1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 3:12–13
12And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows, 13so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| cause you to increase | πλεονάσαι | pleonasai | Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4121 I abound, increase |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| overflow | περισσεύσαι | perisseusai | Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4052 I exceed, am left over |
| with love | ἀγάπῃ | agapē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| everyone | πάντας | pantas | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| just as | καθάπερ | kathaper | Adverb | G2509 even as |
| our | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
1 Thessalonians 3:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so that | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| He may establish | στηρίξαι | stērixai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4741 I fix firmly, strengthen |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| hearts | καρδίας | kardias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| in blamelessness | ἀμέμπτους | amemptous | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G273 blameless |
| holiness | ἁγιωσύνῃ | hagiōsynē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G42 a holy or sanctified state |
| before | ἔμπροσθεν | emprosthen | Preposition | G1715 in front, before the face |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Father | πατρὸς | patros | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| at | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| coming | παρουσίᾳ | parousia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3952 presence, a coming, arrival, advent |
| of our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| Lord | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| all | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| saints | ἁγίων | hagiōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| Amen | ἀμήν | amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
Cross-references
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1 Thessalonians 3:12 Philippians 1:9 · Romans 13:8 · 1 John 4:7–16 · Matthew 22:39 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15 · 1 John 3:11–19 · Galatians 5:22 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 · Galatians 5:6 · Matthew 7:12 · 1 Thessalonians 2:8
1 Thessalonians 3:13 Colossians 1:22 · 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · Ephesians 5:27 · 1 Thessalonians 2:19 · 1 Corinthians 1:7–8 · Jude 1:14 · 1 Thessalonians 4:15 · Jude 1:24 · 1 Thessalonians 3:11 · Zechariah 14:5 · Philippians 1:10 · Deuteronomy 33:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.