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1 Thessalonians 2:3 — King James Version← Study notes

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:


1 Thessalonians 2:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 2:313 words
GreekMeaning
thearticleG3588
γὰρgar
ForwordG1063
παράκλησιςparaklēsis
the exhortationnounG3874
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
οὐκouk
is notadverbG3756
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
πλάνηςplanēs
errornounG4106
οὐδὲoude
norwordG3761
ἐξex
ofprepositionG1537
ἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsias
impuritynounG167
οὐδὲoude
neither (indeed), never, no (morewordG3761
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
δόλῳdolō
trickerynounG1388
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 2:3

Do you see that, as I said, from their perseverance he makes a proof that the Preaching is divine? For, if it were not so, if it were a deceit, we should not have endured so many dangers, which allowed us not even to take breath. You were in tribulation, we were in tribulation. What then was it? Unless somewhat of things future had excited us, unless we had been persuaded that there is a good hope, we should not have been filled with the more alacrity by suffering. For who…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 2 on First Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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