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1 Thessalonians 2:8

Love for othersServing others

6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

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BSB
We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
KJV
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
WEB
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
ASV
even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.
DARBY
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.
BLB
So yearning over you⁺, we were well pleased to have imparted to you⁺ not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you⁺ have become beloved to us.
ÅB
slik ville vi gjerne i inderlig kjærlighet til dere gi dere ikke bare Guds evangelium, men og vårt eget liv, fordi dere var blitt oss kjære.
OTB
på samme måte hadde vi en dyp kjærlighet til dere og var glade for å dele med dere ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere var blitt veldig kjære for oss.
B1930
således vilde vi gjerne i inderlig kjærlighet til eder gi eder ikke bare Guds evangelium, men og vårt eget liv, fordi I var blitt oss kjære.

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