1 Thessalonians 2:16

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

forbidding us to speak to the nations that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always, but the anger did come upon them -- to the end!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Κωλυόντων ἡμᾶς τοῖς Ἔθνεσιν λαλῆσαι ἵνα σωθῶσιν, εἰς τὸ ἀναπληρῶσαι αὐτῶν τὰς ἁμαρτίας πάντοτε: ἔφθασεν δὲ ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἡ ὀργὴ εἰς τέλος.

Transliteration

Kōlyontōn us to the Ethnesin to lalēsai hina they might be sōthōsin, to the anaplērōsai of them the hamartias pantote: ephthasen de upon them the orgē to telos.

Grammar Details

• *Kōlyontōn*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - hindering/forbidding
• *Ethnesin*: dative, neuter, plural - to Gentiles/nations
• *lalēsai*: aorist active infinitive - to speak
• *hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *sōthōsin*: aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might be saved
• *anaplērōsai*: aorist active infinitive - to fill up/complete
• *hamartias*: accusative, feminine, plural - sins
• *pantote*: adverb - always/at all times
• *ephthasen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came/has come
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *orgē*: nominative, feminine, singular - wrath/anger
• *telos*: accusative, neuter, singular - end/uttermost

Word Meanings

• *Kōlyontōn*: hindering/forbidding/preventing
• *Ethnesin*: Gentiles/nations/peoples
• *sōthōsin*: they might be saved/rescued
• *anaplērōsai*: to fill up/complete/fulfill
• *ephthasen*: came/has come/overtook
• *orgē*: wrath/anger
• *telos*: end/uttermost/completely

Referenced Verses

• Acts 13:50 : 50 And the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the first men of the city, and did raise persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and did put them out from their borders;
• Acts 17:13 : 13 And when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that also in Berea was the word of God declared by Paul, they came thither also, agitating the multitudes;
• Acts 14:19 : 19 And there came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, and they having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, drew him outside of the city, having supposed him to be dead;
• Matt 23:32 : 32 and ye -- ye fill up the measure of your fathers.
• 2 Thess 2:10 : 10 and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,
• Mark 16:16 : 16 he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.
• Gen 15:16 : 16 and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'
• Mal 4:1 : 1 For, lo, the day hath come, burning as a furnace, And all the proud, and every wicked doer, have been stubble, And burnt them hath the day that came, Said Jehovah of Hosts, That there is not left to them root or branch,
• Acts 22:21-22 : 21 and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.' 22 And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, `Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.'
• Gal 5:11 : 11 And I, brethren, if uncircumcision I yet preach, why yet am I persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away;
• Acts 13:45 : 45 and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil.
• Acts 14:5 : 5 and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to use `them' despitefully, and to stone them,
• Acts 14:2 : 2 and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;
• Acts 18:12-13 : 12 And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a rush with one accord upon Paul, and brought him unto the tribunal, 13 saying -- `Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'
• Acts 19:9 : 9 and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he did separate the disciples, every day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus.
• Acts 21:27-31 : 27 And, as the seven days were about to be fully ended, the Jews from Asia having beheld him in the temple, were stirring up all the multitude, and they laid hands upon him, 28 crying out, `Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;' 29 for they had seen before Trophimus, the Ephesian, in the city with him, whom they were supposing that Paul brought into the temple. 30 All the city also was moved and there was a running together of the people, and having laid hold on Paul, they were drawing him out of the temple, and immediately were the doors shut, 31 and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,
• Eph 3:8 : 8 to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,
• Eph 3:13 : 13 wherefore, I ask `you' not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He did raise out of the dead -- Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.
• Rom 10:13-15 : 13 for every one -- whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.' 14 How then shall they call upon `him' in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe `on him' of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching? 15 and how shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it hath been written, `How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!'
• Acts 17:5-6 : 5 And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring `them' to the populace, 6 and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud -- `These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,
• Mal 4:5 : 5 Lo, I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.
• Matt 3:7-9 : 7 And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, 9 and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have -- Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham, 10 and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.
• Matt 3:12 : 12 whose fan `is' in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'
• Matt 12:45 : 45 then doth it go, and take with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having gone in they dwell there, and the last of that man doth become worse than the first; so shall it be also to this evil generation.'
• Matt 21:41-44 : 41 They say to him, `Evil men -- he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.' 42 Jesus saith to them, `Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes. 43 `Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit; 44 and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.'
• Matt 22:6-7 : 6 and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay `them'. 7 `And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;
• Isa 45:22 : 22 Turn to Me, and be saved, all ends of the earth, For I `am' God, and there is none else.
• Joel 2:30-31 : 30 And I have given wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, Blood and fire, and columns of smoke. 31 The sun is turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.
• Zech 5:6-8 : 6 And I say, `What `is' it?' And he saith, `This -- the ephah that is coming forth.' And he saith, `This `is' their aspect in all the land. 7 And lo, a cake of lead lifted up; and this `is' a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.' 8 And he saith, `This `is' the wicked woman.' And he casteth her unto the midst of the ephah, and casteth the weight of lead on its mouth.
• Luke 11:50-51 : 50 that the blood of all the prophets, that is being poured forth from the foundation of the world, may be required from this generation; 51 from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yes, I say to you, It shall be required from this generation.
• Luke 19:42-44 : 42 saying -- `If thou didst know, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace; but now they were hid from thine eyes. 43 `Because days shall come upon thee, and thine enemies shall cast around thee a rampart, and compass thee round, and press thee on every side, 44 and lay thee low, and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou didst not know the time of thy inspection.'
• Luke 21:20-24 : 20 `And when ye may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that come nigh did her desolation; 21 then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains; and those in her midst, let them depart out; and those in the countries, let them not come in to her; 22 because these are days of vengeance, to fulfil all things that have been written. 23 `And wo to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people; 24 and they shall fall by the mouth of the sword, and shall be led captive to all the nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by nations, till the times of nations be fulfilled.
• Acts 4:12 : 12 and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.'
• Acts 11:2-3 : 2 and when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision were contending with him, 3 saying -- `Unto men uncircumcised thou didst go in, and didst eat with them!'
• Acts 11:17-18 : 17 if then the equal gift God did give to them as also to us, having believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, I -- how was I able to withstand God?' 18 And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, `Then, indeed, also to the nations did God give the reformation to life.'
• Matt 24:6 : 6 and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all `these' to come to pass, but the end is not yet.
• Matt 24:14 : 14 and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.
• Matt 24:21-22 : 21 for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be. 22 And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened.
• 1 Tim 2:4 : 4 who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;
• Heb 6:8 : 8 and that which is bearing thorns and briers `is' disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end `is' for burning;
• Heb 10:27-30 : 27 but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers; 28 any one who did set at nought a law of Moses, apart from mercies, by two or three witnesses, doth die, 29 of how much sorer punishment shall he be counted worthy who the Son of God did trample on, and the blood of the covenant did count a common thing, in which he was sanctified, and to the Spirit of the grace did despite? 30 for we have known Him who is saying, `Vengeance `is' Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, `The Lord shall judge His people;' --
• Jas 5:1-6 : 1 Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon `you'; 2 your riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten; 3 your gold and silver have rotted, and the rust of them for a testimony shall be to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye made treasure in the last days! 4 lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered; 5 ye did live in luxury upon the earth, and were wanton; ye did nourish your hearts, as in a day of slaughter; 6 ye did condemn -- ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.
• Rev 22:11 : 11 he who is unrighteous -- let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy -- let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous -- let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified -- let him be sanctified still: