Parallel Verses
- New Living Translation - Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.
- 新标点和合本 - 为此，我们也不住地感谢 神，因你们听见我们所传 神的道就领受了；不以为是人的道，乃以为是 神的道。这道实在是 神的，并且运行在你们信主的人心中。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 为此，我们也不断地感谢上帝，因为你们听见我们所传上帝的道的时候，你们领受了，不以为这是人的道，而以为这确实是上帝的道，而且在你们信主的人当中运行着。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 为此，我们也不断地感谢 神，因为你们听见我们所传 神的道的时候，你们领受了，不以为这是人的道，而以为这确实是 神的道，而且在你们信主的人当中运行着。
- 当代译本 - 我们也不住地感谢上帝，因为你们从我们这里听了上帝的道后就接受了，确信这不是人的道理，而是上帝的道。这道正在你们信的人心里发挥作用。
- 圣经新译本 - 我们也为这缘故不住感谢 神，因为你们接受了我们所传的 神的道，不认为这是人的道，而认为这确实是 神的道。这道也运行在你们信的人里面。
- 中文标准译本 - 我们之所以也不住地感谢神，是因为你们接受了从我们所听的神的话语，没有把它看做人的话语，而是把它看做神的话语接受了；这确实是神的话语，而且它也正在你们这些信的人里面做工。
- 现代标点和合本 - 为此，我们也不住地感谢神，因你们听见我们所传神的道就领受了；不以为是人的道，乃以为是神的道。这道实在是神的，并且运行在你们信主的人心中。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 为此，我们也不住地感谢上帝，因你们听见我们所传上帝的道，就领受了；不以为是人的道，乃以为是上帝的道。这道实在是上帝的，并且运行在你们信主的人心中。
- New International Version - And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.
- New International Reader's Version - We never stop thanking God for the way you received his word. You heard it from us. But you didn’t accept it as a human word. You accepted it for what it really is. It is God’s word. It is really at work in you who believe.
- English Standard Version - And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
- The Message - And now we look back on all this and thank God, a geyser of thanks! When you got the Message of God we preached, you didn’t pass it off as just one more human opinion, but you took it to heart as God’s true word to you, which it is, God himself at work in you believers!
- Christian Standard Bible - This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe.
- New American Standard Bible - For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of mere men, but as what it really is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
- New King James Version - For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
- Amplified Bible - And we also thank God continually for this, that when you received the word of God [concerning salvation] which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of [mere] men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is effectually at work in you who believe [exercising its inherent, supernatural power in those of faith].
- American Standard Version - And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.
- King James Version - For 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.
- New English Translation - And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.
- World English Bible - For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
- 新標點和合本 - 為此，我們也不住地感謝神，因你們聽見我們所傳神的道就領受了；不以為是人的道，乃以為是神的道。這道實在是神的，並且運行在你們信主的人心中。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 為此，我們也不斷地感謝上帝，因為你們聽見我們所傳上帝的道的時候，你們領受了，不以為這是人的道，而以為這確實是上帝的道，而且在你們信主的人當中運行着。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 為此，我們也不斷地感謝 神，因為你們聽見我們所傳 神的道的時候，你們領受了，不以為這是人的道，而以為這確實是 神的道，而且在你們信主的人當中運行着。
- 當代譯本 - 我們也不住地感謝上帝，因為你們從我們這裡聽了上帝的道後就接受了，確信這不是人的道理，而是上帝的道。這道正在你們信的人心裡發揮作用。
- 聖經新譯本 - 我們也為這緣故不住感謝 神，因為你們接受了我們所傳的 神的道，不認為這是人的道，而認為這確實是 神的道。這道也運行在你們信的人裡面。
- 呂振中譯本 - 為了這緣故、我們就不住地感謝上帝，因為你們從我們領受了 所 聽的上帝之道 ；你們接受了，不 認為 是人之道，乃 認為 是上帝之道，也真地是：並且 在你們信的人身上運用着動力呢。
- 中文標準譯本 - 我們之所以也不住地感謝神，是因為你們接受了從我們所聽的神的話語，沒有把它看做人的話語，而是把它看做神的話語接受了；這確實是神的話語，而且它也正在你們這些信的人裡面做工。
