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God is fair. He will not forget what you have done. He will remember the love you have shown him. You showed it when you helped his people. And you show it when you keep on helping them.
Reference
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: ἀστεῖος (asteîos)
urbane, i.e. (by implication) handsome
Hebrew: ṭûwb
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: ἐκλανθάνομαι (eklanthánomai)
to be utterly oblivious of
Hebrew: nâshâh
to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὑποδείκνυμι (hypodeíknymi)
to exhibit under the eyes, i.e. (figuratively) to exemplify (instruct, admonish)
Hebrew: châvâh
properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or show
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: διατηρέω (diatēréō)
to watch thoroughly, i.e. (positively and transitively) to observe strictly, or (negatively and reflexively) to avoid wholly
Hebrew: ʼâtsal
to separate; hence, to select, refuse, contract
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Hebrew: çᵉʻad
to aid
Love
1 Thessalonians 1:3
Parallel theme
Matthew 10:42
Galatians 6:10
Proverbs 14:31
Mark 9:41
1 Timothy 6:18
Acts 11:29
References God
Hebrews 13:16
Acts 10:4
Colossians 3:17
Verse Explanation
God is not unjust and will not forget their work and love shown through serving fellow believers, assuring Christians that God faithfully remembers genuine acts of love performed for His people.
History
1st century AD: Mutual service, generosity, and care for fellow believers were important expressions of early Christian community life.