1 Thessalonians 1:5
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.”
δύναμις
The root of our word dynamite. But dunamis is not explosive destruction — it is the inherent ability to accomplish what needs to be done. Jesus says you will receive this power. Not work for it, earn it or deserve it. Receive it. The Holy Spirit is not a reward. He is a gift.
λόγος
word
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λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
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εὐαγγέλιον
gospel
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εὐαγγέλιον
Good news, gospel, glad tidings. Euaggelion. The Gospel is the power of God for salvation. Not just a message about power. The message itself is power when received in faith.
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πνεῦμα
the] Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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γίνομαι
we were
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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μόνος
only
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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πολύς
much
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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οἷος
what
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οἷος
such or what sort of (as a correlation or exclamation); especially the neuter (adverbially) with negative, not so
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διά
on account of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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πληροφορία
full assurance
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πληροφορία
entire confidence
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