King James Version

2 Thessalonians 1:4

In 2 Thessalonians 1 of 2 Thessalonians.

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to greatly boast” (ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to boast” (καυχᾶσθαι) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὥστεhōsteSoὥστεconjunction — “So”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.Soαὐτοὺςautousourselvesαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “ourselves”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ourselvesἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἐγκαυχᾶσθαιenkauchasthaito boast ofἐγκαυχάομαι (enkauchaomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to boast of”, an ongoing or repeated actionG7013to boast ofἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaischurchesἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “churches”, the to- or for-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.the churchesτοῦtoutheὁ (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 Godὑπὲρhuperforὑπέρpreposition — “for”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.forτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπομονῆςhupomonēspatienceὑπομονή (hupomonē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “patience”, the of-formG5281endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for.patienceὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.πᾶσινpasinallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.διωγμοῖςdiōgmoispersecutionδιωγμός (diōgmos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “persecution”, the to- or for-formG1375chase, pursuit; persecution.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θλίψεσινthlipsesintribulationsθλῖψις (thlipsis)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “tribulations”, the to- or for-formG2347persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation.tribulationsαἷςhaisthatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “that”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἀνέχεσθεanechestheye endureἀνέχομαι (anechomai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye endure”, an ongoing or repeated actionG430I endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist.This verse uses “endure”.ye endure

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καυχᾶσθαιkauchasthaito gloryκαυχάομαι (kauchaomai)verb, present middle or passive infinitive — “to glory”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2744I boast; I glory (exult) proudly.This verse uses “glory”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;

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American Standard Version (1901)

so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;

Young’s Literal Translation

so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;

World English Bible

so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

Darby Translation

so that we ourselves make our boast in you in the assemblies of God for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations, which ye are sustaining;

Douay-Rheims

So that we ourselves also glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith, and in all your persecutions and tribulations, which you endure,

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