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1 Thessalonians 4:12 — King James Version← Study notes

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.


1 Thessalonians 4:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:1210 words
GreekMeaning
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
περιπατῆτεperipatēte
you may walkverbG4043
εὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōs
properlyadverbG2156
πρὸςpros
towardprepositionG4314
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
ἔξωexō
outsideadverbG1854
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μηδενὸςmēdenos
of no oneadjectiveG3367
χρείανchreian
neednounG5532
ἔχητεechēte
may haveverbG2192
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 4:12

He shows of how many evils idleness is the cause, and of how many benefits industry. And this he makes manifest from things which happen among us, as he often does, and that wisely. For by these things the majority are led on more than by spiritual things. For it is a mark of love to our neighbors not to receive from them, but to impart to them. And observe. Being about to exhort and admonish, he places in the middle their good conduct, both that they may recover even from…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on First Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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