⁹For they themselves shew of us what manner of ^bentering in we had unto you, and how ^cye turned to God ^dfrom idols to serve ^ethe living and ^ftrue God; ¹⁰And ^gto wait for ^hhis Son ⁱfrom heaven, ^kwhom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, ^lwhich delivered us from ^mthe wrath to come.

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Footnotes

b Acts 13:24. ch. 2:1 in the Gk.
cSee Acts 15:19.
dSee 1 Cor. 12:2. & Gal. 4:8.
e Acts 14:15. See Ps. 42:2.
fSee 1 John 5:20.
gSee 1 Cor. 1:7. So Rom. 2:7.
hSo 2 Thess. 1:10. See Matt. 16:27.
iSee ch. 4:16.
kSee Acts 2:24.
mSee Matt. 3:7. & ch. 5:9.

Cross references

l Col. 1:13.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

NLTNew Living Translation

for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God. And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For they themselves report about us, what sort of welcome we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to await his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, the one who delivers us from the coming wrath.