1 Corinthians 15:58

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί, ἑδραῖοι γίνεσθε, ἀμετακίνητοι, περισσεύοντες ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ τοῦ Κυρίου πάντοτε, εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ κόπος ὑμῶν οὐκ ἔστιν κενὸς ἐν Κυρίῳ.

Transliteration

Hōste, adelphoi of me agapētoi, hedraioi ginesthe, ametakinētoi, perisseuontes in the ergō of the Kyriou pantote, eidotes hoti the kopos of you ouk estin kenos in Kyriō.

Grammar Details

*Hōste*: consecutive conjunction - therefore/so that
*adelphoi*: masculine vocative plural noun - brothers
*agapētoi*: masculine vocative plural adjective - beloved
*hedraioi*: masculine nominative plural adjective - steadfast/firm
*ginesthe*: present imperative middle 2nd plural - become/be
*ametakinētoi*: masculine nominative plural adjective - immovable/unmovable
*perisseuontes*: present active participle, masculine nominative plural - abounding/exceeding
*ergō*: neuter dative singular noun - work/deed
*Kyriou*: masculine genitive singular noun - of the Lord
*pantote*: temporal adverb - always/at all times
*eidotes*: perfect active participle, masculine nominative plural - knowing
*hoti*: subordinating conjunction - that/because
*kopos*: masculine nominative singular noun - labor/toil
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*estin*: present indicative active 3rd singular - is
*kenos*: masculine nominative singular adjective - empty/vain
*Kyriō*: masculine dative singular noun - in the Lord

Word Meanings

*adelphoi*: brothers/siblings (may include sisters in context)
*agapētoi*: beloved/dear
*hedraioi*: steadfast/firm/established
*ginesthe*: become/be/prove yourselves to be
*ametakinētoi*: immovable/unmovable/steadfast
*perisseuontes*: abounding/exceeding/increasing
*ergō*: work/deed/labor
*Kyriou*: Lord/Master
*eidotes*: knowing/being aware
*kopos*: labor/toil/trouble
*kenos*: empty/vain/fruitless
*Kyriō*: Lord/Master

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Referenced Verses

Gal 6:9 : 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
2 Chr 15:7 : 7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
2 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Col 1:23 : 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Phil 2:16 : 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
1 Cor 3:8 : 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
Ps 55:22 : 22 Cast{H8685)} thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain{H8770)} thee: he shall never suffer{H8799)} the righteous to be moved{H8800)}.
1 Thess 1:3 : 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
1 Cor 16:10 : 10 Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
Heb 13:15-16 : 15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
John 6:28-29 : 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Heb 13:21 : 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Col 2:7 : 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
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 do toward you:
Heb 3:14 : 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
1 Thess 3:3 : 3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
Ps 112:6 : 6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
Matt 25:31-40 : 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 {G1161} When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 {G1161} Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Phil 1:11 : 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Phil 1:9 : 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
Ruth 1:18 : 18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
Ps 19:11 : 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
1 Thess 3:5 : 5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
Phil 4:17 : 17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
Col 2:5 : 5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
Ps 78:8 : 8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn{H8802)} and rebellious{H8802)} generation; a generation that set not their heart aright{H8689)}, and whose spirit was not stedfast{H8738)} with God.
Gal 4:11 : 11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
Matt 10:40-42 : 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
2 Thess 1:3 : 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
2 Pet 1:4-9 : 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Ps 73:13 : 13 Verily I have cleansed{H8765)} my heart in vain, and washed{H8799)} my hands in innocency.

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