Colossians
Colossians 1:3–4
3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints —
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Colossians 1:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We always thank | Εὐχαριστοῦμεν | Eucharistoumen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2168 I thank, give thanks |
| God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| Father | Πατρὶ | Patri | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| of our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| Lord | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| when we pray | προσευχόμενοι | proseuchomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| for | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Colossians 1:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| because we have heard about | ἀκούσαντες | akousantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Christ | Χριστῷ | Christō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| your | ἔχετε | echete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| love | ἀγάπην | agapēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| all | πάντας | pantas | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| saints | ἁγίους | hagious | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Colossians 1:3 1 Thessalonians 1:2 · 2 Timothy 1:3 · Colossians 1:9 · Romans 1:8–9 · 1 Corinthians 1:4 · Philippians 1:3–5 · Colossians 1:13 · 1 Thessalonians 3:10–13 · Ephesians 1:15 · 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 · Philippians 4:6 · Ephesians 3:14–19
Colossians 1:4 Ephesians 1:15 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · 1 Thessalonians 1:3 · Philemon 1:5 · Hebrews 6:10 · 1 John 4:16 · Galatians 5:6 · 3 John 1:3–4 · 1 John 3:14 · 1 Thessalonians 3:6 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 · 2 Corinthians 7:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.