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1 Thessalonians 3:13 — King James Version← Study notes

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.


1 Thessalonians 3:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 3:1327 words
GreekMeaning
εἰςeis
in orderprepositionG1519
τὸto
thearticleG3588
στηρίξαιstērixai
to strengthenverbG4741
ὑμῶνhymōn
yourpronounG4771
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
καρδίαςkardias
heartsnounG2588
ἀμέμπτουςamemptous
blamelessadjectiveG273
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἁγιωσύνῃhagiōsynē
holinessnounG42
ἔμπροσθενemprosthen
beforeprepositionG1715
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πατρὸςpatros
FathernounG3962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
ἐνen
atprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
παρουσίᾳparousia
comingnounG3952
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
πάντωνpantōn
alladjectiveG3956
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἁγίωνhagiōn
saintsadjectiveG40
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 3:13

He shows that love produces advantage to themselves, not to those who are loved. I wish, he says, that this love may abound, that there may be no blemish. He does not say to establish you, but your hearts. “For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts.” Matthew 15:19 For it is possible, without doing anything, to be a bad man; as for example, to have envy, unbelief, deceit, to rejoice at evils, not to be loving, to hold perverted doctrines, all these things are of the heart;…

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