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1 Thessalonians 5:15

In 1 Thessalonians 5 of 1 Thessalonians.

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before toward here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁρᾶτεhorateSeeὁράω (horaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “See”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Seeμήmēthat noneμήconjunction — “that none”G3361not, lest.that noneτιςtisunto anyτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “unto any”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.unto anyκακὸνkakonevilκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.ἀντὶantiforἀντίpreposition — “for”G473(a) instead of, in return for, over against, opposite, in exchange for, as a substitute for, (b) on my behalf, (c) wherefore, because.This verse uses “for”.κακοῦkakouevilκακός (kakos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “evil”, the of-formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.τινιtinioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “one”, the to- or for-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀποδῷapodōto payἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to pay”, a single actionG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.ἀλλὰallaman; butἀλλάconjunction — “man; but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.man; butπάντοτεpantoteeverπάντοτεadverb — “ever”G3842always, at all times, ever.everτὸtothat whichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “that which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.that whichἀγαθὸνagathonis goodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “is good”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.is goodδιώκετεdiōketeto pursueδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to pursue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.This verse uses “pursue”.εἰςeisamongεἰςpreposition — “among”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “among”.amongἀλλήλουςallēlousyourselvesἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “yourselves”, the object formG240one another, each other.yourselvesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toπάνταςpantasallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaibothκαίconjunction — “both”G2532and, even, also, namely.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

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American Standard Version (1901)

See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

Young’s Literal Translation

see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

World English Bible

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

Darby Translation

See that no one render to any evil for evil, but pursue always what is good towards one another and towards all;

Douay-Rheims

See that none render evil for evil to any man; but ever follow that which is good towards each other, and towards all men.

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