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Ephesians 1:18

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “heart” (καρδίας) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “mind” (διανοίας) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before what here.

πεφωτισμένουςpephōtismenousbeing enlightenedφωτίζω (phōtizō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “being enlightened”, a completed action with a present resultG5461(a) I light up, illumine, (b) I bring to light, make evident, reveal.being enlightenedτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyeὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “eye”, the object formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαςkardiasheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “heart”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeisthatεἰςpreposition — “that”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.thatτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἰδέναιeidenaito perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὑμᾶςhumasyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “ye”, the object formG4771you.yeτίςtiswhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλπὶςelpishopeἐλπίςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hope”, the subject formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.the hopeτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κλήσεωςklēseōscallingκλῆσις (klēsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “calling”, the of-formG2821a calling, invitation; in the NT, always of a divine call.callingαὐτοῦautouof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisτίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πλοῦτοςploutosrichesπλοῦτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “riches”, the subject formG4149riches, wealth, abundance, materially or spiritually.This verse uses “riches”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δόξηςdoxēsgloryδόξα (doxa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “glory”, the of-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κληρονομίαςklēronomiasinheritanceκληρονομία (klēronomia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “inheritance”, the of-formG2817an inheritance, an heritage, regularly the gift of God to His chosen people, in the Old Testament: the Promised Land, in NT a possession viewed in one sense as present, in another as future; a share, participation.inheritanceαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίοιςhagioissaintsἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “saints”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.the saints

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

διανοίαςdianoiasunderstandingδιάνοια (dianoia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “understanding”, the of-formG1271understanding, intellect, mind, insight.This verse uses “understanding”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

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American Standard Version (1901)

having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Young’s Literal Translation

the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

World English Bible

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Darby Translation

being enlightened in the eyes of your heart, so that ye should know what is the hope of his calling, [and] what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Douay-Rheims

The eyes of your heart enlightened, that you may know what the hope is of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.

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