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Περὶ peri • touching

δὲ de • now

τῆς tēs • the

φιλαδελφίας philadelphias • love

οὐ ou • no

χρείαν chreian • need

ἔχετε echete • have

γράφειν graphein • write

ὑμῖν, umin • you

αὐτοὶ autoi • yourselves

γὰρ gar • for

ὑμεῖς umeis • you

θεοδίδακτοί theodidaktoi • God

ἐστε este • are

εἰς eis • to

τὸ to • the

ἀγαπᾶν agapan • love

ἀλλήλους, allēlous • one another

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καὶ kai • indeed

γὰρ gar • indeed

ποιεῖτε poieite • practice

αὐτὸ auto • it

εἰς eis • toward

πάντας pantas • all

τοὺς tous • who

ἀδελφοὺς adelphous • brethren

τοὺς tous • who

ἐν en • in

ὅλῃ olē • all

τῇ tē • who

Μακεδονίᾳ. makedonia • Macedonia

παρακαλοῦμεν parakaloumen • urge

δὲ de • but

ὑμᾶς, umas • you

ἀδελφοί, adelphoi • brethren

περισσεύειν perisseuein • excel

μᾶλλον mallon • more

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καὶ kai • and

φιλοτιμεῖσθαι philotimeisthai • study

ἡσυχάζειν ēsuchazein • quiet

καὶ kai • and

πράσσειν prassein • attend

τὰ ta • the

ἴδια idia • own

καὶ kai • and

ἐργάζεσθαι ergazesthai • work

ταῖς tais • the

[ἰδίαις] idiais • own

χερσὶν chersin • hands

ὑμῶν umōn • your

καθὼς kathōs • just as

ὑμῖν umin • you

παρηγγείλαμεν, parēngeilamen • commanded

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ἵνα ina • so

περιπατῆτε peripatēte • behave

εὐσχημόνως euschēmonōs • properly

πρὸς pros • toward

τοὺς tous • outsiders

ἔξω exō • without

καὶ kai • and

μηδενὸς mēdenos • any

χρείαν chreian • need

ἔχητε. echēte • have

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Οὐ ou • not

θέλομεν thelomen • want

δὲ de • But

ὑμᾶς umas • you

ἀγνοεῖν, agnoein • uninformed

ἀδελφοί, adelphoi • brethren

περὶ peri • about

τῶν tōn • those

κοιμωμένων, koimōmenōn • asleep

ἵνα ina • so

μὴ mē • no

λυπῆσθε lupēsthe • grieve

καθὼς kathōs • as

καὶ kai • even

οἱ oi • those

λοιποὶ loipoi • rest

οἱ oi • those

μὴ mē • no

ἔχοντες echontes • have

ἐλπίδα. elpida • hope

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εἰ ei • if

γὰρ gar • For

πιστεύομεν pisteuomen • believe

ὅτι oti • that

Ἰησοῦς iēsous • Jesus

ἀπέθανεν apethanen • died

καὶ kai • even

ἀνέστη, anestē • arise

οὕτως outōs • so

καὶ kai • even

ὁ o • those

θεὸς theos • God

τοὺς tous • those

κοιμηθέντας koimēthentas • sleep

διὰ dia • in

τοῦ tou • those

Ἰησοῦ iēsou • Jesus

ἄξει axei • bring

σὺν sun • with

αὐτῷ. autō • him

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Τοῦτο touto • this

γὰρ gar • For

ὑμῖν umin • you

λέγομεν legomen • say

ἐν en • by

λόγῳ logō • word

κυρίου, kuriou • Lord

ὅτι oti • that

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

οἱ oi • those

ζῶντες zōntes • alive

οἱ oi • those

περιλειπόμενοι perileipomenoi • remain

εἰς eis • until

τὴν tēn • those

παρουσίαν parousian • coming

τοῦ tou • those

κυρίου kuriou • Lord

οὐ ou • not

μὴ mē • not

φθάσωμεν phthasōmen • precede

τοὺς tous • those

κοιμηθέντας· koimēthentas • asleep

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ὅτι oti • For

αὐτὸς autos • himself

ὁ o • the

κύριος kurios • Lord

ἐν en • with

κελεύσματι, keleusmati • shout

ἐν en • with

φωνῇ phōnē • voice

ἀρχαγγέλου archangelou • archangel

καὶ kai • and

ἐν en • with

σάλπιγγι salpingi • trumpet

θεοῦ theou • God

καταβήσεται katabēsetai • descend

ἀπ' ap • from

οὐρανοῦ ouranou • heaven

καὶ kai • and

οἱ oi • the

νεκροὶ nekroi • dead

ἐν en • with

Χριστῷ christō • Christ

ἀναστήσονται anastēsontai • rise

πρῶτον, prōton • first

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ἔπειτα epeita • then

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

οἱ oi • which

ζῶντες zōntes • alive

οἱ oi • which

περιλειπόμενοι perileipomenoi • remain

ἅμα ama • together

σὺν sun • with

αὐτοῖς autois • them

ἁρπαγησόμεθα arpagēsometha • caught

ἐν en • in

νεφέλαις nephelais • clouds

εἰς eis • in

ἀπάντησιν apantēsin • meet

τοῦ tou • which

κυρίου kuriou • Lord

εἰς eis • in

ἀέρα· aera • air

καὶ kai • and

οὕτως outōs • so

πάντοτε pantote • always

σὺν sun • with

κυρίῳ kuriō • Lord

ἐσόμεθα. esometha • shall

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ὥστε ōste • therefore

παρακαλεῖτε parakaleite • comfort

ἀλλήλους allēlous • one another

ἐν en • with

τοῖς tois • the

λόγοις logois • words

τούτοις. toutois • these