| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the contrastive particle de {δὲ | dé} linking this exhortation to the preceding instructions. The genitive phrase tēs eupoiias kai koinōnias {τῆς εὐποιΐας καὶ κοινωνίας | tês eupoiḯas kaí koinōnías} stands with the verb of remembering or forgetting as a genitive object, yielding the sense “do not forget the doing of good and the sharing.” The prohibition mē epilanthanesthe {μὴ ἐπιλανθάνεσθε | mḗ epilanthánesthe} uses the present middle or passive imperative to command an ongoing habit of remembrance rather than a single act. In the explanatory clause, toiautais gar thysiais {τοιούταις γὰρ θυσίαις | toiútais gár thysíais} places “such sacrifices” in the dative, functioning instrumentally or associatively, “with such sacrifices.” The verb euaresteitai {εὐαρεστεῖται | euarestéitai} is a middle or passive indicative with an explicit subject ho theos {ὁ θεός | ho theós}, emphasizing that God Himself is the One who finds pleasure in these non-cultic “sacrifices” of practical mercy. English renderings convert the abstract genitive nouns into verbal expressions (“doing good and sharing”) to clarify their ethical force, and they preserve the causal relationship introduced by gar {γὰρ | gár} with “for” or “because,” making clear that God’s pleasure is the reason such behavior must not be forgotten. |