2 Thessalonians 1:3

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

We are bounde to thanke God all wayes for you brethren as it is mete because that youre fayth groweth excedyngly and every one of you swymmeth in love towarde another betwene youre selves

📖 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 bounde to geve thankes alwaye to god for you brethren beloved of the LORde for because that God hath from the begynnynge chosen you to saluacion thorow sanctifyinge of the sprete and thorowe belevynge the trueth:
• 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Further more we beseche you brethren and exhorte you in the LORde Iesus that ye increace more and more euen as ye have receaved of vs how ye ought to walke and to please god.
• 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 And for as moche as ye have purified youre soules thorowe the sprete in obeyinge the trueth for to love brotherly withouten saynynge se that ye love one another with a pure hert fervently:
• 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 And hervnto geve all diligence: in youre fayth minister vertve and in vertue knowledg 6 and in knowledge temperancy and in temrancy pacience in pacience godlynes 7 in godlynes brotherly kyndnes in brotherly kyndnes love. 8 For yf these thinges be amonge you and are plenteous they wyll make you that ye nether shalbe ydle nor vnfrutefull in the knowledge of oure LORde Iesus Christ. 9 But he yt lacketh these thynges is blynde and gropeth for ye waye with his honde and hath forgotten yt he was pourged from his olde synnes. 10 Wherfore brethren geve the moare diligence forto make youre callynge and eleccion sure. For yf ye do soche thynges ye shall never erre.
• Rom 1:8 : 8 Fyrst verely I thanke my God thorow Iesus Christ for you all because youre fayth is publisshed through out all the worlde.
• 1 Cor 1:4 : 4 I thanke my God all wayes on youre behalfe for ye grace of God which is geuen you by Iesus Christ
• Eph 5:20 : 20 gevinge thankes all wayes for all thinges vnto God the father in the name of oure Lorde Iesu Christ:
• Phil 1:7 : 7 as it becometh me so to iudge of you all because I have you in my herte and have you also every one companios of grace with me even in my bondes as I defende and stablysshe the gospell.
• Phil 1:9 : 9 And this I praye yt youre love maye increace more and more in knowledge and in all fealinge
• 1 Thess 1:2-3 : 2 We geve God thakes all waye for you all makinge mension of you in oure prayers 3 with out ceasynge and call to remembraunce youre worke in the faythe and labour in love and perseveraunce in the hope of oure LORde Iesus Christ in the sight of God oure father:
• 1 Thess 3:6 : 6 But now lately whe Timotheus came fro you vnto vs and declared to vs youre fayth and youre love and how that ye have good remembraunce of vs all wayes desyringe to se vs as we desyre to se you.
• 1 Thess 3:9 : 9 For what thankes can we recompence to god agayne for you over all the ioye that we ioye for youre sakes before oure god
• 1 Thess 3:12 : 12 and the LORde increace you and make you flowe ouer in love one towarde another and towarde all men even as we do towarde you
• 2 Pet 1:13 : 13 Notwithstodinge I thynke yt mete (as longe as I am in this tabernacle) to stere you vp by puttynge you in remebraunc
• 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 but growe in grace and in the knowledge of oure LORde and saveoure Iesus Christ. To whom he glory bothe now and for ever. Amen.
• 1 Thess 4:9-9 : 9 But as touchynge brotherly love ye nede not that I wryte vnto you. For ye are taught of God to love on another. 10 Ye and that thinge verely ye do vnto all the brethre which are thorow oute all Macedonia. We beseche you brethren that ye encreace more and more
• Luke 15:32 : 32 it was mete that we shuld make mery and be glad: for this thy brother was deed and is a lyve agayne: and was loste and is founde.
• Luke 17:5 : 5 And the apostles sayde vnto the Lorde: increase oure faith.
• John 15:2 : 2 Every braunche that beareth not frute in me he will take awaye. And every braunche that beareth frute will he pourge yt it maye bringe moare frute.