1 Thessalonians 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.”
1 Thessalonians 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Thessalonians 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Thessalonians 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.”
1 Thessalonians 2:16 — World English Bible
1 Thessalonians 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.”
1 Thessalonians 2:16 — American Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“forbidding us to speak to the nations that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always, but the anger did come upon them--to the end!”
1 Thessalonians 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Thessalonians 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
1 Thessalonians 2:16 — Darby Translation
1 Thessalonians 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And forbid vs to preach vnto the Gentiles, that they might be saued, to fulfill their sinnes alwayes: for the wrath of God is come on them, to the vtmost.”
1 Thessalonians 2:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Thessalonians 2:16 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 2
14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
What Does 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Mean?
1 Thessalonians 2:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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