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Source language
Original Greek   
οὕτως ὁμειρόμενοι ὑμῶν εὐδοκοῦμεν μεταδοῦναι ὑμῖν οὐ μόνον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς, διότι ἀγαπητοὶ ἡμῖν ⸀ἐγενήθητε.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
outos omeiromenoi umon eudokoumen metadounai umin ou monon to euaggelion tou theou alla kai tas eauton psukhas, dioti agapetoi emin regenethete.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
ita desiderantes vos cupide volebamus tradere vobis non solum evangelium Dei sed etiam animas nostras quoniam carissimi nobis facti estis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
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 you were dear unto us.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
In this way also we cherish and long to give you, not only The Good News of God, but our lives also, because you are our beloved.
Darby Bible Translation   
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.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
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.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
God's Word   
We felt so strongly about you that we were determined to share with you not only the Good News of God but also our lives. That's how dear you were to us!
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
International Standard Version   
We cared so deeply for you that we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but our very lives. That is how dear you were to us.
NET Bible   
with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
New American Standard Bible   
Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.
New International Version   
so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.
New Living Translation   
We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God's Good News but our own lives, too.
Webster's Bible Translation   
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.
Weymouth New Testament   
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.
The World English Bible   
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.