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1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

12But we askἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenG2065you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, torecognizeG3609thoseτοὺςtousG3588who diligentlyG2872laborG2872amongG1722you andareG4291inG4291leadershipG4291overG4291you in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,and giveG3560youinstructionG3560,

13and that you regardἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaiG2233them veryG5239highlyG5239in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26becauseδιὰdiaG1223of their workἔργονergonG2041.LiveG1514inG1514peaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514with oneG1438anotherG1438.

14We urgeΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560theunrulyἀτάκτους,ataktousG813,encourageπαραμυθεῖσθεparamutheistheG3888the faintheartedὀλιγοψύχους,oligopsuchousG3642,helpἀντέχεσθεantechestheG472the weakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772,beG3114patientμακροθυμεῖτεmakrothumeiteG3114with everyoneπάντας.pantasG3956.

15SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatnoμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100repaysἀποδῷ,apodōG591anotherτινιtiniG5100with evilκακὸνkakonG2556for evilκακοῦkakouG2556,but alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842seekδιώκετεdiōketeG1377whatG18isG18goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18for oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240and for allG3956peopleG3956.

16Rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,

17prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336withoutG89ceasingG89,

18in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956giveεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168thanksG2168;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for you in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

19Do not quenchσβέννυτε·sbennuteG4570the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,

20do not utterlyG1848rejectG1848propheciesπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394,

21butexamineδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381everythingπάνταpantaG3956;holdκατέχετε·katecheteG2722firmlyG2722toG2722that whichτὸtoG3588is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,

22abstainἀπέχεσθε.apechestheG568from everyπαντὸςpantosG3956formεἴδουςeidousG1491of evilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

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