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Colossians 1:13

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

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ὃςhosWhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.Whoἐρρύσατοerrusatohath deliveredῥύομαι (rhuomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath delivered”, a single actionG4506I rescue, deliver (from danger or destruction).hath deliveredἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐξουσίαςexousiaspowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “power”, the of-formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “power”.the powerτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σκότουςskotousof darknessσκότος (skotos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of darkness”, the of-formG4655darkness, either physical or moral.of darknessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμετέστησενmetestēsenhath translatedμεθίστημι (methistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath translated”, a single actionG3179I cause to change its place, move out of its place; I translate, transfer, remove.hath translatedεἰςeisus intoεἰςpreposition — “us into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.us intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοῦhuiouSonυἱός (huios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Son”, the of-formG5207a son, descendent.Sonτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγάπηςagapēsloveἀγάπη (agapē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “love”, the of-formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate [us] into the reign of the Son of His love,

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American Standard Version (1901)

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

Young’s Literal Translation

who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate [us] into the reign of the Son of His love,

World English Bible

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

Darby Translation

who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love:

Douay-Rheims

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

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