1 Thessalonians 2:10 “You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameles…”

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

American Standard Version

Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and righteously and unblamably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe:

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and iustly, and vnblameably we behaued our selues among you that beleeue.

Darby Translation

Ye [are] witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we have conducted ourselves with you that believe:

Young's Literal Translation

ye [are] witnesses — God also — how kindly and righteously, and blamelessly to you who believe we became,

Bible in Basic English

You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;

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Cross references

“witnesses”

1 Thessalonians 1:5 Acts 20:18 1 Samuel 12:3–5 Acts 20:26 2 Corinthians 11:11 2 Corinthians 4:2

1 Thessalonians 1:5 · BSB

because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.

Acts 20:18 · BSB

When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

1 Samuel 12:3–5 · BSB

Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I wi…

Acts 20:26 · BSB

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

2 Corinthians 11:11 · BSB

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

2 Corinthians 4:2 · BSB

Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the…

“how”

2 Corinthians 1:12 1 Peter 5:3 2 Timothy 3:10 Numbers 16:15 Job 29:11–17 Job 31:1–39

2 Corinthians 1:12 · BSB

For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of…

1 Peter 5:3 · BSB

not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

2 Timothy 3:10 · BSB

You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,

Numbers 16:15 · BSB

Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

Job 29:11–17 · BSB

For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

Job 31:1–39 · BSB

“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

Also

1 Thessalonians 2:5

1 Thessalonians 2:5 · BSB

As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

11For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—

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