1 Thessalonians 2:4

4butἀλλὰjust asκαθὼςwe have been approvedδεδοκιμάσμεθαbyὑπὸτοῦGodθεοῦto be entrusted withπιστευθῆναιtheτὸgospelεὐαγγέλιονsoοὕτωςwe speakλαλοῦμεν,notοὐχasὡςmenἀνθρώποιςpleasingἀρέσκοντεςbutἀλλὰGodθεῷthe [One]τῷexaminingδοκιμάζοντιtheτὰςheartsκαρδίαςof usἡμῶν.

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, the One proving our hearts.

Vocab difficulty

51.4

Rare words

  • ἀρέσκοντες

    ἀρέσκω

    I please, serve