1 Thessalonians 1:3

“remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah,”

1 Thessalonians 1:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Thessalonians 1:3, word by word

rememberingμνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontes

remember

To keep something in mind.

Where else “mnēmoneuontes” appears
beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen

before, in front of

In front of, before.

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Godθεοῦtheou

God

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

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Fatherπατρὸςpatros

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

Where else “patros” appears
workἔργουergou

deed

What someone does, their conduct.

Where else “ergou” appears
of faithπίστεωςpisteōs

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

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laborκόπουkopou

toil

Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.

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of loveἀγάπηςagapēs

love

Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.

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enduranceὑπομονῆςhypomonēs

endurance, perseverance

Endurance, perseverance: holding out patiently under trial.

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of hopeἐλπίδοςelpidos

hope

Hope: confidence in what God will do.

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in our Lordκυρίουkyriou

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

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JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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The context

2We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers, unceasingly,

3 · This verse (above)

4knowing, brothers loved by God, your election,

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