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1 Thessalonians 1:9

In 1 Thessalonians 1 of 1 Thessalonians.

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “we had” (ἔσχομεν) before from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “we have” (ἔχομεν) before from here.

αὐτοὶautoithemselvesαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.themselvesγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.περὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἀπαγγέλλουσινapangellousinto announceἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to announce”, an ongoing or repeated actionG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.This verse uses “announce”.ὁποίανhopoianwhat mannerὁποῖος (hopoios)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “what manner”, the object formG3697of what kind or manner, of what sort.what mannerεἴσοδονeisodonof entering inεἴσοδος (eisodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “of entering in”, the object formG1529(act of) entering, an entrance, entry.This verse uses “entering”.of entering inἔσχομενeschomenwe hadἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “we had”, a single actionG2192I have, hold, possess.we hadπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπῶςpōshowπῶςconjunction — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howἐπεστρέψατεepestrepsateye turnedἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye turned”, a single actionG1994(a) trans: I turn (back) to (towards), (b) intrans: I turn (back) (to [towards]); I come to myself.ye turnedπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰδώλωνeidōlōnidolsεἴδωλον (eidōlon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “idols”, the of-formG1497an idol, false god.idolsδουλεύεινdouleueinto serveδουλεύω (douleuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to serve”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1398I am a slave, am subject to, obey, am devoted.to serveθεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godζῶντιzōntito liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀληθινῷalēthinōtrueἀληθινός (alēthinos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “true”, the to- or for-formG228true (lit: made of truth), real, genuine.This verse uses “true”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἔχομενechomenwe hadἔχω (echō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “we had”, a single actionG2192I have, hold, possess.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

Young’s Literal Translation

for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

World English Bible

For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

Darby Translation

for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

Douay-Rheims

For they themselves relate of us, what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God.

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