1 Thessalonians 2:8
American King James Version (AKJV)
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you were dear to us.
American Standard Version (ASV)
even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
So desirous were we for you that we were willing to hand over to you, not only the Gospel of God, but even our own souls. For you have become most beloved to us.
Darby Bible (DBY)
Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
So desirous of you, we would gladly impart unto you not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls: because you were become most dear unto us.
English Revised Version (ERV)
even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not just God's good news, but also our very own selves, because you had become so dear to us.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Seeing that we were thus drawn affectionately towards you, it would have been a joy to us to have imparted to you not only God’s Good News, but to have given our very lives also, because you had become very dear to us.
King James Version (KJV)
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
Webster Bible (Webster)
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear to us.
World English Bible (WEB)
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
so being desirous of you, we are well-pleased to impart to you not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because beloved ye have become to us,