1 Thessalonians 2:13

“And for this reason we also thank God unceasingly, that when you received the word you heard from us, the word of God, you accepted it not as the word of human beings but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.”

1 Thessalonians 2:13 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Thessalonians 2:13, word by word

thankεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumen

give thanks

Give thanks.

Where else “eucharistoumen” appears
Godθεῷtheōi

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theōi” appears
unceasinglyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōs

constantly

"Without ceasing", "constantly".

Where else “adialeiptōs” appears
when you receivedπαραλαβόντεςparalabontes

receive

To accept what another hands over: a teaching, a person.

Where else “paralabontes” appears
the wordλόγονlogon

message

What God says, proclaimed to people.

Where else “logon” appears
you heardἀκοῆςakoēs

message

What is preached and people listen to: the word proclaimed.

Where else “akoēs” appears
you accepted itἐδέξασθεedexasthe

welcome

To gladly take in someone or something.

Where else “edexasthe” appears
of human beingsἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn

person

A person, man or woman.

Where else “anthrōpōn” appears
it trulyἀληθῶςalēthōs

truly

Truly, really.

Where else “alēthōs” appears
isἐστὶνestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears
is at workἐνεργεῖταιenergeitai

be at work

Be at work, operate with power; bring about.

Where else “energeitai” appears
who believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousin

trust

To trust in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pisteuousin” appears

The context

12we were exhorting you and comforting and testifying, so that you would walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

13 · This verse (above)

14For you became imitators, brothers, of the assemblies of God that are in Judea in the Messiah Jesus, because you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen just as they also did from the Jews,

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