Study it in the app“So, yearning for you, we were pleased to share with you not only the good news of God but also our own lives, because you had become beloved to us.”
So,οὕτωςyearning forὁμειρόμενοιyou,ὑμῶνwe were pleasedεὐδοκοῦμενto shareμεταδοῦναιwith youὑμῖνnotοὐonlyμόνονthe good newsτὸ εὐαγγέλιονof Godτοῦ θεοῦbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶour ownτὰς ἑαυτῶνlives,ψυχάςbecauseδιότιyou had becomeἐγενήθητεbelovedἀγαπητοὶto us.ἡμῖν
long for, yearn
Long for someone with deep affection.
Where else “homeiromenoi” appearsdecide gladly
To decide something gladly.
Where else “eudokoumen” appearsshare, give
Share, give a part of what one has.
Where else “metadounai” appearsonly
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appearsgood news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangelion” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearslife
Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.
Where else “psychas” appearsbecause
"Because", "for", "since".
Where else “dioti” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenēthēte” appearsbeloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētoi” appears7though able to impose our authority as apostles of the Messiah. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her own children.
8 · This verse (above)
9For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: working night and day so as not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the good news of God.
