Colossians

Colossians 1:12–13

¹²giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you^c to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

¹³He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
giving thanks	εὐχαριστοῦντες	eucharistountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2168 I thank, give thanks
to the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατρὶ	Patri	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
who	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
has qualified	ἱκανώσαντι	hikanōsanti	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G2427 I make sufficient
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
to share	μερίδα	merida	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3310 a part, portion
in the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
inheritance	κλήρου	klērou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2819 a lot, portion
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
saints	ἁγίων	hagiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
light	φωτί	phōti	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
has rescued	ἐρρύσατο	errysato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G4506 I rescue
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
dominion	ἐξουσίας	exousias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1849 power, authority, weight
of darkness	σκότους	skotous	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4655 darkness
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
brought	μετέστησεν	metestēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3179 I move out of its place, transfer
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλείαν	basileian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
beloved	ἀγάπης	agapēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G26 love
Son	Υἱοῦ	Huiou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent

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Colossians 1:12 Acts 20:32 · Ephesians 1:11 · Ephesians 1:18 · Acts 26:18 · Romans 8:17 · Ephesians 3:6 · 1 Peter 1:2–5 · 2 Corinthians 5:5 · 1 John 3:1–3 · Hebrews 3:14 · Romans 8:29–30 · John 14:6

Colossians 1:13 Ephesians 5:8 · Acts 26:18 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Titus 3:3–6 · 1 Thessalonians 2:12 · Ephesians 6:12 · 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 · Ephesians 4:18 · Romans 14:17 · 1 John 3:14 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · 1 John 3:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.