King James Version

Ephesians 3:14

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase after Father: τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,.

ΤούτουtoutouFor thisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “For this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.For thisχάρινcharincauseχάρινpreposition — “cause”G5484for the sake of, by reason of, on account of.causeκάμπτωkamptōI bowκάμπτωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I bow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2578I bend, bow.This verse uses “bow”.I bowτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γόνατάgonatakneesγόνυ (gonu)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “knees”, the object formG1119the knee.kneesμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpateraFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Father

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,

Young’s Literal Translation

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

World English Bible

For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Darby Translation

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ],

Douay-Rheims

For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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