The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τῆς) before first here.
ἐπὶepiForἐπίpreposition — “For”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.Forτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κοινωνίᾳkoinōniafellowshipκοινωνίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “fellowship”, the to- or for-formG2842(lit: partnership) (a) contributory help, participation, (b) sharing in, communion, (c) spiritual fellowship, a fellowship in the spirit.This verse uses “fellowship”.fellowshipὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelεὐαγγέλιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “gospel”, the object formG2098the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).the gospelἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρώτηςprōtēsfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “first”, the of-formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the firstἡμέραςhēmerasdayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “day”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayἄχριachriuntilἄχριpreposition — “until”G891as far as, up to, until, during.This verse uses “until”.untilτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.now
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,
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American Standard Version (1901)
for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now;
Young’s Literal Translation
for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,
World English Bible
for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;
Darby Translation
because of your fellowship with the gospel, from the first day until now;
Douay-Rheims
For your communication in the gospel of Christ from the first day until now.
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