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1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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ὭστεhōsteThereforeὥστεconjunction — “Therefore”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.This verse uses “therefore”.Thereforeἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἀγαπητοίagapētoibelovedἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “beloved”, the calling formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.ἑδραῖοιhedraioistedfastἑδραῖος (hedraios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “stedfast”, the subject formG1476sitting, seated; steadfast, firm.stedfastγίνεσθεginestheto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἀμετακίνητοιametakinētoiunmoveableἀμετακίνητος (ametakinētos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “unmoveable”, the subject formG277immovable, firm.unmoveableπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesaboundingπερισσεύω (perisseuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “abounding”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4052(a) intrans: I exceed the ordinary (the necessary), abound, overflow; am left over, (b) trans: I cause to abound.aboundingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργῳergōworkἔργον (ergon)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “work”, the to- or for-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.the workτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordπάντοτεpantotealwaysπάντοτεadverb — “always”G3842always, at all times, ever.This verse uses “always”.εἰδότεςeidotesto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόποςkoposlabourκόποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “labour”, the subject formG2873(a) trouble, (b) toil, labor, laborious toil, involving weariness and fatigue.labourὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.κενὸςkenosin vainκενόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “in vain”, the subject formG2756(a) empty, (b) met: empty (in moral content), vain, ineffective, foolish, worthless, (c) false, unreal, pretentious, hollow.This verse uses “vain”.in vainἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lord

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

Young’s Literal Translation

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

World English Bible

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Darby Translation

So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in [the] Lord.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable; always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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