1 Thessalonians 2:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Thessalonians 2:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Thessalonians 2:15 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Thessalonians 2:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Thessalonians 2:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,”

1 Thessalonians 2:15 — World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 2:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove out us, and please not God, and are contrary to all men;”

1 Thessalonians 2:15 — American Standard Version

1 Thessalonians 2:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“who did both put to death the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and did persecute us, and God they are not pleasing, and to all men <FI>are<Fi> contrary,”

1 Thessalonians 2:15 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 2:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and [are] against all men,”

1 Thessalonians 2:15 — Darby Translation

1 Thessalonians 2:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Who both killed the Lord Iesus and their owne Prophets, and haue persecuted vs away, and God they please not, and are contrary to all men,”

1 Thessalonians 2:15 — Geneva Bible

1 Thessalonians 2:15 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 2

13 C’est pourquoi nous rendons continuellement grâces à Dieu de ce qu’en recevant la parole de Dieu, que nous vous avons fait entendre, vous l’avez reçue, non comme la parole des hommes, mais, ainsi qu’elle l’est véritablement, comme la parole de Dieu, qui agit en vous qui croyez.

14 Car vous, frères, vous êtes devenus les imitateurs des Églises de Dieu qui sont en Jésus-Christ dans la Judée, parce que vous aussi, vous avez souffert de la part de vos propres compatriotes les mêmes maux qu’elles ont soufferts de la part des Juifs.

15 Ce sont ces Juifs qui ont fait mourir le Seigneur Jésus et les prophètes, qui nous ont persécutés, qui ne plaisent point à Dieu, et qui sont ennemis de tous les hommes,

16 nous empêchant de parler aux païens pour qu’ils soient sauvés, en sorte qu’ils ne cessent de mettre le comble à leurs péchés. Mais la colère a fini par les atteindre.

17 Pour nous, frères, après avoir été quelque temps séparés de vous, de corps mais non de cœur, nous avons eu d’autant plus ardemment le vif désir de vous voir.

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What Does 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Mean?

1 Thessalonians 2:15 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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