King James Version

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “from Christ” (Χριστοῦ) before should rule here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of God” (θεοῦ) before should rule here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἰρήνηeirēnēpeaceεἰρήνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “peace”, the subject formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.the peaceτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Χριστοῦchristouof GodΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Godβραβευέτωbrabeuetōruleβραβεύω (brabeuō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “rule”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1018(lit: to act as arbiter in the games), I rule, arbitrate.This verse uses “rule”.ruleἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαιςkardiaisheartsκαρδία (kardia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “hearts”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.the whichκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἐκλήθητεeklēthēteye are calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye are called”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.ye are calledἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἑνὶhenioneεἷς (heis)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “one”, the to- or for-formG1520one.oneσώματιsōmatibodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “body”, the to- or for-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.bodyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὐχάριστοιeucharistoithankfulεὐχάριστος (eucharistos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “thankful”, the subject formG2170thankful, grateful.This verse uses “thankful”.thankfulγίνεσθεginestheto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Young’s Literal Translation

and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.

World English Bible

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

Darby Translation

And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful.

Douay-Rheims

And let the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called in one body: and be ye thankful.

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