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1 Thessalonians 5:9

In 1 Thessalonians 5 of 1 Thessalonians.

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

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ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔθετοethetoappointedτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “appointed”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.appointedἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toὀργὴνorgēnwrathὀργή (orgē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wrath”, the object formG3709anger, wrath, passion; punishment, vengeance.This verse uses “wrath”.wrathἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toπεριποίησινperipoiēsinobtainπεριποίησις (peripoiēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “obtain”, the object formG4047acquiring, obtaining, possessing, possession, ownership.obtainσωτηρίαςsōtēriassalvationσωτηρία (sōtēria)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “salvation”, the of-formG4991welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.This verse uses “salvation”.salvationδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.LordἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For God appointed us not unto wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Young’s Literal Translation

because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

World English Bible

For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Darby Translation

because God has not set us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Douay-Rheims

For God hath not appointed us unto wrath, but unto the purchasing of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

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