1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 5:15–16

¹⁵Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

¹⁶Rejoice at all times.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Make sure that	Ὁρᾶτε	Horate	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
no	μή	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
one	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
repays	ἀποδῷ	apodō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G591 I give back, return, sell
evil	κακὸν	kakon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
for	ἀντὶ	anti	Preposition	G473 instead of, for
evil	κακοῦ	kakou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
Always	πάντοτε	pantote	Adverb	G3842 always, at all times
pursue	διώκετε	diōkete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1377 I pursue, persecute
what	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
good	ἀγαθὸν	agathon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G18 good
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
all	πάντας	pantas	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Rejoice	χαίρετε	chairete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5463 I rejoice, am glad
at all times	Πάντοτε	Pantote	Adverb	G3842 always, at all times

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 1 Peter 3:9 · Galatians 6:10 · Leviticus 19:18 · 3 John 1:11 · Romans 12:17–21 · Hebrews 12:14 · 1 Peter 3:11–13 · 1 Peter 2:22–23 · 1 Peter 1:22 · 1 Corinthians 6:7 · Psalm 38:20 · 1 Timothy 6:11

1 Thessalonians 5:16 Romans 12:12 · Philippians 4:4 · Matthew 5:12 · 2 Corinthians 6:10 · Luke 10:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.