2 Thessalonians 3:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ γὰρ ὅτε ἦμεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦτο παρηγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν, ὅτι Εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι, μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω.

Transliteration

Kai gar hote ēmen pros you, this parēngellomen you, hoti Ei tis ou thelei ergazesthai, mēde esthietō.

Grammar Details

*Kai gar*: conjunctive phrase - for also/for even
*hote*: temporal conjunction - when
*ēmen*: imperfect indicative, active, 1st plural - we were
*pros*: preposition + accusative - with
*parēngellomen*: imperfect indicative, active, 1st plural - we were commanding
*hoti*: conjunction introducing quotation - that
*Ei*: conditional conjunction - if
*tis*: nominative, indefinite pronoun - anyone
*ou*: negative particle - not
*thelei*: present indicative, active, 3rd singular - wants/wills
*ergazesthai*: present infinitive, middle - to work
*mēde*: negative conjunction - neither/nor/not even
*esthietō*: present imperative, active, 3rd singular - let him eat

Word Meanings

*parēngellomen*: we were commanding/we were instructing/we were charging
*thelei*: wants/wills/desires
*ergazesthai*: to work/to labor
*esthietō*: let him eat/he should eat

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 3:19 : 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Prov 21:25 : 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
1 Thess 4:11 : 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
1 Thess 3:4 : 4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
John 16:4 : 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
Acts 20:18 : 18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

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