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Lexicon :: Strong's G4052 - perisseuō

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περισσεύω
Transliteration
perisseuō (Key)
Pronunciation
per-is-syoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
39x in 21 unique form(s) TR
39x in 20 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:58,828

Strong’s Definitions

περισσεύω perisseúō, per-is-syoo'-o; from G4053; to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel:—(make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain (over and above).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G4052 in the following manner: abound (17x), abundance (3x), remain (3x), exceed (2x), increase (2x), be left (1x), redound (1x), miscellaneous (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G4052 in the following manner: abound (17x), abundance (3x), remain (3x), exceed (2x), increase (2x), be left (1x), redound (1x), miscellaneous (10x).

  1. to exceed a fixed number of measure, to be left over and above a certain number or measure

    1. to be over, to remain

    2. to exist or be at hand in abundance

      1. to be great (abundant)

      2. a thing which comes in abundance, or overflows unto one, something falls to the lot of one in large measure

      3. to redound unto, turn out abundantly for, a thing

    3. to abound, overflow

      1. to be abundantly furnished with, to have in abundance, abound in (a thing), to be in affluence

      2. to be pre-eminent, to excel

      3. to excel more than, exceed

  2. to make to abound

    1. to furnish one richly so that he has abundance

    2. to make abundant or excellent

      "Abounding" is used of a flower going from a bud to full bloom.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περισσεύω perisseúō, per-is-syoo'-o; from G4053; to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel:—(make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain (over and above).
STRONGS G4052:
περισσεύω; imperfect ἐπερίσσευον (Acts 16:5); future infinitive περισσεύσειν (Philippians 4:12 Rec.bez); 1 aorist ἐπερίσσευσα; passive, present περισσεύομαι (Luke 15:17, see below); 1 future 3 person singular περισσευθήσεται; (περισσός, which see);
1. intransitive and properly, to exceed a fixed number or measure; to be over and above a certain number or measure: μύριοι εἰσιν ἀριθμόν... εἷς δέ περισσεύει, Hesiod from 14, 4 (clxix. (187), edition Göttling); hence,
a. to be over, to remain: John 6:12; τό περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων, equivalent to τά περισσευοντα κλάσματα, Matthew 14:20; Matthew 15:37; περισσεύει μοι τί, John 6:13 (Tobit 4:16); τό περισσεῦσαν τίνι, what remained over to one, Luke 9:17.
b. to exist or be at hand in abundance: τίνι, Luke 12:15; τό περισσεῦον τίνι, one's abundance, wealth ((R. V. superfluity); opposed to ὑστέρησις), Mark 12:44; opposed to ὑστέρημα, Luke 21:4: to be great (abundant), 2 Corinthians 1:5b; 2 Corinthians 9:12; Philippians 1:26; περισσεύει τί εἰς τινα, "a thing comes in abundance, or overflows, unto one; something falls to the lot of one in large measure": Romans 5:15; 2 Corinthians 1:5a; περισσεύω εἰς τί, to redound unto, turn out abundantly for, a thing, 2 Corinthians 8:2; ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τήν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, i. e. by my lie it came to pass that God's veracity became the more conspicuous, and becoming thus more thoroughly known increased his glory, Romans 3:7; to be increased, τῷ ἀριθμῷ, Acts 16:5.
c. to abound, overflow, i. e.
α. to be abundantly furnished with, to have in abundance, abound in (a thing): absolutely (A. V. to abound), to be in affluence, Philippians 4:18; opposed to ὑστερεῖσθαι; Philippians 4:12; in spiritual gifts, 1 Corinthians 14:12; with a genitive of the thing in which one abounds (Winers Grammar, § 30, 8b.; (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 12)): ἄρτων, Luke 15:17 R G L T Tr marginal reading
β. to be pre-eminent, to excel (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 22): absolutely, 1 Corinthians 8:8; followed by ἐν with a dative of the virtues or the actions in which one excels (Buttmann, § 132, 12), 1 Corinthians 15:13; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Corinthians 3:9 (here L T Tr WH omit ἐν); 2 Corinthians 8:7; Colossians 2:7; περισσεύητε μᾶλλον, to excel still more, to increase in excellence, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 10; μᾶλλον καί μᾶλλον περισσεύῃ, Philippians 1:9; περισσεύσῃ... πλεῖον, to excel more than (A. V. exceed; cf. Buttmann, § 132, 20 and 22), Matthew 5:20, (περισσεύειν ὑπέρ τινα, 1 Macc. 3:30; τί ἐπερίσσευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος παρά τό κτῆνος; Ecclesiastes 3:19).
2. by later Greek usage transitively (cf. Winers Grammar, p. 23; § 38,1), to make to abound, i. e.
a. to furnish one richly so that he has abundance: passive, Matthew 13:12; Matthew 25:29; with the genitive of the thing with which one is furnished, passive, Luke 15:17 WH Tr text; τί εἰς τινα, to make a thing to abound unto one, to confer a thing abundantly upon one, 2 Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians 1:8.
