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1 Thessalonians 3:9

In 1 Thessalonians 3 of 1 Thessalonians.

For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

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τίναtinawhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.εὐχαριστίανeucharistianthanksεὐχαριστία (eucharistia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “thanks”, the object formG2169thankfulness, gratitude; giving of thanks, thanksgiving.thanksδυνάμεθαdunamethacan weδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person plural — “can we”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.can weτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.to Godἀνταποδοῦναιantapodounaito againἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodidōmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to again”, a single actionG467I give in return, recompense.againπερὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἐπὶepiforἐπίpreposition — “for”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.forπάσῃpasēallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χαρᾷcharajoyχαράnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the to- or for-formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.the joyᾗhēwherewithὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “wherewith”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.wherewithχαίρομενchairomenwe joyχαίρω (chairō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “we joy”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.we joyδι’diforδιά (dia)preposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forὑμᾶςhumasyour sakesσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “your sakes”, the object formG4771you.your sakesἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeἔμπροσθενpreposition — “before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (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”.GodἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

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American Standard Version (1901)

For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

Young’s Literal Translation

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

World English Bible

For what thanksgiving can we give again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,

Darby Translation

For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,

Douay-Rheims

For what thanks can we return to God for you, in all the joy wherewith we rejoice for you before our God,

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