And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.1 Thessalonians 2:13
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
Καὶ διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ ἀδιαλείπτως ὅτι παραλαβόντες λόγον ἀκοῆς παρ᾽ ἡμῶν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐδέξασθε οὐ λόγον ἀνθρώπων ἀλλὰ καθώς ἐστιν ἀληθῶς λόγον θεοῦ, ὃς καὶ ἐνεργεῖται ἐν ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν.
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- διὰdia“because of”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τοῦτοtouto“this”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἡμεῖςhēmeis“we ourselves”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- εὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumen“give thanks”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εὐχαριστέω · “to thank” · Strong's G2168
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεῷtheō“to God”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōs“unceasingly”Adverb · “unceasingly” · Strong's G0089
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- παραλαβόντεςparalabontes“having received”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from παραλαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G3880
- λόγονlogon“[the] word”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
- ἀκοῆςakoēs“[by your] hearing”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀκοή · “hearing” · Strong's G0189
- παρ᾽par᾽“from”Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεοῦtheou“of God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ἐδέξασθεedexasthe“you accepted”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from δέχομαι · “to receive” · Strong's G1209
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- λόγονlogon“[the] word”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
- ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn“of men”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἀλλὰalla“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- καθώςkathōs“even as”Conjunction · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
- ἐστινestin“it is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἀληθῶςalēthōs“truly”Adverb · “truly” · Strong's G0230
- λόγονlogon“[the] word”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
- θεοῦ,theou“of God,”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ὃςhos“which”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐνεργεῖταιenergeitai“works”Verb, present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐνεργέω · “be active” · Strong's G1754
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ὑμῖνhumin“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- τοῖςtois“who”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πιστεύουσιν.pisteuousin“believe.”Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)