b. to make abundant or excellent: τί, 2 Corinthians 4:15; to cause one to excel: τινα, with a dative of the thing, 1 Thessalonians 3:12. (τάς ὥρας, to extend the hours beyond the prescribed time, Athen. 2, p. 42 b.) (Compare: ὑπερπερισσεύω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ecclesiastes
3:19
Matthew
5:20; 13:12; 14:20; 15:37; 25:29
Mark
12:44
Luke
9:17; 12:15; 15:17; 15:17; 15:17; 21:4
John
6:12; 6:13
Acts
16:5; 16:5
Romans
3:7; 5:15
1 Corinthians
8:8; 14:12; 15:13; 15:58
2 Corinthians
1:5; 1:5; 3:9; 4:15; 8:2; 8:7; 9:8; 9:12
Ephesians
1:8
Philippians
1:9; 1:26; 4:12; 4:12; 4:18
Colossians
2:7
1 Thessalonians
3:12; 4:1; 4:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4052 matches the Greek περισσεύω (perisseuō),
which occurs 39 times in 35 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:20 - فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنْ لَمْ يَزِدْ صَلاحُكُمْ عَلَى صَلاحِ الْكَتَبَةِ والْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ، فَلَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ أَبَداً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:12 - فَإِنَّ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ، يُعْطَى الْمَزِيدَ فَيَفِيضُ؛ وَأَمَّا مَنْ لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ، فَحَتَّى الَّذِي عِنْدَهُ يُنْتَزَعُ مِنْهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:20 - فَأَكَلَ الْجَمِيعُ وَشَبِعُوا. ثُمَّ رَفَعَ التَّلامِيذُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ قُفَّةً مَلأُوهَا بِمَا فَضَلَ مِنَ الْكِسَرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:37 - فَأَكَلَ الْجَمِيعُ حَتَّى شَبِعُوا. ثُمَّ رَفَعَ التَّلامِيذُ سَبْعَةَ سِلالٍ مَلأُوهَا بِمَا فَضَلَ مِنَ الْكِسَرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:29 - فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ، يُعْطَى الْمَزِيدَ فَيَفِيضُ؛ وَمَنْ لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ، فَحَتَّى الَّذِي عِنْدَهُ يُنْتَزَعُ مِنْهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44 - لأَنَّ جَمِيعَهُمْ أَلْقَوْا مِنَ الْفَاضِلِ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِمْ، وَلكِنَّهَا هِيَ أَلْقَتْ مِنْ حَاجَتِهَا كُلَّ مَا عِنْدَهَا أَلْقَتْ مَعِيشَتَهَا كُلَّهَا!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:17 - فَأَكَلَ الْجَمِيعُ وَشَبِعُوا. ثُمَّ رُفِعَ مِنَ الْكِسَرِ الْفَاضِلَةِ عَنْهُمُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ قُفَّةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:15 - وَقَالَ لِلْجَمْعِ: «احْذَرُوا وَتَحَفَّظُوا مِنَ الطَّمَعِ. فَمَتَى كَانَ الإِنْسَانُ فِي سِعَةٍ، لَا تَكُنْ حَيَاتُهُ فِي أَمْوَالِهِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17 - ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَقَالَ: مَا أَكْثَرَ خُدَّامَ أَبِي الْمَأْجُورِينَ الَّذِينَ يَفْضُلُ عَنْهُمُ الْخُبْزُ، وَأَنَا هُنَا أَكَادُ أَهْلِكُ جُوعاً!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4 - لأَنَّ هَؤُلاءِ جَمِيعاً قَدْ أَلْقَوْا فِي التَّقْدِمَاتِ مِنَ الْفَائِضِ عَنْهُمْ. وَأَمَّا هِيَ، فَمِنْ حَاجَتِهَا أَلْقَتْ كُلَّ مَا تَمْلِكُهُ لِمَعِيشَتِهَا!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:12 - فَلَمَّا شَبِعُوا، قَالَ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «اجْمَعُوا كِسَرَ الْخُبْزِ الَّتِي فَضَلَتْ لِكَيْ لَا يَضِيعَ شَيْءٌ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:13 - فَجَمَعُوهَا، وَمَلأُوا اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ قُفَّةً مِنْ كِسَرِ الْخُبْزِ الْفَاضِلَةِ عَنِ الآكِلِينَ مِنْ خَمْسَةِ أَرْغِفَةِ الشَّعِيرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:5 - فَكَانَتِ الْكَنَائِسُ تَتَقَوَّى فِي الإِيمَانِ، وَيَزْدَادُ عَدَدُهَا يَوْماً بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:7 - وَلكِنْ، إِنْ كَانَ كَذِبِي يَجْعَلُ صِدْقَ اللهِ يَزْدَادُ لِمَجْدِهِ، فَلِمَاذَا أُدَانُ أَنَا بَعْدُ بِاعْتِبَارِي خَاطِئاً؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:15 - وَلَكِنَّ الْمَعْصِيَةَ لَيْسَتْ كَالنِّعْمَةِ! فَإِذَا كَانَ الْكَثِيرُونَ بِمَعْصِيَةِ إِنْسَانٍ وَاحِدٍ قَدْ مَاتُوا، فَكَمْ بِالأَحْرَى فِي الإِنْسَانِ الْوَاحِدِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ تَتَوَافَرُ لِلْكَثِيرِينَ نِعْمَةُ اللهِ وَالْعَطِيَّةُ الْمَجَّانِيَّةُ بِالنِّعْمَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:13 - فَلْيَمْلأْكُمْ إِلهُ الرَّجَاءِ كُلَّ فَرَحٍ وَسَلامٍ فِي إِيمَانِكُمْ حَتَّى تَزْدَادُوا رَجَاءً بِقُوَّةِ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:8 - إِلّا أَنَّ الطَّعَامَ لَا يُقَرِّبُنَا إِلَى اللهِ، فَإِنَّنَا إِنْ أَكَلْنَا مِنْهُ لَا يَعْلُو مَقَامُنَا، وَإِنْ لَمْ نَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ لَا يَصْغُرُ شَأْنُنَا!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:12 - وَهكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضاً، إِذْ إِنَّكُمْ مُتَشَوِّقُونَ إِلَى الْمَوَاهِبِ الرُّوحِيَّةِ، اسْعَوْا فِي طَلَبِ الْمَزِيدِ مِنْهَا لأَجْلِ بُنْيَانِ الْكَنِيسَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:58

