1 Thessalonians 2:11
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New International Version (©1984)
For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children,

New Living Translation (©2007)
And you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children.

English Standard Version (©2001)
For you know how, like a father with his children,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,

International Standard Version (©2008)
You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children. We comforted you and encouraged you. Yet, we insisted that

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

American King James Version
As you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father does his children,

American Standard Version
as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you , and testifying,

Bible in Basic English
Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,

Douay-Rheims Bible
As you know in what manner, entreating and comforting you, (as a father doth his children,)

Darby Bible Translation
as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,

English Revised Version
as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying,

Webster's Bible Translation
As ye know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

Weymouth New Testament
For you know that we acted towards every one of you as a father does towards his own children, encouraging and cheering you,

World English Bible
As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,

Young's Literal Translation
even as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying,

Geneva Study Bible

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

(9) To exhort and comfort with a fatherly mind and affection.

People's New Testament

2:11 As a father doth his children. As tenderly and earnestly.

Wesley's Notes

2:11 By exhorting, we are moved to do a thing willingly; by comforting, to do it joyfully; by charging, to do it carefully.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

11. exhorted and comforted-Exhortation leads one to do a thing willingly; consolation, to do it joyfully [Bengel], (1Th 5:14). Even in the former term, "exhorted," the Greek includes the additional idea of comforting and advocating one's cause: "encouragingly exhorted." Appropriate in this case, as the Thessalonians were in sorrow, both through persecutions, and also through deaths of friends (1Th 4:13).

charged-"conjured solemnly," literally, "testifying"; appealing solemnly to you before God.

every one of you-in private (Ac 20:20), as well as publicly. The minister, if he would be useful, must not deal merely in generalities, but must individualize and particularize.

as a father-with mild gravity. The Greek is, "his own children."

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

2:7-12 Mildness and tenderness greatly recommend religion, and are most conformable to God's gracious dealing with sinners, in and by the gospel. This is the way to win people. We should not only be faithful to our calling as Christians, but in our particular callings and relations. Our great gospel privilege is, that God has called us to his kingdom and glory. The great gospel duty is, that we walk worthy of God. We should live as becomes those called with such a high and holy calling. Our great business is to honour, serve, and please God, and to seek to be worthy of him.


Luke 16:28 for I have five brothers-- in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'
1 Corinthians 4:14 I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
1 Thessalonians 2:7 But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children.
1 Thessalonians 4:6 and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.
1 Thessalonians 5:14 We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone. (NASB ©1995)

Acted Charged Cheering Children Comfort Comforted Comforting Deals Dealt Encouraged Encouraging Exhorted Exhorting Implored Imploring Teaching Testify Testifying Towards Used Witness


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

have. 4:1 5:11 Ac 20:2 2Th 3:12 1Ti 6:2 2Ti 4:2 Tit 2:6,9,15 Heb 13:22

charged. Nu 27:19 De 3:28 31:14 Eph 4:17 1Ti 5:7,21 6:13,17 2Ti 4:1

as. Ge 50:16,17 1Ch 22:11-13 28:9,20 Ps 34:11 Pr 1:10,15 2:1 3:1 4:1-12 5:1,2 6:1 7:1,24 31:1-9 1Co 4:14,15

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