2 Thessalonians 1:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εὐχαριστεῖν ὀφείλομεν τῷ Θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί, καθὼς ἄξιόν ἐστιν, ὅτι ὑπεραυξάνει ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν, καὶ πλεονάζει ἡ ἀγάπη ἑνὸς ἑκάστου πάντων ὑμῶν εἰς ἀλλήλους·

Transliteration

To eucharistein we opheilomen to the Theos pantote concerning you, adelphoi, kathōs axion estin, because hyperauxanei the pistis of you, and pleonazei the agapē of henos hekastou of all of you toward one another;

Grammar Details

• *eucharistein*: present infinitive, active - complementary to *opheilomen*
• *opheilomen*: present indicative, 1st person, plural - we ought/are obligated
• *Theos*: dative, masculine, singular - indirect object/recipient
• *pantote*: adverb - always/at all times
• *adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - direct address
• *kathōs*: comparative conjunction - just as/according as
• *axion*: nominative, neuter, singular - fitting/worthy
• *estin*: present indicative, 3rd person, singular - is
• *hyperauxanei*: present indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - grows exceedingly
• *pistis*: nominative, feminine, singular - subject of *hyperauxanei*
• *pleonazei*: present indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - increases/abounds
• *agapē*: nominative, feminine, singular - subject of *pleonazei*
• *henos*: genitive, masculine, singular - of each/one
• *hekastou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of each/every
• εἰς ἀλλήλους: preposition + accusative, masculine, plural - toward one another

Word Meanings

• *eucharistein*: to give thanks/express gratitude
• *opheilomen*: we are obligated/ought/must
• *Theos*: God/deity
• *pantote*: always/at all times/continually
• *adelphoi*: brothers/siblings/fellow believers
• *kathōs*: just as/according as/in the same way
• *axion*: worthy/fitting/proper
• *hyperauxanei*: grows exceedingly/increases greatly/super-grows
• *pistis*: faith/belief/trust
• *pleonazei*: increases/abounds/multiplies
• *agapē*: love/charity/benevolence
• *henos*: one/single
• *hekastou*: each/every

Referenced Verses

• 2 Thess 2:13 : 13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God {G138} chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
• 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk, — that ye abound more and more.
• 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the {G2513} heart fervently:
• 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge; 6 and in [your] knowledge self-control; and in [your] self-control patience; and in [your] patience godliness; 7 and in [your] godliness brotherly kindness; and in [your] brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he that {G3361} lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall {G4417} never {G4218} stumble:
• Rom 1:8 : 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.
• 1 Cor 1:4 : 4 I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;
• Eph 5:20 : 20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
• Phil 1:7 : 7 even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.
• Phil 1:9 : 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
• 1 Thess 1:2-3 : 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention [of you] in our prayers; 3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
• 1 Thess 3:6 : 6 But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also [to see] you;
• 1 Thess 3:9 : 9 For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
• 1 Thess 3:12 : 12 and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also [do] toward you;
• Job 17:9 : 9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
• Ps 84:7 : 7 They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
• Ps 92:13 : 13 They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God.
• Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
• Isa 40:29-31 : 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
• Luke 15:32 : 32 But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive [again]; and [was] lost, and is found.
• Luke 17:5 : 5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
• John 15:2 : 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.
• 2 Pet 1:13 : 13 And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
• 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] the glory both now and for {G2250} ever. Amen.
• 1 Thess 4:9-9 : 9 But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another; 10 for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;