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[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

📖 📄 📘 Tiēsāluóníjiā Qiánshū ((Tiēsāluóníjiā Thessalonica 帖撒罗尼迦 帖撒羅尼迦) (Qián·shū Earlier · Book 前书 前書) [1 Thessalonians]) 2 🔼
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📖 📄 📘8 Wǒmen (Wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) jìrán duì (towards) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) shēn huái wēnqíng, jiù (then 就) búdàn lèyì ({to hold} 把) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) hǎo (good 好) xiāoxi chuángěi nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們), lián zìjǐ (selves 自己) de ( 的) xìngmìng (also 也) lèyì gěi ({to give to}) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) shì (were 是) wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) suǒ ({those whom (we)} 所) téng’ài de (’s 的).

📖 📄 📘 13 Suǒyǐ (Suǒ·yǐ {that which} · {is the reason} → [so] 所以) wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) (also 也) búduàn (bú·duàn not · {breaking off} → [unceasingly] 不断 不斷) gǎnxiè (gǎn·xiè feel · {to thank} 感谢 感謝) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) (held 把) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) huàyǔ (word 话语 話語) chuángěi (chuán·gěi {to be passed on} · {to be given to} 传给 傳給) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) tīngjian (tīng·jian heard · {to be meeting} (it) 听见 聽見) jiù (then 就) jiēshòu (jiē·shòu received · accepted (it) 接受) le ([indicates a change] 了), (not 不) rènwéi (rèn·wéi {identifying (it)} · as 认为 認為) shì (being 是) rén (men 人) de (’s 的) huàyǔ (word 话语 話語), ér ({but (rather)} 而) rènwéi (rèn·wéi {identifying (it)} · as 认为 認為) shì (being 是) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) huàyǔ (word 话语 話語). Zhè (this) quèshí (què·shí truly · {solidly → [truly]} 确实 確實) shì (is 是) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) huàyǔ (word 话语 話語), zài (in 在) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zhèixiē (zhèi·xiē this · {indefinite number of} → [these] 这些 這些) xìntú (xìn·tú believing · followers 信徒) xīnli (xīn·li hearts · inside 心里 心裡/裏) fāhuī (fā·huī {issuing forth} · wielding 发挥 發揮) zuòyòng (zuò·yòng doing · usage → [effect] 作用).