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Colossians 1:21

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you were reconciled” (ἀποκατηλλάγητε) after however here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “He has reconciled [You]” (ἀποκατήλλαξεν) after however here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youποτεpotesometimeποτέadverb — “sometime”G4218at one time or other, at some time, formerly.sometimeὄνταςontasto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenousalienatedἀπαλλοτριόομαι (apallotrioomai)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “alienated”, a completed action with a present resultG526I estrange, alienate; pass: I am alienated from.alienatedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐχθροὺςechthrousenemiesἐχθρός (echthros)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “enemies”, the object formG2190hated, hostile; subst: an enemy.enemiesτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.διανοίᾳdianoiain your mindδιάνοιαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “in your mind”, the to- or for-formG1271understanding, intellect, mind, insight.This verse uses “mind”.in your mindἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργοιςergoisworksἔργον (ergon)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “works”, the to- or for-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πονηροῖς—ponēroisevilπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “evil”, the to- or for-formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.νυνὶnuninowνυνίadverb — “now”G3570adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀποκατηλλάγητεapokatēllagētehath he reconciledἀποκαταλλάσσω (apokatallassō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “hath he reconciled”, a single actionG604I reconcile, change from one state of feeling to another.hath he reconciled

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ἀποκατήλλαξενapokatēllaxenhath he reconciledἀποκαταλλάσσω (apokatallassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath he reconciled”, a single actionG604I reconcile, change from one state of feeling to another.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And you — once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

Young’s Literal Translation

And you — once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

World English Bible

You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

Darby Translation

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled

Douay-Rheims

And you, whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works:

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