1Yo fam, just know our entrance wasn’t a waste, for real.

2Even after we got wrecked and treated sus at Philippi, we still popped off and shared God’s gospel with all the rizz.

3Our message wasn’t shady or gross, no cap.

4God trusted us with the gospel, so we keep it 100, not trying to please people but God, who knows our hearts.

5We never hit you with flattery or greed, God’s our witness, fr.

6We weren’t chasing glory from anyone, not you or anyone else, even though we could’ve flexed like the apostles.

7We were chill and gentle with you, like a nurse loving her kids.

8We were super into you, ready to share not just the gospel but our whole selves, ‘cause you meant a lot to us.

9You remember our grind and hustle, working day and night so we wouldn’t be a burden, preaching the gospel to you.

10You saw how we kept it holy, just, and blameless among you believers, no cap.

11Like a dad does with his kids, we encouraged, comforted, and charged each of you.

12We want you to vibe worthy of God, who called you to his kingdom and glory.

13We thank God nonstop ‘cause when you heard our word, you didn’t take it as just some human talk, but the real deal, the word of God, which is working in you believers.

14You became followers of God’s churches in Judea, suffering just like they did from your own peeps.

15They straight-up killed Jesus and their prophets, persecuted us, and don’t vibe with God at all.

16They’re blocking us from sharing the gospel with Gentiles to fill their sin quota; the wrath is coming for them, no cap.

17We, fam, got taken from you for a bit, not in heart, so we tried extra hard to see your face ‘cause we missed you.

18I, Paul, tried to come to you multiple times, but Satan was blocking us, savage.

19What’s our hope or joy or crown of hype? Aren’t you all in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes back?

20You are our glory and joy, periodt.

1For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

2But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

3For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

4But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

6Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

7But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

11As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

17But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

18Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

19For 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?

20For ye are our glory and joy.