New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Thessalonians 2:13-16

13For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223we alsoG2532constantlyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89thankεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316that when you receivedπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880thewordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3739you heardG191from us, you acceptedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209it not asthe wordλόγονlogonG3056of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, but forwhatκαθώςkathōsG2531it reallyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230is, the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,whichG3739alsoG2532performsG1754its workἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiG1754in you who believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.

14For you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,becameἐγενήθητε,egenēthēteG1096imitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402ofthe churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424that arein JudeaG2453, foryou alsoG2532enduredG3958the sameG846sufferingsἐπάθετεepatheteG3958at the handsG5259of your ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398countrymenσυμφυλετῶν,sumphuletōnG4853,evenκαθὼςkathōsG2531as they didfrom the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,

15who bothG2532killedἀποκτεινάντωνapokteinantōnG615the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andthe prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396, anddroveἐκδιωξάντωνekdiōxantōnG1559us out.They are not pleasingἀρεσκόντωνareskontōnG700to GodθεῷtheōG2316,but hostileἐναντίων,enantiōnG1727to allπᾶσινpasinG3956menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,

16hinderingκωλυόντωνkōluontōnG2967us from speakingλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484soἵναinaG2443that they may be savedσωθῶσιν,sōthōsinG4982;with the result that they alwaysπάντοτε·pantoteG3842fillἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaiG378up the measureG378of their sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266. ButwrathὀργὴorgēG3709has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348upon themto the utmostτέλος.¶telosG5056.

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