1 Thessalonians 1:9 因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向　神，要服侍那又真又活的　神，

1:9 MSG

逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向　神，要服侍那又真又活的　神，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为他们自己已经传讲我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向上帝来服侍那又真又活的上帝，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为他们自己已经传讲我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向　神来服侍那又真又活的　神，
当代译本 - 因为人们都在传讲你们如何接待我们，如何离弃偶像归向上帝，事奉又真又活的上帝，
圣经新译本 - 他们都述说你们是怎样接待我们，而且怎样离弃偶像归向　神，要服事这位又真又活的　神，
中文标准译本 - 其实他们自己在宣扬有关我们的事，说我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像归向神、服事又活又真的神，
现代标点和合本 - 因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像归向神，要服侍那又真又活的神，
和合本（拼音版） - 因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向上帝，要服侍那又真又活的上帝，
New International Version - for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
New International Reader's Version - The believers themselves report the kind of welcome you gave us. They tell about how you turned away from statues of gods. And you turned to serve the living and true God.
English Standard Version - For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
New Living Translation - for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.
Christian Standard Bible - for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
New American Standard Bible - For they themselves report about us as to the kind of reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
New King James Version - For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
Amplified Bible - For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
American Standard Version - For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
King James Version - For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
New English Translation - For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
World English Bible - For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
新標點和合本 - 因為他們自己已經報明我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向神，要服事那又真又活的神，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為他們自己已經傳講我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向上帝來服侍那又真又活的上帝，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為他們自己已經傳講我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向　神來服侍那又真又活的　神，
當代譯本 - 因為人們都在傳講你們如何接待我們，如何離棄偶像歸向上帝，事奉又真又活的上帝，
聖經新譯本 - 他們都述說你們是怎樣接待我們，而且怎樣離棄偶像歸向　神，要服事這位又真又活的　神，
呂振中譯本 - 因為他們自己正在傳布我們的事、說我們到你們中間是怎樣受了歡迎，你們又怎樣離棄了偶像，轉向上帝、來服事一位永活而真的上帝，
中文標準譯本 - 其實他們自己在宣揚有關我們的事，說我們是怎樣進到你們那裡，你們是怎樣離棄偶像歸向神、服事又活又真的神，
現代標點和合本 - 因為他們自己已經報明我們是怎樣進到你們那裡，你們是怎樣離棄偶像歸向神，要服侍那又真又活的神，
文理和合譯本 - 蓋彼自言我如何入於爾中、爾如何棄像而歸上帝、以事生且真之上帝、
文理委辦譯本 - 其言我至爾處、爾棄偶像、歸真有永生上帝以事之、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 蓋彼眾自言我儕如何至爾處、爾如何棄偶像、而歸永生之真天主、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 外間頗有人嘖嘖稱道吾儕如何獲爾之心、爾等如何拋棄偶像、歸依聖教、兢兢業業、奉事永生真實之天主、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Ellos mismos cuentan de lo bien que ustedes nos recibieron, y de cómo se convirtieron a Dios dejando los ídolos para servir al Dios vivo y verdadero,
현대인의 성경 - 이것은 우리가 여러분을 방문했을 때 여러분이 우리를 어떻게 환영해 주었으며 어떻게 여러분이 우상을 버리고 하나님께 돌아와 살아 계신 참 하나님을 섬기며 또 죽은 사람들 가운데서 다시 살아나신 예수님이 하늘로부터 다시 오실 날을 여러분이 기다리고 있다는 것을 모든 사람들이 다 말하고 있기 때문입니다. 앞으로 하나님의 노여우심에서 우리를 구해 주실 분은 이 예수님밖에 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Так как уже другие рассказывают нам о том, как вы нас приняли и как вы оставили идолов и обратились к живому и истинному Богу, чтобы служить Ему
Восточный перевод - Так как уже другие рассказывают нам о том, как вы нас приняли и как вы оставили идолов и обратились к живому и истинному Богу, чтобы служить Ему
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так как уже другие рассказывают нам о том, как вы нас приняли и как вы оставили идолов и обратились к живому и истинному Богу, чтобы служить Ему
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так как уже другие рассказывают нам о том, как вы нас приняли и как вы оставили идолов и обратились к живому и истинному Богу, чтобы служить Ему
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - On raconte, en effet, à notre sujet, quel accueil vous nous avez réservé et comment vous vous êtes tournés vers Dieu en vous détournant des idoles pour servir le Dieu vivant et vrai
リビングバイブル - 彼らのほうから、私たちに対するあなたがたの歓迎ぶりや、偶像を捨てて神に立ち返り、真の生ける神にのみ仕える者となったいきさつ、
Nestle Aland 28 - αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων δουλεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων, δουλεύειν Θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ,
Nova Versão Internacional - pois eles mesmos relatam de que maneira vocês nos receberam e como se voltaram para Deus, deixando os ídolos a fim de servir ao Deus vivo e verdadeiro