- 現代標點和合本 - 為此，我們也不住地感謝神，因你們聽見我們所傳神的道就領受了；不以為是人的道，乃以為是神的道。這道實在是神的，並且運行在你們信主的人心中。
- 文理和合譯本 - 是以我謝上帝不輟、因爾由我受上帝道而納之、非如人道、乃上帝道、是誠上帝道、力行於爾信者之中也、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 我謝上帝不置、因我傳上帝道、爾受之、非出人言、誠出上帝、力行於爾信者中、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 是以我儕謝天主不已、因爾聞我儕所傳天主之道、爾受之、非視之如世人之道、乃視之為天主之道、是誠天主之道、力行於爾諸信者中、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 且爾等一聞吾儕口授之天主福音、不以其為世俗之教、乃審知其實為天主聖道、而欣然納之。故聖道亦緣爾之篤信、而運其妙工於爾身；此尤吾儕之所引以為慰、而感謝天主不能自已者也。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Así que no dejamos de dar gracias a Dios, porque al oír ustedes la palabra de Dios que les predicamos, la aceptaron no como palabra humana, sino como lo que realmente es, palabra de Dios, la cual actúa en ustedes los creyentes.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그리고 또 한 가지 우리가 하나님께 늘 감사하는 것은 여러분이 우리가 전한 말을 받을 때 사람의 말로 받아들이지 않고 하나님의 말씀으로 받아들인 점입니다. 그 말씀은 믿는 여러분 속에서 지금 역사하고 있습니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Мы всегда благодарим Бога и за то, что, когда вы приняли слово Божье, услышанное от нас, вы приняли его не как человеческую выдумку, а таким, каково оно и есть, – как слово Божье, мощно действующее в вас, верящих.
- Восточный перевод - Мы всегда благодарим Всевышнего и за то, что, когда вы приняли Его слово, услышанное от нас, вы приняли его не как человеческую выдумку, а таким, каково оно и есть, – как слово Всевышнего, мощно действующее в вас, верящих.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Мы всегда благодарим Аллаха и за то, что, когда вы приняли Его слово, услышанное от нас, вы приняли его не как человеческую выдумку, а таким, каково оно и есть, – как слово Аллаха, мощно действующее в вас, верящих.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Мы всегда благодарим Всевышнего и за то, что, когда вы приняли Его слово, услышанное от нас, вы приняли его не как человеческую выдумку, а таким, каково оно и есть, – как слово Всевышнего, мощно действующее в вас, верящих.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Et voici pourquoi nous remercions Dieu sans nous lasser : en recevant la Parole de Dieu que nous vous avons annoncée, vous ne l’avez pas accueillie comme une parole purement humaine, mais comme ce qu’elle est réellement, c’est-à-dire la Parole de Dieu, qui agit avec efficacité en vous qui croyez.
- リビングバイブル - 私たちは、神に感謝せずにはいられません。私たちが伝道した時、あなたがたはそのことばを人間の口から出たものと見ず、神のことばとして聞いてくれたからです。事実、この神のことばは、信じる者の生活を一変させるものです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - Καὶ διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ ἀδιαλείπτως, ὅτι παραλαβόντες λόγον ἀκοῆς παρ’ ἡμῶν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐδέξασθε οὐ λόγον ἀνθρώπων ἀλλὰ καθώς ἐστιν ἀληθῶς λόγον θεοῦ, ὃς καὶ ἐνεργεῖται ἐν ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ Θεῷ ἀδιαλείπτως, ὅτι παραλαβόντες λόγον ἀκοῆς παρ’ ἡμῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐδέξασθε οὐ λόγον ἀνθρώπων, ἀλλὰ καθὼς ἀληθῶς ἐστὶν, λόγον Θεοῦ, ὃς καὶ ἐνεργεῖται ἐν ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Também agradecemos a Deus sem cessar o fato de que, ao receberem de nossa parte a palavra de Deus, vocês a aceitaram, não como palavra de homens, mas conforme ela verdadeiramente é, como palavra de Deus, que atua com eficácia em vocês, os que creem.
