1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 2:4
4Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instead | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| we speak | λαλοῦμεν | laloumen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2980 I speak, say |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| those approved | δεδοκιμάσμεθα | dedokimasmetha | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| to be entrusted with | πιστευθῆναι | pisteuthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| gospel | εὐαγγέλιον | euangelion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2098 the good news, the gospel |
| not | οὐχ | ouch | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| in order to | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| please | ἀρέσκοντες | areskontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G700 I please, serve |
| men | ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| who | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| examines | δοκιμάζοντι | dokimazonti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| hearts | καρδίας | kardias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
Cross-references
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Galatians 1:10 · Romans 8:27 · Galatians 2:7 · 2 Timothy 1:14 · Psalm 17:3 · 1 Chronicles 29:17 · Ephesians 6:6 · 2 Corinthians 4:2 · Jeremiah 32:19 · Ephesians 3:8 · 1 Corinthians 4:1–2 · Psalm 139:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.