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,"
— 1 Thessalonians 2:11, Bible in Basic English
“As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,”
“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, ”
“As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,”
“As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,”
“As you know in what manner, entreating and comforting you (as a father doth his children),”
“As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,”
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.
For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.
You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;
Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,
So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.
And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.
For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;