2 Thessalonians 2:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἄρα οὖν, ἀδελφοί, στήκετε, καὶ κρατεῖτε τὰς παραδόσεις ἃς ἐδιδάχθητε, εἴτε διὰ λόγου, εἴτε διʼ ἐπιστολῆς ἡμῶν.

Transliteration

Ara therefore, adelphoi, stēkete, and krateite the paradoseis which edidachthēte, whether through logou, whether through epistolēs of us.

Grammar Details

*Ara*: inferential particle - then/so/therefore
*adelphoi*: vocative, masculine plural - brothers
*stēkete*: verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural - stand firm/stand fast
*krateite*: verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural - hold fast/hold on to
*paradoseis*: accusative, feminine plural - traditions/teachings handed down
*edidachthēte*: verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you were taught
*logou*: genitive, masculine singular - word/message
*epistolēs*: genitive, feminine singular - letter/epistle

Word Meanings

*Ara*: consequently/therefore/then
*adelphoi*: brothers/brethren/fellow believers
*stēkete*: stand firm/stand fast/be steadfast
*krateite*: hold fast/hold on to/keep firmly
*paradoseis*: traditions/teachings handed down/instructions
*edidachthēte*: you were taught/instructed
*logou*: word/message/speech
*epistolēs*: letter/epistle/written message

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
2 Thess 2:2 : 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2 Thess 3:6 : 6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
2 Thess 3:14 : 14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
Jude 1:3 : 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Phil 4:1 : 1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
1 Cor 15:58 : 58 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.
Rom 16:17 : 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

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