1 Thessalonians 2:13

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
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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.

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. διὰdia“because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  3. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  4. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. ἡμεῖςhēmeis“we ourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  6. εὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumen“give thanks”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εὐχαριστέω · “to thank” · Strong's G2168
  7. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. θεῷtheō“to God”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  9. ἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōs“unceasingly”
    Adverb · “unceasingly” · Strong's G0089
  10. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  11. παραλαβόντεςparalabontes“having received”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from παραλαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G3880
  12. λόγονlogon“[the] word”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  13. ἀκοῆςakoēs“[by your] hearing”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀκοή · “hearing” · Strong's G0189
  14. παρ᾽par᾽“from”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  15. ἡμῶνhēmōn“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  16. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  18. ἐδέξασθεedexasthe“you accepted”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from δέχομαι · “to receive” · Strong's G1209
  19. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  20. λόγονlogon“[the] word”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  21. ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn“of men”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  22. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  23. καθώςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  24. ἐστινestin“it is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  25. ἀληθῶςalēthōs“truly”
    Adverb · “truly” · Strong's G0230
  26. λόγονlogon“[the] word”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  27. θεοῦ,theou“of God,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  28. ὃςhos“which”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  29. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  30. ἐνεργεῖταιenergeitai“works”
    Verb, present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐνεργέω · “be active” · Strong's G1754
  31. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  32. ὑμῖνhumin“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  33. τοῖςtois“who”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  34. 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)