1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 2:13
13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| we | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| continually | ἀδιαλείπτως | adialeiptōs | Adverb | G89 unceasingly |
| thank | εὐχαριστοῦμεν | eucharistoumen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2168 I thank, give thanks |
| God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| because | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| when you received | παραλαβόντες | paralabontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3880 I take, receive |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| that you heard | ἀκοῆς | akoēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G189 hearing, faculty of hearing, ear |
| from | παρ’ | par’ | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| us | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| you accepted | ἐδέξασθε | edexasthe | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of men | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| it truly is | ἀληθῶς | alēthōs | Adverb | G230 truly, really, certainly |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| which is | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| at work | ἐνεργεῖται | energeitai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1754 I work, accomplish, am operative |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| believe | πιστεύουσιν | pisteuousin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 4:12 · Romans 10:17 · 1 Peter 1:23 · 1 Peter 1:25 · 1 Peter 2:2 · Luke 11:28 · Acts 13:48 · Galatians 4:14 · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · 1 John 3:3 · Acts 17:11 · Luke 8:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.