Colossians 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsColossians 4:6 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 →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
λόγος
lógos
G3056
word
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
πάντοτε
pántote
G3842
always
ἐν
en
G1722
in
χάριτι
cháris
G5485
grace
ἅλατι
hálas
G217
salt
ἠρτυμένος
artýō
G741
to season
εἰδέναι
eídō
G1492
to see
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
δεῖ
deî
G1163
it is necessary
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἑνὶ
heîs
G1520
one
ἑκάστῳ
hékastos
G1538
each
ἀποκρίνεσθαι
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
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World English Bible Public Domain
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
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King James Version Public Domain
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
your words always with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.
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