King James Version

Colossians 3:25

But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for” (γὰρ) before doing wrong here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before doing wrong here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarButγάρconjunction — “But”G1063for.Butἀδικῶνadikōnhe that doeth wrongἀδικέω (adikeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that doeth wrong”, an ongoing or repeated actionG91I act unjustly towards, injure, harm.he that doeth wrongκομίσεταιkomisetaishall receiveκομίζω (komizō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall receive”, an action still aheadG2865(a) act: I convey, bring, carry, (b) mid: I receive back, receive what has belonged to myself but has been lost, or else promised but kept back, or: I get what has come to be my own by earning, recover.This verse uses “receive”.shall receiveὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἠδίκησενēdikēsenhe hath doneἀδικέω (adikeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath done”, a single actionG91I act unjustly towards, injure, harm.he hath doneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.προσωπολημψίαprosōpolēmpsiarespect of personsπροσωπολημψίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “respect of persons”, the subject formG4382partiality, favoritism.respect of persons

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.

World English Bible

But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

Darby Translation

For he that does a wrong shall receive the wrong he has done, and there is no respect of persons.

Douay-Rheims

For he that doth wrong, shall receive for that which he hath done wrongfully: and there is no respect of persons with God.

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