1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 2:6

⁶Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.^a

Footnotes

a 2:6 Or although as apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you; SBL, NE, and WH include this phrase with verse 7.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nor	οὔτε	oute	Conjunction	G3777 and not, neither, nor
did we seek	ζητοῦντες	zētountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
praise	δόξαν	doxan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
from	ἀφ’	aph’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
anyone else	ἄλλων	allōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G243 other, another, different
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
apostles	ἀπόστολοι	apostoloi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
of Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
we had authority	δυνάμενοι	dynamenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1410 I am powerful, am able
to demand	βάρει	barei	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G922 a weight, burden

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.