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1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

12τοὺςtousG3588AndδὲdeG1161we beseechἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenG2065youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,to knowG1492them which labourκοπιῶνταςkopiōntasG2872amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532are overπροϊσταμένουςproistamenousG4291youὑμῶνhumōnG4771inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532admonishνουθετοῦνταςnouthetountasG3560youὑμᾶςhumasG4771;

13AndκαὶkaiG2532to esteemἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaiG2233themαὐτοὺςautousG846veryὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG5228highlyG4053inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26forG1223theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846work’sτὸ ἔργονto ergonG3588 G2041sakeG1223. Andbe at peaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς.¶he'autoisG1438.

14τοὺςtousG3588τοὺςtousG3588NowδὲdeG1161we exhortΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,warnνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560them that areτῶνtōnG3588unrulyἀτάκτους,ataktousG813,comfortπαραμυθεῖσθεparamutheistheG3888the feeblemindedὀλιγοψύχους,oligopsuchousG3642,supportἀντέχεσθεantechestheG472the weakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772,be patientμακροθυμεῖτεmakrothumeiteG3114towardπρὸςprosG4314allπάντας.pantasG3956men.

15τὸtoG3588SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708that noneμήmēG3361renderἀποδῷ,apodōG591evilκακὸνkakonG2556forἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556unto anyτιςtisG5100man;butἀλλὰallaG235everπάντοτεpantoteG3842followδιώκετεdiōketeG1377that which is goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,bothκαὶkaiG2532amongεἰςeisG1519yourselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,andκαὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519allπάντας.pantasG3956men.τινιtiniG5100

16Rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463evermoreπάντοτεpantoteG3842.

17Prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336without ceasingἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89.

18InἐνenG1722every thingπαντὶpantiG3956give thanksεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168:forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isthe willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424concerningεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

19Quenchσβέννυτε·sbennuteG4570notμὴmēG3361the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151.

20Despiseἐξουθενεῖτε·exoutheneiteG1848notμὴmēG3361prophesyingsπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394.

21τὸtoG3588Proveδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381all thingsπάνταpantaG3956;hold fastκατέχετε·katecheteG2722that which is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570.

22Abstainἀπέχεσθε.apechestheG568fromἀπὸapoG575allπαντὸςpantosG3956appearanceεἴδουςeidousG1491of evilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

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