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Thereforeτοιγαροῦνthe one who rejects thisὁ ἀθετῶνrejectsἀθετεῖnotοὐκa human beingἄνθρωπονbutἀλλὰGod,τὸν θεὸνwhoτὸνalsoκαὶgivesδιδόνταhisαὐτοῦHolyτὸ ἅγιονSpiritτὸ πνεῦμαtoεἰςyou.ὑμᾶς
1 Thessalonians 4:8
Study it in the app“Therefore the one who rejects this rejects not a human being but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 4:8, word by word
- Thereforeτοιγαροῦνtoigaroun
so then, therefore
So then, therefore.
Where else “toigaroun” appears- the one who rejects thisἀθετῶνathetōn
reject
To treat someone as worthless and pay him no heed.
Where else “athetōn” appears- a human beingἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
mortal
Humans, weak before God.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- givesδιδόνταdidonta
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “didonta” appears- Holyἅγιονhagion
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagion” appears- Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “gave” instead of “gives.”
The context
7For God did not call us to impurity but in sanctification.
8 · This verse (above)
9Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;