1For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain: But even after we had suffered before, 2and had been shamefully intreated at Philippi, as ye know, we were bold thro' our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention. 3For our exhortation is not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile. 4But as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who trieth our hearts. 5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness: God is witness: 6Nor sought we glory of men, neither from you, nor from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the Apostles of Christ. 7But we were gentle in the midst of you, even as a nurse cherisheth her own children. 8So, loving you tenderly, we were ready to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls also, because ye were dear to us. 9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. 10Ye are witnesses and God, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved among you that believe: 11As ye know how we exhorted and comforted every one of you, 12as a father his own children, And charged you to walk worthy of God, who hath called you to his kingdom and glory. 13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, even because when ye received the word of God from us, ye received it, not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, who likewise effectually worketh in you that believe. 14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God in Christ Jesus, which are in Judea; for ye also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they likewise from the Jews: 15Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us: and they please not God, and are contrary to all men. 16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: but wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. 17But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time, in presence, not in heart, laboured with great desire the more abundantly to see your face. 18Wherefore we would have come to you (even I Paul) once and again, but Satan hindered us. 19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming? 20For ye are our glory and joy.