Hoffnung für alle - Im Gegenteil! Überall erzählt man, wie freundlich ihr uns aufgenommen habt, dass ihr nicht länger die toten Götzen anbetet, sondern zu dem lebendigen, wahren Gott umgekehrt seid und ihm allein dient.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Họ thường kể: Anh chị em tiếp đón nồng hậu sứ giả Phúc Âm, lìa bỏ thần tượng, trở về phụng sự Đức Chúa Trời, Chân Thần hằng sống,
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะเขาเหล่านั้นเองเล่าขานว่าพวกท่านต้อนรับเราอย่างไร และยังบอกว่าท่านได้หันจากรูปเคารพมาหาพระเจ้าเพื่อรับใช้พระเจ้าเที่ยงแท้ผู้ทรงพระชนม์อยู่
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะคนเหล่านั้นพูดถึงการต้อนรับของท่านเมื่อครั้งที่เรามาหาท่าน และการที่ท่านได้หันจากรูปเคารพมาเชื่อพระเจ้าเพื่อรับใช้พระองค์ผู้ดำรงชีวิต ผู้เป็นพระเจ้าแท้จริง

交叉引用

Hebrews 12:22 - No, that’s not your experience at all. You’ve come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just. You’ve come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel’s—a homicide that cried out for vengeance—became a proclamation of grace.
Jeremiah 16:19 - God, my strength, my stronghold, my safe retreat when trouble descends: The godless nations will come from earth’s four corners, saying, “Our ancestors lived on lies, useless illusions, all smoke.” Can mortals manufacture gods? Their factories turn out no-gods!
Malachi 1:11 - “I am honored all over the world. And there are people who know how to worship me all over the world, who honor me by bringing their best to me. They’re saying it everywhere: ‘God is greater, this God-of-the-Angel-Armies.’
Acts 26:17 - “‘I’m sending you off to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God. I’m sending you off to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting them into the company of those who begin real living by believing in me.’
Jeremiah 10:10 - But God is the real thing— the living God, the eternal King. When he’s angry, Earth shakes. Yes, and the godless nations quake.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 - You paid careful attention to the way we lived among you, and determined to live that way yourselves. In imitating us, you imitated the Master. Although great trouble accompanied the Word, you were able to take great joy from the Holy Spirit!—taking the trouble with the joy, the joy with the trouble.
1 Samuel 17:26 - David, who was talking to the men standing around him, asked, “What’s in it for the man who kills that Philistine and gets rid of this ugly blot on Israel’s honor? Who does he think he is, anyway, this uncircumcised Philistine, taunting the armies of God-Alive?”
Hosea 1:10 - “But down the road the population of Israel is going to explode past counting, like sand on the ocean beaches. In the very place where they were once named Nobody, they will be named God’s Somebody. Everybody in Judah and everybody in Israel will be assembled as one people. They’ll choose a single leader. There’ll be no stopping them—a great day in Jezreel!”
Isaiah 2:18 - And all those sticks and stones dressed up to look like gods will be gone for good.
Isaiah 2:19 - Clamber into caves in the cliffs, duck into any hole you can find. Hide from the terror of God, from his dazzling presence, When he assumes his full stature on earth, towering and terrifying.
Isaiah 2:20 - On that Day men and women will take the sticks and stones They’ve decked out in gold and silver to look like gods and then worshiped, And they will dump them in any ditch or gully, Then run for rock caves and cliff hideouts To hide from the terror of God, from his dazzling presence, When he assumes his full stature on earth, towering and terrifying.
Zechariah 8:20 - A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “People and their leaders will come from all over to see what’s going on. The leaders will confer with one another: ‘Shouldn’t we try to get in on this? Get in on God’s blessings? Pray to God-of-the-Angel-Armies? What’s keeping us? Let’s go!’
Zechariah 8:22 - “Lots of people, powerful nations—they’ll come to Jerusalem looking for what they can get from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, looking to get a blessing from God.” * * *
Zechariah 8:23 - A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “At that time, ten men speaking a variety of languages will grab the sleeve of one Jew, hold tight, and say, ‘Let us go with you. We’ve heard that God is with you.’”
1 Thessalonians 2:1 - So, friends, it’s obvious that our visit to you was no waste of time. We had just been given rough treatment in Philippi, as you know, but that didn’t slow us down. We were sure of ourselves in God, and went right ahead and said our piece, presenting God’s Message to you, defiant of the opposition.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 - And now we look back on all this and thank God, a geyser of thanks! When you got the Message of God we preached, you didn’t pass it off as just one more human opinion, but you took it to heart as God’s true word to you, which it is, God himself at work in you believers!
