King James Version

2 Thessalonians 2:13

In 2 Thessalonians 2 of 2 Thessalonians.

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “has chosen” (εἵλατο) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “from [the] beginning” (ἀπαρχὴν) before unto here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “has chosen” (εἵλετο) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from beginning” (ἀπ᾽) before unto here.

ἩμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).weδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὀφείλομενopheilomenare boundὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “are bound”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.are boundεὐχαριστεῖνeucharisteinto give thanksεὐχαριστέω (eucharisteō)verb, present active infinitive — “to give thanks”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2168I thank, give thanks; pass. 3 sing: is received with thanks.This verse uses “give thanks”.to give thanksτῷtōtheὁ (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 Godπάντοτεpantotealwaysπάντοτεadverb — “always”G3842always, at all times, ever.This verse uses “always”.περὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἀδελφοὶadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenἠγαπημένοιēgapēmenoibelovedἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, perfect passive participle, vocative, plural, masculine — “beloved”, a completed action with a present resultG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.belovedὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofκυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseεἵλατοheilatohathαἱρέομαι (haireomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath”, a single actionG138I choose, prefer.hathὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youὁhotheὁarticle, 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”.ἀπαρχὴνaparchēnfirstfruitsἀπαρχή (aparchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “firstfruits”, the object formG536the first-fruits, the earliest crop of the year, hence also met., for example, of the earliest converts in a district; there is evidence in favor of rendering in some passages merely by: sacrifice, gift.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toσωτηρίανsōtēriansalvationσωτηρία (sōtēria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “salvation”, the object formG4991welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.This verse uses “salvation”.salvationἐνenthroughἐνpreposition — “through”G1722in, on, among.throughἁγιασμῷhagiasmōsanctificationἁγιασμός (hagiasmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “sanctification”, the to- or for-formG38the process of making or becoming holy, set apart, sanctification, holiness, consecration.This verse uses “sanctification”.sanctificationπνεύματοςpneumatosof the Spiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the Spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.of the Spiritκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπίστειpisteibeliefπίστις (pistis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “belief”, the to- or for-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “belief”.beliefἀληθείαςalētheiasof the truthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.of the truth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἵλετοheiletohathαἱρέομαι (haireomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath”, a single actionG138I choose, prefer.ἀπ᾽apfromἀπό (apo)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “from”, the object formG575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And we — we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

Darby Translation

But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [the] beginning to salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth:

Douay-Rheims

Whereunto also he hath called you by our gospel, unto the purchasing of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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