1 Thessalonians 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Thessalonians 2:8 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 →
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
ὁμειρόμενοι
himeíromai
G2442
to desire
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
εὐδοκοῦμεν
eudokéō
G2106
to be pleased
μεταδοῦναι
metadídōmi
G3330
to impart
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μόνον
mónon
G3440
only
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
εὐαγγέλιον
euangélion
G2098
gospel
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἑαυτῶν
heautoû
G1438
himself
ψυχάς
psychḗ
G5590
soul
διότι
dióti
G1360
because
ἀγαπητοὶ
agapētós
G27
beloved
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἐγενήθητε
gínomai
G1096
to become
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World English Bible Public Domain
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Longing for you in this manner, we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls. For you became beloved to us.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).