Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
εἰςeisWhereforeεἰςpreposition — “Wherefore”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.Whereforeὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoπροσευχόμεθαproseuchomethawe prayπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.This verse uses “pray”.we prayπάντοτεpantotealwaysπάντοτεadverb — “always”G3842always, at all times, ever.This verse uses “always”.alwaysπερὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἀξιώσῃaxiōsēworthyἀξιόω (axioō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “worthy”, a single actionG515I account or treat as worthy.worthyτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κλήσεωςklēseōsof this callingκλῆσις (klēsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of this calling”, the of-formG2821a calling, invitation; in the NT, always of a divine call.of this callingὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπληρώσῃplērōsēfulfilπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “fulfil”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.fulfilπᾶσανpasanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allεὐδοκίανeudokiangood pleasureεὐδοκία (eudokia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “good pleasure”, the object formG2107(a) good-will (good-pleasure), favor, feeling of complacency of God to man, (b) good-pleasure, satisfaction, happiness, delight of men.the good pleasureἀγαθωσύνηςagathōsunēsof his goodnessἀγαθωσύνη (agathōsunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of his goodness”, the of-formG19intrinsic goodness, especially as a personal quality, with stress on the kindly (rather than the righteous) side of goodness.of his goodnessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔργονergonworkἔργονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “work”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.the workπίστεωςpisteōsof faithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.of faithἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withδυνάμειdunameipowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “power”, the to- or for-formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.power
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
for which also we do pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and may fulfil all the good pleasure of goodness, and the work of the faith in power,
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American Standard Version (1901)
To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and every work of faith, with power;
Young’s Literal Translation
for which also we do pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and may fulfil all the good pleasure of goodness, and the work of the faith in power,
World English Bible
To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,
Darby Translation
To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and fulfil all [the] good pleasure of [his] goodness and [the] work of faith with power,
Douay-Rheims
Wherefore also we pray always for you; that our God would make you worthy of his vocation, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith in power;
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