2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 1:3
3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We are obligated | ὀφείλομεν | opheilomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3784 I owe, ought |
| to thank | Εὐχαριστεῖν | Eucharistein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2168 I thank, give thanks |
| God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| for | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| all the time | πάντοτε | pantote | Adverb | G3842 always, at all times |
| brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| fitting | ἄξιόν | axion | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| faith | πίστις | pistis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| is growing more and more | ὑπεραυξάνει | hyperauxanei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5232 I increase exceedingly |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| love | ἀγάπη | agapē | Noun - Nominative 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 |
| is increasing | πλεονάζει | pleonazei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4121 I abound, increase |
Cross-references
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2 Peter 3:18 · 2 Peter 1:5–10 · Proverbs 4:18 · Philippians 1:9 · Isaiah 40:29–31 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 · 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3 · John 15:2 · 1 Thessalonians 3:12 · Luke 17:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.