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:58 - إِذَنْ، يَا إِخْوَتِي الأَحِبَّاءَ، كُونُوا رَاسِخِينَ غَيْرَ مُتَزَحْزِحِينَ، كَثِيرِي الاجْتِهَادِ فِي عَمَلِ الرَّبِّ دَائِماً، عَالِمِينَ أَنَّ جَهْدَكُمْ فِي الرَّبِّ لَيْسَ عَبَثاً!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:5 - فَكَمَا تَفِيضُ عَلَيْنَا آلامُ الْمَسِيحِ، يَفِيضُ عَلَيْنَا أَيْضاً التَّشْجِيعُ بِالْمَسِيحِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:9 - فَبِمَا أَنَّ الْخِدْمَةَ الَّتِي أَدَّتْ إِلَى الدَّيْنُونَةِ كَانَتْ مَجِيدَةً، فَأَحْرَى كَثِيراً أَنْ تَفُوقَهَا فِي الْمَجْدِ الْخِدْمَةُ الَّتِي تُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْبِرِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15 - فَإِنَّ جَمِيعَ الأَشْيَاءِ نُقَاسِيهَا مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، حَتَّى إِذَا فَاضَتِ النِّعْمَةُ فِي الْكَثِيرِينَ، تَجْعَلُ الشُّكْرَ يَفِيضُ لأَجْلِ مَجْدِ اللهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2 - فَمَعَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا فِي تَجْرِبَةِ ضِيقَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ، فَإِنَّ فَرَحَهُمُ الْوَافِرَ مَعَ فَقْرِهِمِ الشَّدِيدِ فَاضَا فَأَنْتَجَا مِنْهُمْ سَخَاءً غَنِيًّا.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:7 - وَلَكِنْ، كَمَا أَنَّكُمْ فِي وَفْرَةٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ: مِنَ الإِيمَانِ، وَالْكَلِمَةِ، وَالْمَعْرِفَةِ، وَالاجْتِهَادِ فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ، وَمَحَبَّتِكُمْ لَنَا، لَيْتَكُمْ تَكُونُونَ أَيْضاً فِي وَفْرَةٍ مِنْ نِعْمَةِ الْعَطَاءِ هَذِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:8 - وَاللهُ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ كُلَّ نِعْمَةٍ تَفِيضُ عَلَيْكُمْ، حَتَّى يَكُونَ لَكُمُ اكْتِفَاءٌ كُلِّيٌّ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكُلِّ حِينٍ، فَتَفِيضُوا فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ؛

