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1 Thessalonians 2:9

In 1 Thessalonians 2 of 1 Thessalonians.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for” (γάρ) before and here.

Μνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteye rememberμνημονεύω (mnēmoneuō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye remember”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3421I remember, hold in remembrance, make mention of.This verse uses “remember”.ye rememberγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forἀδελφοίadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόπονkoponlaborκόπος (kopos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “labor”, the object formG2873(a) trouble, (b) toil, labor, laborious toil, involving weariness and fatigue.This verse uses “labor”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μόχθονmochthontoilμόχθος (mochthos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “toil”, the object formG3449wearisome labor, toil, hardship.This verse uses “toil”.νυκτὸςnuktosnightνύξ (nux)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “night”, the of-formG3571the night, night-time.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡμέραςhēmerasdayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “day”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoito workἐργάζομαι (ergazomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to work”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2038I work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.πρὸςprosbecauseπρόςpreposition — “because”G4314to, towards, with.becauseτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsaito be chargeableἐπιβαρέω (epibareō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to be chargeable”, a single actionG1912I put a burden on, am burdensome.be chargeableτιναtinaunto anyτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “unto any”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.unto anyὑμῶνhumōnof youσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “of you”, the of-formG4771you.of youἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenwe preachedκηρύσσω (kērussō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “we preached”, a single actionG2784I proclaim, herald, preach.we preachedεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelεὐαγγέλιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “gospel”, the object formG2098the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).the gospelτοῦtoutheὁ (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 God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γάρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;

World English Bible

For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.

Darby Translation

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God.

Douay-Rheims

For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.

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