Galatians 4:8 - Earlier, before you knew God personally, you were enslaved to so-called gods that had nothing of the divine about them. But now that you know the real God—or rather since God knows you—how can you possibly subject yourselves again to those tin gods? For that is exactly what you do when you are intimidated into scrupulously observing all the traditions, taboos, and superstitions associated with special days and seasons and years. I am afraid that all my hard work among you has gone up in a puff of smoke!

逐节对照

交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向　神，要服侍那又真又活的　神，
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为他们自己已经传讲我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向上帝来服侍那又真又活的上帝，
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为他们自己已经传讲我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向　神来服侍那又真又活的　神，
当代译本 - 因为人们都在传讲你们如何接待我们，如何离弃偶像归向上帝，事奉又真又活的上帝，
圣经新译本 - 他们都述说你们是怎样接待我们，而且怎样离弃偶像归向　神，要服事这位又真又活的　神，
中文标准译本 - 其实他们自己在宣扬有关我们的事，说我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像归向神、服事又活又真的神，
现代标点和合本 - 因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像归向神，要服侍那又真又活的神，
和合本（拼音版） - 因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向上帝，要服侍那又真又活的上帝，
New International Version - for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
New International Reader's Version - The believers themselves report the kind of welcome you gave us. They tell about how you turned away from statues of gods. And you turned to serve the living and true God.
English Standard Version - For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
New Living Translation - for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.
Christian Standard Bible - for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
New American Standard Bible - For they themselves report about us as to the kind of reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
New King James Version - For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
Amplified Bible - For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
American Standard Version - For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
King James Version - For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
New English Translation - For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
World English Bible - For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
新標點和合本 - 因為他們自己已經報明我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向神，要服事那又真又活的神，
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為他們自己已經傳講我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向上帝來服侍那又真又活的上帝，
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為他們自己已經傳講我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向　神來服侍那又真又活的　神，
當代譯本 - 因為人們都在傳講你們如何接待我們，如何離棄偶像歸向上帝，事奉又真又活的上帝，
聖經新譯本 - 他們都述說你們是怎樣接待我們，而且怎樣離棄偶像歸向　神，要服事這位又真又活的　神，
呂振中譯本 - 因為他們自己正在傳布我們的事、說我們到你們中間是怎樣受了歡迎，你們又怎樣離棄了偶像，轉向上帝、來服事一位永活而真的上帝，
中文標準譯本 - 其實他們自己在宣揚有關我們的事，說我們是怎樣進到你們那裡，你們是怎樣離棄偶像歸向神、服事又活又真的神，
現代標點和合本 - 因為他們自己已經報明我們是怎樣進到你們那裡，你們是怎樣離棄偶像歸向神，要服侍那又真又活的神，
文理和合譯本 - 蓋彼自言我如何入於爾中、爾如何棄像而歸上帝、以事生且真之上帝、
文理委辦譯本 - 其言我至爾處、爾棄偶像、歸真有永生上帝以事之、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 蓋彼眾自言我儕如何至爾處、爾如何棄偶像、而歸永生之真天主、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 外間頗有人嘖嘖稱道吾儕如何獲爾之心、爾等如何拋棄偶像、歸依聖教、兢兢業業、奉事永生真實之天主、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Ellos mismos cuentan de lo bien que ustedes nos recibieron, y de cómo se convirtieron a Dios dejando los ídolos para servir al Dios vivo y verdadero,
현대인의 성경 - 이것은 우리가 여러분을 방문했을 때 여러분이 우리를 어떻게 환영해 주었으며 어떻게 여러분이 우상을 버리고 하나님께 돌아와 살아 계신 참 하나님을 섬기며 또 죽은 사람들 가운데서 다시 살아나신 예수님이 하늘로부터 다시 오실 날을 여러분이 기다리고 있다는 것을 모든 사람들이 다 말하고 있기 때문입니다. 앞으로 하나님의 노여우심에서 우리를 구해 주실 분은 이 예수님밖에 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Так как уже другие рассказывают нам о том, как вы нас приняли и как вы оставили идолов и обратились к живому и истинному Богу, чтобы служить Ему
Восточный перевод - Так как уже другие рассказывают нам о том, как вы нас приняли и как вы оставили идолов и обратились к живому и истинному Богу, чтобы служить Ему
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Так как уже другие рассказывают нам о том, как вы нас приняли и как вы оставили идолов и обратились к живому и истинному Богу, чтобы служить Ему
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Так как уже другие рассказывают нам о том, как вы нас приняли и как вы оставили идолов и обратились к живому и истинному Богу, чтобы служить Ему
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - On raconte, en effet, à notre sujet, quel accueil vous nous avez réservé et comment vous vous êtes tournés vers Dieu en vous détournant des idoles pour servir le Dieu vivant et vrai
リビングバイブル - 彼らのほうから、私たちに対するあなたがたの歓迎ぶりや、偶像を捨てて神に立ち返り、真の生ける神にのみ仕える者となったいきさつ、
Nestle Aland 28 - αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων δουλεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων, δουλεύειν Θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ,
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Hoffnung für alle - Im Gegenteil! Überall erzählt man, wie freundlich ihr uns aufgenommen habt, dass ihr nicht länger die toten Götzen anbetet, sondern zu dem lebendigen, wahren Gott umgekehrt seid und ihm allein dient.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Họ thường kể: Anh chị em tiếp đón nồng hậu sứ giả Phúc Âm, lìa bỏ thần tượng, trở về phụng sự Đức Chúa Trời, Chân Thần hằng sống,
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Hebrews 12:22 - No, that’s not your experience at all. You’ve come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just. You’ve come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel’s—a homicide that cried out for vengeance—became a proclamation of grace.
