Study it in the app“not abandoning our own gathering together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day coming near.”
Do not stop meeting; encourage one another to love and good worksThe Church and CommunityThe author asks us not to stop gathering, but to encourage one anotherLoneliness
notμὴabandoningἐγκαταλείποντεςour ownἑαυτῶνgathering together,τὴν ἐπισυναγωγὴνasκαθὼςis the habitἔθοςof some,τισίνbutἀλλὰencouraging one another,παρακαλοῦντεςandκαὶall the moreτοσούτῳ μᾶλλονasὅσῳyou seeβλέπετεthe dayτὴν ἡμέρανcoming near.ἐγγίζουσαν
forsake
To leave someone alone, turn one's back on them.
Where else “enkataleipontes” appearsgathering together
Gathering together: everyone assembling in one place.
Where else “episynagōgēn” appearscustom
Custom.
Where else “ethos” appearsurge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakalountes” appearsso much, so great
So much, so great.
Where else “tosoutōi” appearsmore
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appearssee
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepete” appearsjudgment day
The day of the Lord, when God judges the world.
Where else “hēmeran” appearscome near
Come near, draw near; be at hand.
Where else “engizousan” appears24And let us consider one another for the stirring up of love and good works,
25 · This verse (above)
26For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
