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2 Thessalonians 1:3

In 2 Thessalonians 1 of 2 Thessalonians.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

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Εὐχαριστεῖνeucharisteinto thankεὐχαριστέω (eucharisteō)verb, present active infinitive — “to thank”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2168I thank, give thanks; pass. 3 sing: is received with thanks.This verse uses “thank”.to thankὀφείλομενopheilomento oweὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to owe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.This verse uses “owe”.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”.Godπάντοτεpantotealwaysπάντοτεadverb — “always”G3842always, at all times, ever.This verse uses “always”.alwaysπερὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asἄξιόνaxionmeetἄξιος (axios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “meet”, the subject formG514worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable.meetἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseὑπεραυξάνειhuperauxaneigroweth exceedinglyὑπεραυξάνω (huperauxanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “groweth exceedingly”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5232I increase exceedingly or beyond measure.groweth exceedinglyἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πίστιςpistisfaithπίστιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the subject formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.ὑμῶνhumōnof youσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “of you”, the of-formG4771you.of youκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πλεονάζειpleonazeiaboundethπλεονάζω (pleonazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “aboundeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4121I have more than enough; I abound, increase.aboundethἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγάπηagapēloveἀγάπηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “love”, the subject formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.ἑνὸςhenosoneεἷς (heis)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “one”, the of-formG1520one.ἑκάστουhekastoueachἕκαστος (hekastos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “each”, the of-formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “each”.πάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the object formG240one another, each other.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another;

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American Standard Version (1901)

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

Young’s Literal Translation

We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because increase greatly doth your faith, and abound doth the love of each one of you all, to one another;

World English Bible

We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds,

Darby Translation

We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds;

Douay-Rheims

We are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you towards each other, aboundeth:

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