Ephesians
Ephesians 1:15–16
15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
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Ephesians 1:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For this reason | Διὰ | Dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| ever since | κἀγώ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| I heard about | ἀκούσας | akousas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| your | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| 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 |
Ephesians 1:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| stopped | παύομαι | pauomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G3973 I cause to cease |
| giving thanks | εὐχαριστῶν | eucharistōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2168 I thank, give thanks |
| for | ὑπὲρ | hyper | Preposition | G5228 in behalf of, above |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| remembering you | μνείαν | mneian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3417 remembrance, recollection |
| in | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| prayers | προσευχῶν | proseuchōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G4335 prayer, a place for prayer |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ephesians 1:15 Philemon 1:5 · Colossians 1:3–4 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · Hebrews 6:10 · 1 John 3:17 · 1 John 4:21 · 1 Timothy 1:14 · 1 Timothy 1:5 · 1 Thessalonians 1:3 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9 · 1 Peter 1:22 · Galatians 5:6
Ephesians 1:16 Romans 1:8–9 · Colossians 1:9 · Colossians 1:3 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · 1 Samuel 12:23 · Philippians 1:3–4 · 1 Samuel 7:8 · 1 Thessalonians 1:2 · 1 Thessalonians 5:17 · Isaiah 62:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.