1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 3:4
4Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| when | ὅτε | hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| we were | ἦμεν | ēmen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| with | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| we kept warning you | προελέγομεν | proelegomen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G4302 I forewarn |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we would | μέλλομεν | mellomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3195 I am about to |
| suffer persecution | θλίβεσθαι | thlibesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2346 I make narrow, persecute, press hard |
| and as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| you know | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| it has come to pass | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
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1 Thessalonians 2:14 · 2 Corinthians 8:1–2 · 1 Thessalonians 2:2 · Acts 17:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.