King James Version

Ephesians 3:8

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὸ) before unsearchable here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “riches” (πλοῦτος) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the” (τῶν) before saints here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “among” (ἐν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸν) before unsearchable here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “riches” (πλοῦτον) before the here.

ἐμοὶemoiUnto meἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “Unto me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Unto meτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλαχιστοτέρῳelachistoterōwho am less than the leastἐλάχιστος (elachistos)adjective, comparative, dative, singular, masculine — “who am less than the least”, the to- or for-formG1646least, smallest, but perhaps oftener in the weaker sense: very little, very small.This verse uses “least”.who am less than the leastπάντωνpantōnof allπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.of allἁγίωνhagiōnsaintsἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “saints”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.saintsἐδόθηedothēisδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χάριςcharisgraceχάριςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the subject formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.graceαὕτη—hautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνεσινethnesinGentilesἔθνος (ethnos)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “Gentiles”, the to- or for-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.the Gentilesεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaito speak good newsεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to speak good news”, a single actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνεξιχνίαστονanexichniastonunsearchableἀνεξιχνίαστος (anexichniastos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “unsearchable”, the object formG421that cannot be explored, incomprehensible.the unsearchableπλοῦτοςploutosrichesπλοῦτοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “riches”, the object formG4149riches, wealth, abundance, materially or spiritually.This verse uses “riches”.richesτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Χριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christ

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλοῦτονploutonrichesπλοῦτος (ploutos)noun, accusative, singular, neuter — “riches”, the object formG4149riches, wealth, abundance, materially or spiritually.This verse uses “riches”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to me — the less than the least of all the saints — was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news — the untraceable riches of the Christ,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Young’s Literal Translation

to me — the less than the least of all the saints — was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news — the untraceable riches of the Christ,

World English Bible

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Darby Translation

To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,

Douay-Rheims

To me, the least of all the saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles, the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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