospell shuld be committed vnto vs: even so we speake not as though we entended to please men but God which trieth oure hertes.
  (but as we were alowed of God that the gospel should be committed unto us: even so we speak not as though we entended to please men but God which trieth our hearts.)

WYC but as we ben preued of God, that the gospel of God schulde be takun to vs, so we speken; not as plesynge to men, but to God that preueth oure hertis.
  (but as we been proved of God, that the gospel of God should be taken to us, so we speken; not as plesynge to men, but to God that preueth our hearts.)

LUT sondern wie wir von GOtt bewähret sind, daß uns das Evangelium vertrauet ist zu predigen, also reden wir, nicht als wollten wir den Menschen gefallen, sondern GOtt, der unser Herz prüfet.
  (rather like wir from God bewähret sind, that uns the Evangelium vertrauet is to predigen, also reden wir, not als wantedn wir the Menschen gefallen, rather God, the unser Herz prüfet.)

CLV sed sicut probati sumus a Deo ut crederetur nobis Evangelium: ita loquimur non quasi hominibus placentes, sed Deo, qui probat corda nostra.
  (sed sicut probati sumus a Deo as crederetur nobis Evangelium: ita loquimur not/no as_if hominibus placentes, but Deo, who probat corda nostra.)

UGNT ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ, πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, οὕτως λαλοῦμεν; οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες, ἀλλὰ Θεῷ, τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.
  (alla kathōs dedokimasmetha hupo tou Theou, pisteuthaʸnai to euangelion, houtōs laloumen? ouⱪ hōs anthrōpois areskontes, alla Theōi, tōi dokimazonti tas kardias haʸmōn.)

SBL-GNT ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον οὕτως λαλοῦμεν, οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες ἀλλὰ ⸀θεῷ τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.
  (alla kathōs dedokimasmetha hupo tou theou pisteuthaʸnai to euangelion houtōs laloumen, ouⱪ hōs anthrōpois areskontes alla ⸀theōi tōi dokimazonti tas kardias haʸmōn.)

TC-GNT ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, οὕτω λαλοῦμεν, οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες, ἀλλὰ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.
  (alla kathōs dedokimasmetha hupo tou Theou pisteuthaʸnai to euangelion, houtō laloumen, ouⱪ hōs anthrōpois areskontes, alla tōi Theōi tōi dokimazonti tas kardias haʸmōn.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).