By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “do stand firm” (στῆτε.) after which here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you have stood firm” (ἑστήκατε) after which here.
ΔιὰdiaByδιάpreposition — “By”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.ByΣιλουανοῦsilouanouSilvanusΣιλουανός (silouanos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Silvanus”, the of-formG4610Silvanus, a Roman citizen and a helper of Paul.Silvanusὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πιστοῦpistoufaithfulπιστός (pistos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “faithful”, the of-formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.ἀδελφοῦadelphoubrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “brother”, the of-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asλογίζομαιlogizomaiI supposeλογίζομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I suppose”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3049I reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose.I supposeδι’dibrieflyδιά (dia)preposition — “briefly”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.brieflyὀλίγωνoligōnlittleὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “little”, the of-formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.ἔγραψαegrapsato writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).παρακαλῶνparakalōnexhortingπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “exhorting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.exhortingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπιμαρτυρῶνepimarturōntestifyingἐπιμαρτυρέω (epimartureō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “testifying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1957I testify earnestly, bear witness to.testifyingταύτηνtautēnthat thisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “that this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.that thisεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).isἀληθῆalēthētrueἀληθής (alēthēs)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “true”, the object formG227unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful.This verse uses “true”.the trueχάρινcharingraceχάρις (charis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the object formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.graceτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godεἰςeiswhereinεἰςpreposition — “wherein”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.whereinἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.στῆτεstēteye standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “ye stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ye stand
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἑστήκατεhestēkateye standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, second aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “ye stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few [words] I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.
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American Standard Version (1901)
By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account him , I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God: stand ye fast therein.
Young’s Literal Translation
Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few [words] I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.
World English Bible
Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
Darby Translation
By Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I suppose, I have written to you briefly; exhorting and testifying that this is [the] true grace of God in which ye stand.
Douay-Rheims
By Sylvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I think, I have written briefly: beseeching and testifying that this is the true grace of God, wherein you stand.
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