King James Version

Colossians 1:10

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the knowledge” (τῇ ἐπιγνώσει) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you” (ὑμᾶς) before worthily here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “into the knowledge” (εἰς τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν) before the here.

περιπατῆσαιperipatēsaito might walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to might walk”, a single actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.might walkἀξίωςaxiōsworthyἀξίωςadverb — “worthy”G516worthily, in a manner worthy of.worthyτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoπᾶσανpasanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἀρεσκείανareskeianpleasingἀρεσκεία (areskeia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “pleasing”, the object formG699pleasing, willing service.This verse uses “pleasing”.pleasingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπαντὶpantieveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “every”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyἔργῳergōworkἔργον (ergon)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “work”, the to- or for-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.workἀγαθῷagathōgood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “good-doer”, the to- or for-formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.καρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesto bear fruitκαρποφορέω (karpophoreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to bear fruit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2592I bear fruit.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiincreasingαὐξάνω (auxanō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “increasing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG837(a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow.increasingτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιγνώσειepignōseiknowledgeἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the to- or for-formG1922knowledge of a particular point (directed towards a particular object); perception, discernment, recognition, intuition.This verse uses “knowledge”.the knowledgeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὑμᾶςhumasThat yeσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural — “That ye”, the object formG4771you.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπίγνωσινepignōsinknowledgeἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the to- or for-formG1922knowledge of a particular point (directed towards a particular object); perception, discernment, recognition, intuition.This verse uses “knowledge”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Young’s Literal Translation

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

World English Bible

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,

Darby Translation

[so as] to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God;

Douay-Rheims

That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God:

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