1 Thessalonians 2:16 “hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a res…”

1 Thessalonians 2:16

hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

World English Bible

forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.

American Standard Version

forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

Geneva Bible 1599

And forbid vs to preach vnto the Gentiles, that they might be saued, to fulfill their sinnes alwayes: for the wrath of God is come on them, to the vtmost.

Darby Translation

forbidding us to speak to the nations that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always: but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.

Young's Literal Translation

forbidding us to speak to the nations that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always, but the anger did come upon them — to the end!

Bible in Basic English

Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.

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Cross references

“Forbidding”

Acts 17:13 Acts 14:19 Acts 14:5 Acts 13:50 Galatians 5:11 Acts 19:9

Acts 17:13 · BSB

But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.

Acts 14:19 · BSB

Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

Acts 14:5 · BSB

But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

Acts 13:50 · BSB

The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

Galatians 5:11 · BSB

Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

Acts 19:9 · BSB

But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

“that”

Mark 16:16 2 Thessalonians 2:10 1 Timothy 2:4 Isaiah 45:22 Acts 4:12 Romans 10:13–15

Mark 16:16 · BSB

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

2 Thessalonians 2:10 · BSB

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

1 Timothy 2:4 · BSB

who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Isaiah 45:22 · BSB

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Acts 4:12 · BSB

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Romans 10:13–15 · BSB

for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

“to fill”

Matthew 23:32 Genesis 15:16 Zechariah 5:6–8

Matthew 23:32 · BSB

Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

Genesis 15:16 · BSB

In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

Zechariah 5:6–8 · BSB

“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”

“for”

Malachi 4:1 Matthew 21:41–44 James 5:1–6 Malachi 4:5 Matthew 3:7–10 Matthew 3:12

Malachi 4:1 · BSB

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left…

Matthew 21:41–44 · BSB

“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

James 5:1–6 · BSB

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

Malachi 4:5 · BSB

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

Matthew 3:7–10 · BSB

But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Matthew 3:12 · BSB

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Also

Acts 13:45 Acts 14:2 1 Thessalonians 1:10

Acts 13:45 · BSB

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.

Acts 14:2 · BSB

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

1 Thessalonians 1:10 · BSB

and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

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

In context

15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,

17Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.

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