Colossians 1:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsColossians 1:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἀφ’
apó
G575
from
ἧς
hós
G3739
who
ἡμέρας
hēméra
G2250
day
ἠκούσαμεν
akoúō
G191
to hear
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
παυόμεθα
paúō
G3973
to cease
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
προσευχόμενοι
proseúchomai
G4336
to pray
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
αἰτούμενοι
aitéō
G154
to ask
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
πληρωθῆτε
plēróō
G4137
to fulfill
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἐπίγνωσιν
epígnōsis
G1922
precise knowledge
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θελήματος
thélēma
G2307
will
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πάσῃ
pâs
G3956
all
σοφίᾳ
sophía
G4678
wisdom
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συνέσει
sýnesis
G4907
flowing together
πνευματικῇ
pneumatikós
G4152
spiritual
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World English Bible Public Domain
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
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King James Version Public Domain
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Because of this, from the day we heard this, we also have not stopped praying for you and asking that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).