1 Thessalonians 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Thessalonians 2:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
καθὼς
kathṓs
G2531
according as
δεδοκιμάσμεθα
dokimázō
G1381
to test
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
πιστευθῆναι
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
εὐαγγέλιον
euangélion
G2098
gospel
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
λαλοῦμεν
laléō
G2980
to speak
οὐχ
ou
G3756
not
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἀνθρώποις
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
ἀρέσκοντες
aréskō
G700
to please
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
δοκιμάζοντι
dokimázō
G1381
to test
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
καρδίας
kardía
G2588
heart
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
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World English Bible Public Domain
But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
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King James Version Public Domain
But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
but just as we have been examined by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing to men, but to God, the one examining our hearts.
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