Chapter 2
FOR yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in to you, that it was not in vain:
2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our Mighty One to speak to you the Good News of Yah with much contention.
3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
4 But as we were allowed of Yah to be put in trust with the Good News, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but Yah, which trieth our hearts.
5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as you know, nor a cloke of covetousness; Yah is witness:
6 Nor of men sought we Kavod, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the Emissaries of the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah.
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 to you, not the Good News of Yah only, but also our own souls, because you were dear to us.
9 For you remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you, we preached to you the Good News of Yah.
10 Ye are witnesses, and Yah also, how set-apartly and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
11 As you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
12 That you would walk worthy of Yah, who has called you to his Kingdom and Kavod.
13 For this cause also thank we Yah without ceasing, because, when you received the word of Yah which you heard of us, you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of Yah, which effectually works also in you that believe.
14 For you, brethren, became followers of the assemblies of Yah which in Yahooḏah are in The Anointing of the Spirit of Yah that was upon Yahooshua: for you also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Yahoodi’iy:
15 Who both killed Adonay Yahooshua, and their own Spokesmen of Yah, and have persecuted us; and they please not Yah, and are contrary to all men:
16 Forbidding us to speak to the Ha-goyim that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always: 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 to you, even I Sha’ul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you in the presence of our Adonay Yahooshua the Anointed One of Yah at his coming?
20 For you are our Kavod and joy.