1 Thessalonians 2:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

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  • 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
  • 1 John 3:16 : 16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.
  • Phil 2:17 : 17 And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:
  • Rom 1:11-12 : 11 For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong; 12 That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.
  • Rom 9:1-3 : 1 I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit, 2 That I am full of sorrow and pain without end. 3 For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:
  • Rom 10:1 : 1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.
  • Rom 15:29 : 29 And I am certain that when I come, I will be full of the blessing of Christ.
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.
  • 2 Cor 6:11-13 : 11 Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is wide. 12 It is not our feelings to you which are narrow, but yours to us. 13 Now to give me back payment of the same sort (I am talking as to my children), let your hearts be wide open to me.
  • Gal 4:19 : 19 My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,
  • Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.
  • Jer 13:15-17 : 15 Give ear and let your ears be open; be not lifted up: for these are the words of the Lord. 16 Give glory to the Lord your God, before he makes it dark, and before your feet are slipping on the dark mountains, and, while you are looking for a light, he makes it into deep dark, into black night. 17 But if you do not give ear to it, my soul will be weeping in secret for your pride; my eye will be weeping bitterly, streaming with water, because the Lord's flock has been taken away as prisoners.
  • Phil 2:20 : 20 For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you.
  • Phil 2:25-26 : 25 But it seemed to me necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, who has taken part with me in the work and in the fight, and your servant, sent by you for help in my need; 26 Because his heart was with you all, and he was greatly troubled because you had news that he was ill:
  • Phil 4:1 : 1 So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.
  • Col 1:7 : 7 As it was given to you by Epaphras, our well-loved helper, who is a true servant of Christ for us,
  • Col 1:28 : 28 Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;
  • Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.
  • Phlm 1:1 : 1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,
  • Heb 13:17 : 17 Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
  • Luke 7:2 : 2 And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.
  • Acts 20:23-24 : 23 Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me. 24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

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