- Hoffnung für alle - Immer wieder danken wir Gott dafür, dass ihr seine Botschaft, die ihr von uns gehört habt, nicht als Menschenwort betrachtet habt; ihr habt sie als das aufgenommen, was sie ja tatsächlich ist, als Gottes Wort. Und nun entfaltet dieses Wort seine Kraft in eurem Leben, weil ihr ihm Glauben geschenkt habt.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúng tôi không ngớt tạ ơn Đức Chúa Trời, vì khi chúng tôi truyền giảng Phúc Âm, anh chị em tiếp nhận ngay như lời Đức Chúa Trời, không phải lời loài người. Phúc Âm chính là lời Đức Chúa Trời đã đổi mới đời sống anh chị em, khi anh chị em tin nhận.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และเราขอบพระคุณพระเจ้าอยู่เสมอเพราะเมื่อท่านรับพระวจนะของพระเจ้าซึ่งได้ยินจากเรา ท่านไม่ได้รับไว้อย่างถ้อยคำของมนุษย์ แต่รับไว้ตามที่เป็นจริงคือ เป็นพระวจนะของพระเจ้าซึ่งกำลังทำกิจอยู่ภายในท่านทั้งหลายที่เชื่อ
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ด้วยเหตุนี้พวกเราจึงขอบคุณพระเจ้าเสมอว่า เวลาท่านได้รับคำประกาศของพระเจ้าจากพวกเรา ท่านไม่ได้รับไว้อย่างที่เป็นคำกล่าวของมนุษย์ แต่รับไว้ตามความเป็นจริงคือ เป็นคำกล่าวของพระเจ้า ซึ่งปฏิบัติงานอยู่ในตัวของท่านที่เชื่อ
Cross Reference
- Matthew 10:13 - If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.
- Matthew 10:14 - If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.
- Romans 1:8 - Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.
- Romans 1:9 - God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by spreading the Good News about his Son.
- Jeremiah 23:28 - “Let these false prophets tell their dreams, but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. There is a difference between straw and grain!
- Jeremiah 23:29 - Does not my word burn like fire?” says the Lord. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces?
- Acts of the Apostles 16:30 - Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- Acts of the Apostles 16:31 - They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”
- Acts of the Apostles 16:32 - And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household.
- Acts of the Apostles 16:33 - Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.
- Acts of the Apostles 16:34 - He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.
- Acts of the Apostles 8:14 - When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God’s message, they sent Peter and John there.
- Acts of the Apostles 2:41 - Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
- Acts of the Apostles 16:14 - One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.
- James 1:18 - He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
- Acts of the Apostles 13:44 - The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord.
- Acts of the Apostles 13:45 - But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
- Acts of the Apostles 13:46 - Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.
- Luke 5:1 - One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.
- Jeremiah 44:16 - “We will not listen to your messages from the Lord!
- Acts of the Apostles 17:18 - He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said, “What’s this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he’s picked up?” Others said, “He seems to be preaching about some foreign gods.”
- Acts of the Apostles 17:19 - Then they took him to the high council of the city. “Come and tell us about this new teaching,” they said.
- Acts of the Apostles 17:20 - “You are saying some rather strange things, and we want to know what it’s all about.”
- Colossians 1:6 - This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace.
- 2 Peter 3:2 - I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6 - So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:7 - As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece—throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:8 - And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it,
- 1 Thessalonians 1:9 - 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10 - 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.
- Acts of the Apostles 17:32 - When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.”
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2 - We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Acts of the Apostles 10:33 - So I sent for you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here, waiting before God to hear the message the Lord has given you.”
- Romans 6:17 - Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.
- Romans 6:18 - Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.
- John 15:3 - You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.
- 2 Peter 1:16 - For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes
- 2 Peter 1:17 - when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to him, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
- 2 Peter 1:18 - We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
- 2 Peter 1:19 - Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts.
- 2 Peter 1:20 - Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding,
- 2 Peter 1:21 - or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.
- Luke 8:11 - “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word.
- Luke 8:21 - Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.”
- Matthew 10:20 - For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
- John 17:17 - Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
- Matthew 10:40 - “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.
- John 17:19 - And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 - So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
- 1 John 5:4 - For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.
- 1 John 5:5 - And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
- Acts of the Apostles 17:11 - And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.
- Luke 11:28 - Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
- Galatians 4:14 - But even though my condition tempted you to reject me, you did not despise me or turn me away. No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an angel from God or even Christ Jesus himself.
- Acts of the Apostles 13:48 - When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.
- 1 Peter 2:2 - Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,
- 1 Peter 1:25 - But the word of the Lord remains forever.” And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.
- 1 Peter 1:23 - For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.
- Romans 10:17 - So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.
- Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.