King James Version

Colossians 1:23

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῇ) before under here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

εἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.γεgeIfγέparticle — “If”G1065an enclitic, emphasizing particle: at least, indeed, really, but generally too subtle to be represented in English.Ifἐπιμένετεepimeneteye continueἐπιμένω (epimenō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye continue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1961(a) I remain, tarry, (b) I remain in, persist in.ye continueτῇtēand whichὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “and which”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.and whichπίστειpisteifaithπίστις (pistis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the to- or for-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.τεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoito foundθεμελιόω (themelioō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to found”, a completed action with a present resultG2311I found, lay the foundation (lit. and met.).This verse uses “found”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἑδραῖοιhedraioisteadfastἑδραῖος (hedraios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “steadfast”, the subject formG1476sitting, seated; steadfast, firm.This verse uses “steadfast”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.μετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoito shiftμετακινέω (metakineō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to shift”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3334trans: I move away, dislodge, remove.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλπίδοςelpidoshopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hope”, the of-formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εὐαγγελίουeuangeliougospelεὐαγγέλιον (euangelion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “gospel”, the of-formG2098the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).οὗhouwhereofὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “whereof”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.whereofἠκούσατεēkousateto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosto preachκηρύσσω (kērussō)verb, aorist passive participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “to preach”, a single actionG2784I proclaim, herald, preach.This verse uses “preach”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.πάσῃpasēallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.κτίσειktiseicreationκτίσις (ktisis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “creation”, the to- or for-formG2937(often of the founding of a city), (a) abstr: creation, (b) concr: creation, creature, institution; always of Divine work, (c) an institution, ordinance.This verse uses “creation”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανόνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.οὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐγενόμηνegenomēnam madeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular — “am made”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.am madeἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.διάκονοςdiakonosa ministerδιάκονοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a minister”, the subject formG1249a waiter, servant; then of any one who performs any service, an administrator.a minister

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῇtēand whichὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “and which”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that [is] under the heaven, of which I became — I Paul — a ministrant.

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American Standard Version (1901)

if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

Darby Translation

if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which [is] under heaven, of which I Paul became minister.

Douay-Rheims

If so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister.

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