King James Version

Colossians 1:3

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before Father here.

ΕὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumenWe give thanksεὐχαριστέω (eucharisteō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “We give thanks”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2168I thank, give thanks; pass. 3 sing: is received with thanks.This verse uses “give thanks”.We give thanksτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.to GodπατρὶpatriFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Fatherτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.LordἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christπάντοτεpantotealwaysπάντοτεadverb — “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.youπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoito prayπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.This verse uses “pray”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

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American Standard Version (1901)

We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Young’s Literal Translation

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

World English Bible

We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Darby Translation

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ continually [when] praying for you,

Douay-Rheims

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.

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