1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 4:6
6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard,b because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
Footnotes
- b 4:6 Or no one should ever harm or cheat his brother in this matter
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no one | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| should | ὑπερβαίνειν | hyperbainein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G5233 I transgress, go beyond |
| exploit | πλεονεκτεῖν | pleonektein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4122 I take advantage of |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| brother | ἀδελφὸν | adelphon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G80 a brother |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| regard | πράγματι | pragmati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4229 a thing done, a matter |
| because | διότι | dioti | Conjunction | G1360 on this account, because, for |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| will avenge | ἔκδικος | ekdikos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1558 avenging, an avenger |
| all | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| such | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| we have already told | προείπαμεν | proeipamen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G4302 I forewarn |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| solemnly warned | διεμαρτυράμεθα | diemartyrametha | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural | G1263 I give solemn evidence, testify solemnly |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 13:4 · Exodus 20:17 · Exodus 20:15 · Romans 12:19 · Proverbs 28:24 · Romans 1:18 · Romans 13:4 · Luke 12:5 · James 5:4 · Ezekiel 22:13 · Galatians 5:21 · James 2:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.