1 Thessalonians 2:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
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Referenced Verses

2 Cor 1:14 : 14 as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are your glorying, even as ye also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
Prov 17:6 : 6 Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
1 Cor 11:7 : 7 For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Thess 2:19
88%
19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus {G5547} at his coming?
Phil 2:16-18
3 verses
79%
16holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
17Yea, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all:
18and in the same manner do ye also joy, and rejoice with me.
2 Cor 1:14
78%
14as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are your glorying, even as ye also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
1 Thess 3:7-9
3 verses
77%
7for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith:
8for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
2 Cor 2:2-3
2 verses
76%
2For if I make you sorry, who then is he that maketh me glad but {G3361} he that is made sorry by me?
3And I wrote this very thing, {G5213} lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all.
2 Thess 1:12
76%
12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1:24
76%
24Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.
2 Cor 7:3-4
2 verses
75%
3I say it not to condemn [you]: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die together and live together.
4Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
Phil 1:26
75%
26that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
2 Cor 3:2
75%
2Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;
2 Thess 2:14
74%
14whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thess 1:5-7
3 verses
74%
5how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.
6And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;
7so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
1 Pet 4:13
74%
13but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.
2 Cor 8:23-24
2 verses
73%
23Whether [any inquire] about Titus, [he is] my partner and [my] fellow-worker to you-ward, or our brethren, [they are] the messengers of the churches, [they are] the glory of Christ.
24Show ye therefore unto them {G2532} in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.
2 Thess 1:4
73%
4so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;
2 Cor 7:13
73%
13Therefore {G5124} we have been comforted: And in our comfort we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit hath been refreshed by you all.
2 Cor 1:12
73%
12For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Phil 4:1
73%
1Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.
1 Cor 1:31
73%
31that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Eph 3:13
73%
13Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.
2 Thess 2:16-17
2 verses
73%
16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
17comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
1 Thess 2:12
73%
12to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.
2 Cor 1:7
73%
7and our hope for you is stedfast; knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also are ye of the comfort.
2 Thess 1:10
73%
10when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.
2 Cor 5:12
72%
12We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but [speak] as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.
Phlm 1:7
72%
7For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
1 Thess 2:1
72%
1For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain:
1 John 1:4
72%
4and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.
2 Thess 2:1
72%
1Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him;
Phil 1:4-5
2 verses
71%
4always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,
5for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now;
1 Pet 1:8
71%
8whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Phil 2:2
71%
2make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
Phil 4:20
71%
20Now unto our God and Father [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Cor 1:20
71%
20For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.
Col 3:4
71%
4When Christ, [who is] our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.
2 Cor 10:17
71%
17But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
1 Thess 2:6
71%
6nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority None as apostles of Christ.
1 Pet 1:6
71%
6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
Phil 1:11
71%
11being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.