1 Thessalonians 3:12 BSB

Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὑμᾶς	humas	You	G4771 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κύριος	kurios	Lord	G2962 →
πλεονάσαι	pleonasai	would make to increase	G4121 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
περισσεύσαι	perisseusai	He would abound	G4052 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
ἀγάπῃ	agapē	in love	G26 →
εἰς	eis	toward	G1519 →
ἀλλήλους	allēlous	one another	G240 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἰς	eis	toward	G1519 →
πάντας	pantas	all	G3956 →
καθάπερ	kathaper	just as	G2509 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	we ourselves	G3165 →
εἰς	eis	toward	G1519 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 13:8
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
leads to
- Galatians 5:14
  The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 13:10
  Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- Matthew 22:39–40
  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Through
Matthew 22:39
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
leads to
- Mark 12:31
  The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
- Luke 10:27–37
  He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Leviticus 19:18
  Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Romans 13:9–10
  The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Through
Philippians 1:9
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
leads to
- Colossians 1:9
  For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.1 Peter 4:8Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,Romans 13:8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.John 15:12This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.1 John 4:7–16Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.Matthew 22:39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.2 Thessalonians 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.1 Thessalonians 4:10And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more Ephesians 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.1 John 3:11–19This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,1 Corinthians 16:14Do everything in love.1 Timothy 2:1First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—1 Thessalonians 4:9–10Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

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