Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you may be stood” (σταθῆτε) before mature here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “fully complete” (πεπληροφορημένοι) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you may stand” (στῆτε) before mature here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “fully accomplished” (πεπληρωμένοι) before in here.
ἀσπάζεταιaspazetaisalutethἀσπάζομαι (aspazomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “saluteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG782I greet, salute, pay my respects to, welcome.salutethὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἘπαφρᾶςepaphrasEpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Epaphras”, the subject formG1889Epaphras, Epaphroditus, a Colossian Christian, in captivity with Paul in Rome.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youδοῦλοςdoulosslaveδοῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “slave”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.πάντοτεpantotealwaysπάντοτεadverb — “always”G3842always, at all times, ever.This verse uses “always”.ἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosto struggleἀγωνίζομαι (agōnizomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to struggle”, an ongoing or repeated actionG75I am struggling, striving (as in an athletic contest or warfare); I contend, as with an adversary.ὑπὲρhuperaboveὑπέρpreposition — “above”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.This verse uses “above”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.προσευχαῖςproseuchaisprayersπροσευχή (proseuchē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “prayers”, the to- or for-formG4335(a) prayer (to God), (b) a place for prayer (used by Jews, perhaps where there was no synagogue).prayersἵναhinathatἵναadverb — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatσταθῆτεstathēteye may standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye may stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ye may standτέλειοιteleioiperfectτέλειος (teleios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “perfect”, the subject formG5046perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character.This verse uses “perfect”.perfectκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεπληροφορημένοιpeplērophorēmenoicompleteπληροφορέω (plērophoreō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “complete”, a completed action with a present resultG4135(lit: I carry full), (a) I complete, carry out fully, (b) I fully convince, satisfy fully, (c) I fully believe.completeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπαντὶpantiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allθελήματιthelēmatiwillθέλημα (thelēma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “will”, the to- or for-formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.the willτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
στῆτεstēteye may standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye may stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.πεπληρωμένοιpeplērōmenoicompleteπληρόω (plēroō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “complete”, a completed action with a present resultG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.This verse uses “complete”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Salute you doth Epaphras, who [is] of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,
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American Standard Version (1901)
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
Young’s Literal Translation
Salute you doth Epaphras, who [is] of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,
World English Bible
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Darby Translation
Epaphras, who is [one] of you, [the] bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all [the] will of God.
Douay-Rheims
Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect, and full in all the will of God.
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