Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? New Living Translation After all, what gives us hope and joy, and what will be our proud reward and crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you! English Standard Version For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? Berean Standard Bible After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Berean Literal Bible For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting? Or are not even you, before our Lord Jesus at His coming? King James Bible For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? New King James Version For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? New American Standard Bible For who is our hope, or joy or crown of pride, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Or is it not indeed you? NASB 1995 For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? NASB 1977 For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Legacy Standard Bible For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting? Is it not even you, before our Lord Jesus at His coming? Amplified Bible For who is [the object of] our hope or joy or our victor’s wreath of triumphant celebration [when we stand] in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Is it not you? Christian Standard Bible For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? Holman Christian Standard Bible For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Is it not you? American Standard Version For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Aramaic Bible in Plain English For what is our hope and our joy and the crown of our glory, but you alone, before our Lord Yeshua at his coming? Contemporary English Version After all, when the Lord Jesus appears, who else but you will give us hope and joy and be like a glorious crown for us? Douay-Rheims Bible For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glory? Are not you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? English Revised Version For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? GOD'S WORD® Translation Who is our hope, joy, or prize that we can brag about in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Isn't it you? Good News Translation After all, it is you--you, no less than others!--who are our hope, our joy, and our reason for boasting of our victory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes. International Standard Version After all, who is our hope, joy, or reason for rejoicing in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? It is you, isn't it? Literal Standard Version for what [is] our hope, or joy, or garland of rejoicing? Are not even you before our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? Majority Standard Bible After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? New American Bible For what is our hope or joy or crown to boast of in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming if not you yourselves? NET Bible For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you? New Revised Standard Version For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? New Heart English Bible For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Webster's Bible Translation For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? Weymouth New Testament For what is our hope or joy, or the crown of which we boast? Is it not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His Coming? World English Bible For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Young's Literal Translation for what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Longing to Visit…18For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us. 19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? 20You are indeed our glory and our joy.… Cross References Isaiah 62:3 You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God. Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father's glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done. Mark 8:38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father's glory with the holy angels." John 21:22 Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!" 1 Corinthians 15:23 But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him. Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. 1 Thessalonians 3:13 so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen. Treasury of Scripture For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? our hope. 2 Corinthians 1:14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus. Philippians 2:16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. crown. Proverbs 4:9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. Proverbs 12:4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. Proverbs 16:13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. rejoicing. 1 Thessalonians 2:20 For ye are our glory and joy. Romans 15:16-19 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost… in. 1 Thessalonians 3:13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. our Lord. Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, at. Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Jump to Previous Boast Boasting Christ Crown Exultation Glory Glorying Hope Jesus Joy Presence Rejoicing YourselvesJump to Next Boast Boasting Christ Crown Exultation Glory Glorying Hope Jesus Joy Presence Rejoicing Yourselves1 Thessalonians 2 1. In what manner the gospel was brought and preached to the Thessalonians.18. A reason is rendered both why Paul was so long absent from them, and also so desirous to see them. (19) "We were most anxious to come and stablish you for we should lose all our hope and joy and honours if Christ should come and we should have lost you." Our hope--i.e., the object on which our hopes are centered. Crown of rejoicing.--Or, of boasting; "crown that we are proud to wear," like victors in the games For the meaning of such phrases, see Note on 1Thessalonians 1:3 Even ye--(not necessarily excluding other converts) just you, and others like you. In the presence.--"It is the thought of presenting you to Him that thrills us with hope, joy, pride--the thought of wearing such a decoration before Him." (Comp. 2Corinthians 11:2.) Verse 19. - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? or, glorying. The apostle calls the Thessalonians his "hope," not because he anticipates any reward from their conversion, or because their conversion would counterbalance his former persecution of the Christians, but because he hoped to meet them in glory; he calls them his "joy," because he would rejoice with them in their final salvation; and he calls them his "crown of rejoicing," because he regards them as trophies of the victory of the gospel which he preached. Similarly he calls the Philippians "his joy and crown" (Philippians 4:1). Are not even ye; or rather, are not ye also? - ye as well as other Christians? In the presence of - before - our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming; at the restoration of his Messianic kingdom.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek After all,γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. who [is] τίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. hope, ἐλπὶς (elpis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1680: Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. [our] ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. joy, χαρὰ (chara) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5479: Joy, gladness, a source of joy. From chairo; cheerfulness, i.e. Calm delight. [our] ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. crown στέφανος (stephanos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4735: A crown, garland, honor, glory. From an apparently primary stepho; a chaplet, literally or figuratively. of boasting, καυχήσεως (kauchēseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 2746: The act of boasting, glorying, exultation. From kauchaomai; boasting, in a good or a bad sense. if it is ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. not οὐχὶ (ouchi) IntPrtcl Strong's 3780: By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed. you yourselves ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. in the presence of ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) Preposition Strong's 1715: From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time). our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. at ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. coming? παρουσίᾳ (parousia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3952: From the present participle of pareimi; a being near, i.e. Advent; physically, aspect. Links 1 Thessalonians 2:19 NIV1 Thessalonians 2:19 NLT 1 Thessalonians 2:19 ESV 1 Thessalonians 2:19 NASB 1 Thessalonians 2:19 KJV 1 Thessalonians 2:19 BibleApps.com 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Biblia Paralela 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Chinese Bible 1 Thessalonians 2:19 French Bible 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Thessalonians 2:19 For what is our hope or joy (1 Thess. 1 Thes. 1Th iTh i Th) |
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