Jeremiah 16:19 - God, my strength, my stronghold, my safe retreat when trouble descends: The godless nations will come from earth’s four corners, saying, “Our ancestors lived on lies, useless illusions, all smoke.” Can mortals manufacture gods? Their factories turn out no-gods!
Malachi 1:11 - “I am honored all over the world. And there are people who know how to worship me all over the world, who honor me by bringing their best to me. They’re saying it everywhere: ‘God is greater, this God-of-the-Angel-Armies.’
Acts 26:17 - “‘I’m sending you off to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God. I’m sending you off to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting them into the company of those who begin real living by believing in me.’
Jeremiah 10:10 - But God is the real thing— the living God, the eternal King. When he’s angry, Earth shakes. Yes, and the godless nations quake.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 - You paid careful attention to the way we lived among you, and determined to live that way yourselves. In imitating us, you imitated the Master. Although great trouble accompanied the Word, you were able to take great joy from the Holy Spirit!—taking the trouble with the joy, the joy with the trouble.
1 Samuel 17:26 - David, who was talking to the men standing around him, asked, “What’s in it for the man who kills that Philistine and gets rid of this ugly blot on Israel’s honor? Who does he think he is, anyway, this uncircumcised Philistine, taunting the armies of God-Alive?”
Hosea 1:10 - “But down the road the population of Israel is going to explode past counting, like sand on the ocean beaches. In the very place where they were once named Nobody, they will be named God’s Somebody. Everybody in Judah and everybody in Israel will be assembled as one people. They’ll choose a single leader. There’ll be no stopping them—a great day in Jezreel!”
Isaiah 2:18 - And all those sticks and stones dressed up to look like gods will be gone for good.
Isaiah 2:19 - Clamber into caves in the cliffs, duck into any hole you can find. Hide from the terror of God, from his dazzling presence, When he assumes his full stature on earth, towering and terrifying.
Isaiah 2:20 - On that Day men and women will take the sticks and stones They’ve decked out in gold and silver to look like gods and then worshiped, And they will dump them in any ditch or gully, Then run for rock caves and cliff hideouts To hide from the terror of God, from his dazzling presence, When he assumes his full stature on earth, towering and terrifying.
Zechariah 8:20 - A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “People and their leaders will come from all over to see what’s going on. The leaders will confer with one another: ‘Shouldn’t we try to get in on this? Get in on God’s blessings? Pray to God-of-the-Angel-Armies? What’s keeping us? Let’s go!’
Zechariah 8:22 - “Lots of people, powerful nations—they’ll come to Jerusalem looking for what they can get from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, looking to get a blessing from God.” * * *
Zechariah 8:23 - A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “At that time, ten men speaking a variety of languages will grab the sleeve of one Jew, hold tight, and say, ‘Let us go with you. We’ve heard that God is with you.’”
1 Thessalonians 2:1 - So, friends, it’s obvious that our visit to you was no waste of time. We had just been given rough treatment in Philippi, as you know, but that didn’t slow us down. We were sure of ourselves in God, and went right ahead and said our piece, presenting God’s Message to you, defiant of the opposition.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 - And now we look back on all this and thank God, a geyser of thanks! When you got the Message of God we preached, you didn’t pass it off as just one more human opinion, but you took it to heart as God’s true word to you, which it is, God himself at work in you believers!
Galatians 4:8 - Earlier, before you knew God personally, you were enslaved to so-called gods that had nothing of the divine about them. But now that you know the real God—or rather since God knows you—how can you possibly subject yourselves again to those tin gods? For that is exactly what you do when you are intimidated into scrupulously observing all the traditions, taboos, and superstitions associated with special days and seasons and years. I am afraid that all my hard work among you has gone up in a puff of smoke!