Colossians
Colossians 1:27
27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To | οἷς | hois | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has chosen | ἠθέλησεν | ēthelēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| to make known | γνωρίσαι | gnōrisai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1107 I make known, declare, know |
| among | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Gentiles | ἔθνεσιν | ethnesin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| glorious | δόξης | doxēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
| riches | πλοῦτος | ploutos | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4149 riches, wealth |
| of this | τούτου | toutou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| mystery | μυστηρίου | mystēriou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3466 anything hidden, a mystery |
| which | ὅ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| Christ | Χριστὸς | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| hope | ἐλπὶς | elpis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1680 hope, expectation |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| glory | δόξης | doxēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 14:20 · Romans 8:10 · Ephesians 3:16–17 · 1 John 4:4 · Galatians 2:20 · 1 Corinthians 3:16 · Revelation 3:20 · John 14:17 · Ephesians 1:17–18 · Galatians 4:19 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · John 14:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.