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Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐσμενesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ποίημαpoiēmaworkmanshipποίημαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “workmanship”, the subject formG4161a thing made, a work, workmanship.workmanshipκτισθέντεςktisthentescreatedκτίζω (ktizō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “created”, a single actionG2936I create, form, shape, make, always of God.createdἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ChristἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἐπὶepiuntoἐπίpreposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoἔργοιςergoisworksἔργον (ergon)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “works”, the to- or for-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksἀγαθοῖςagathoisgood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “good-doer”, the to- or for-formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.οἷςhoiswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichπροητοίμασενproētoimasenhath before ordainedπροετοιμάζω (proetoimazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath before ordained”, a single actionG4282I prepare or appoint beforehand, predestine.hath before ordainedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themπεριπατήσωμενperipatēsōmento walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to walk”, a single actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

Young’s Literal Translation

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

World English Bible

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Darby Translation

For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them.

Douay-Rheims

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.

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