1st Thessalonians Chapter 2 verse 19 Holy Bible

ASV 1stThessalonians 2:19

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
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BBE 1stThessalonians 2:19

For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?
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DARBY 1stThessalonians 2:19

For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? [are] not *ye* also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
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KJV 1stThessalonians 2:19

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
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WBT 1stThessalonians 2:19


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WEB 1stThessalonians 2:19

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn't it even you, before our Lord Jesus{TR adds "Christ"} at his coming?
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YLT 1stThessalonians 2:19

for what `is' our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? or, glorying. The apostle calls the Thessalonians his "hope," not because he anticipates any reward from their conversion, or because their conversion would counterbalance his former persecution of the Christians, but because he hoped to meet them in glory; he calls them his "joy," because he would rejoice with them in their final salvation; and he calls them his "crown of rejoicing," because he regards them as trophies of the victory of the gospel which he preached. Similarly he calls the Philippians "his joy and crown" (Philippians 4:1). Are not even ye; or rather, are not ye also? - ye as well as other Christians? In the presence of - before - our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming; at the restoration of his Messianic kingdom.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) "We were most anxious to come and stablish you for we should lose all our hope and joy and honours if Christ should come and we should have lost you."Our hope--i.e., the object on which our hopes are centered.Crown of rejoicing.--Or, of boasting; "crown that we are proud to wear," like victors in the games For the meaning of such phrases, see Note on 1Thessalonians 1:3Even ye--(not necessarily excluding other converts) just you, and others like you.In the presence.--"It is the thought of presenting you to Him that thrills us with hope, joy, pride--the thought of wearing such a decoration before Him." (Comp. 2Corinthians 11:2.)