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:12 - ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ خِدْمَةَ اللهِ بِهذِهِ الإِعَانَةِ لَا تَسُدُّ حَاجَةَ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ تَفِيضُ بِشُكْرٍ كَثِيرٍ لِلهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:8 - الَّتِي جَعَلَهَا تَفِيضُ عَلَيْنَا مَصْحُوبَةً بِكُلِّ حِكْمَةٍ وَفَهْمٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:9 - وَصَلاتِي لأَجْلِكُمْ هِيَ هَذِهِ: أَنْ تَزْدَادَ مَحَبَّتُكُمْ أَكْثَرَ فَأَكْثَرَ فِي تَمَامِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالإِدْرَاكِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:26 - لِيَزْدَادَ بِسَبَبِي افْتِخَارُكُمْ بِالْمَسِيحِ بِحُضُورِي بَيْنَكُمْ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:12 - وَأَعْرِفُ كَيْفَ أَعِيشُ فِي الْعَوَزِ، وَكَيْفَ أَعِيشُ فِي الْوَفْرَةِ. فَإِنِّي، فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَفِي جَمِيعِ الأَحْوَالِ، مُتَدَرِّبٌ عَلَى الشَّبَعِ وَعَلَى الْجُوعِ، وَعَلَى الْعَيْشِ فِي الْوَفْرَةِ أَوْ فِي الْعَوَزِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - فَالآنَ عِنْدِي كُلُّ مَا يَسُدُّ حَاجَتِي وَيَزِيدُ عَنْهَا. أَنَا فِي بُحْبُوحَةٍ إِذْ تَسَلَّمْتُ مِنْ أَبَفْرُودِيتُسَ مَا بَعَثْتُمْ بِهِ إِلَيَّ، عِطْراً طَيِّبَ الرَّائِحَةِ، ذَبِيحَةً يَقْبَلُهَا اللهُ وَيُسَرُّ بِها.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:7 - وَأَنْتُمْ مُتَأَصِّلُونَ وَمَبْنِيُّونَ فِيهِ وَرَاسِخُونَ فِي الإِيمَانِ الْمُوَافِقِ لِمَا تَعَلَّمْتُمْ وَفَائِضُونَ بِالشُّكْرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:12 - وَلْيَجْعَلْكُمُ الرَّبُّ تَنْمُونَ وَتَفِيضُونَ فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ لِتُحِبُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً وَجَمِيعَ النَّاسِ كَمَحَبَّتِنَا لَكُمْ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - وَبَعْدُ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، فَمِثْلَمَا تَلَقَّيْتُمْ مِنَّا كَيْفَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَسْلُكُوا سُلُوكاً يُرْضِي اللهَ، وَكَمَا أَنْتُم فَاعِلُونَ، نَرْجُو مِنْكُمْ وَنُحَرِّضُكُمْ فِي الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ أَنْ تُضَاعِفُوا تَقَدُّمَكُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ أَكْثَرَ فَأَكْثَرَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:10 - وَلأَنَّكُمْ أَيْضاً هكَذَا تُعَامِلُونَ جَمِيعَ الإِخْوَةِ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ كُلِّهَا. وَإِنَّمَا نُحَرِّضُكُمْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنْ تُضَاعِفُوا ذَلِكَ أَكْثَرَ فَأَكْثَرَ،
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