Colossians

Colossians 3:6–7

6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.b 7When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.

Footnotes

  • b 3:6 NE, WH, and Tischendorf do not include on the sons of disobedience.

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Colossians 3:6

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
Because ofδι’di’PrepositionG1223 through, on account of
theseἃhaPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG3739 who, which, what, that
theἡhēArticle - Nominative Feminine SingularG3588 the
wrathὀργὴorgēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG3709 anger, wrath, passion
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2064 I come, go
onἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
theτοὺςtousArticle - Accusative Masculine PluralG3588 the
sonsυἱοὺςhuiousNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG5207 a son, descendent
ofτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
disobedienceἀπειθείαςapeitheiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG543 willful unbelief, obstinacy, disobedience

Colossians 3:7

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WhenὅτεhoteAdverbG3753 when
you livedἐζῆτεezēteVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG2198 I live
amongἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
themτούτοιςtoutoisDemonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter PluralG3778 this, he, she, it
youὑμεῖςhymeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
alsoκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
used toποτεpoteParticleG4218 at one time or other
walkπεριεπατήσατέperiepatēsateVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG4043 I walk, conduct my life
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
these waysοἷςhoisPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter PluralG3739 who, which, what, that

Cross-references

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Colossians 3:6 Ephesians 5:6 · Romans 1:18 · 1 Peter 1:14 · Ezekiel 16:45–46 · Revelation 22:15 · Isaiah 57:4

Colossians 3:7 Ephesians 2:2 · 1 Peter 4:3–4 · Romans 6:19–20 · Titus 3:3 · 1 Corinthians 6:11 · Romans 7:5 · Colossians 2:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.