1 Thessalonians 2:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Thessalonians 2:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Thessalonians 2:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Thessalonians 2:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.”

1 Thessalonians 2:9 — World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 2:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. ”

1 Thessalonians 2:9 — American Standard Version

1 Thessalonians 2:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;”

1 Thessalonians 2:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 2:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings ofGod. ”

1 Thessalonians 2:9 — Darby Translation

1 Thessalonians 2:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For ye remember, brethren, our labour and trauaile: for we laboured day and night, because we would not be chargeable vnto any of you, and preached vnto you the Gospel of God.”

1 Thessalonians 2:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Thessalonians 2:9 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 2

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

8 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:

11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

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What Does 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Mean?

1 Thessalonians 2:9 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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