Verse List for 1 TH 2:4

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OET (OET-RV) but since God has approved us and entrusted the good message to us, that’s what we talk about. We don’t aim to bring pleasure to people, but rather to bring them to God—the one who approves our inner motives.

OET-LV but as we _have _been _approved by the god, to _be _entrusted the good _message, thus we _are _speaking, not as to _people bringing _pleasure, but to_god, the one approving the hearts of _us.

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

UST Rather, we speak as people whom God has tested and approved to proclaim the good news. We are not trying to please people. Instead, we are trying to please God. He is the one who tests what we think and desire.

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.

MSB 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.

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

MSG ^(3-5)God tested us thoroughly to make sure we were qualified to be trusted with this Message. Be assured that when we speak to you we’re not after crowd approval—only God approval. Since we’ve been put through that battery of tests, you’re guaranteed that both we and the Message are free of error, mixed motives, or hidden agendas. We never used words to butter you up. No one knows that better than you. And God knows we never used words as a smoke screen to take advantage of you.

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.

Moff no, God has attested our fitness to be entrusted with the gospel, and so we tell the gospel not to satisfy men but to satisfy the God who tests our hearts.

Wymth But as God tested and approved us before entrusting us with His Good News, so in what we say we are seeking not to please men but to please God, who tests and approves our motives.

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,

Drby but even as we have been approved of [fn]God to have the glad tidings entrusted to us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but [fn]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.

SLT But as we have been tried by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, trying our hearts:

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

KJB-1769 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.
(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/tries our hearts.)

KJB-1611 But as we were allowed of God to bee put in trust with the Gospel, euen so wee speake, not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps 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 allowed of God, to be put in credite with the Gospel: even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth/tries our hearts.)

Gnva 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.)

Cvdl 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 allowed of God, that the Gospel should be committed unto us to preach, even so we speak, not as though we would please me, but God, which trieth/tries 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 allowed 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/tries our hearts.)

Wycl 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 speaking; not as pleasinge to men, but to God that preueth our hearts.)

Luth 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 as/like we/us from God proven are, that us/to_us/ourselves the gospel trusted is to/for preaching, also talk(v) we/us, not as wanted we/us the people fallen, rather God, the/of_the our heart checks/examines.)

ClVg sed sicut probati sumus a Deo ut crederetur nobis Evangelium: ita loquimur non quasi hominibus placentes, sed Deo, qui probat corda nostra.[fn]
(but like approvesi we_are from to_God as would_believeur us the_Gospel: so/thus we_are_talking not/no as_if to_humans pleasees, but to_God, who/which approves hearts our.)

SR-GNT ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, οὕτως λαλοῦμεν, οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες, ἀλλὰ ˚Θεῷ, τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν. ‡

UGNT ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ, πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, οὕτως λαλοῦμεν; οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες, ἀλλὰ Θεῷ, τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.

SBL-GNT ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον οὕτως λαλοῦμεν, οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες ἀλλὰ ⸀θεῷ τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.

RP-GNT ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, οὕτως λαλοῦμεν, οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες, ἀλλὰ τῷ θεῷ τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.

TC-GNT ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, οὕτω λαλοῦμεν, οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες ἀλλὰ [fn]τῷ Θεῷ τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.

Verse List for 1 TH 2:4

Verse List for 1 TH 2:4