2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 3:10
10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| even | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| while | 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 gave you this command | παρηγγέλλομεν | parēngellomen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3853 I notify, command, charge |
| If | Εἴ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| anyone | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| is unwilling | θέλει | thelei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| to work | ἐργάζεσθαι | ergazesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2038 I word, trade, do |
| he shall not eat | ἐσθιέτω | esthietō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2068 I eat |
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Genesis 3:19 · Proverbs 13:4 · 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · Proverbs 20:4 · Proverbs 21:25 · Proverbs 24:30–34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.