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1 Thessalonians 2:13

In 1 Thessalonians 2 of 1 Thessalonians.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “also” (καὶ) before works here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Καὶkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumento thankεὐχαριστέω (eucharisteō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to thank”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2168I thank, give thanks; pass. 3 sing: is received with thanks.This verse uses “thank”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsunceasinglyἀδιαλείπτωςadverb — “unceasingly”G89unceasingly, without remission.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.παραλαβόντεςparalabontesto takeπαραλαμβάνω (paralambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to take”, a single actionG3880I take from, receive from, or: I take to, receive (apparently not used of money), admit, acknowledge; I take with me.This verse uses “take”.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.ἀκοῆςakoēshearingἀκοή (akoē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hearing”, the of-formG189hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor.This verse uses “hearing”.παρ’parfrom withπαρά (para)preposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐδέξασθεedexastheto receiveδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “to receive”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.This verse uses “receive”.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōna humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.καθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.ἀληθῶςalēthōstrulyἀληθῶςadverb — “truly”G230truly, really, certainly, surely.This verse uses “truly”.ἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaibe activeἐνεργέω (energeō)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be active”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1754I work, am operative, am at work, am made to work, accomplish; mid: I work, display activity.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεύουσινpisteuousinthat believeπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “that believe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.that believe

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Because of this also, we — we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

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World English Bible

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, God’s word, which also works in you who believe.

Darby Translation

And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received [the] word of [the] report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore, we also give thanks to God without ceasing: because, that when you had received of us the word of the hearing of God, you received it not as the word of men, but (as it is indeed) the word of God, who worketh in you that have believed.

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