He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,Colossians 1:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ὃς ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ σκότους καὶ μετέστησεν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἀγάπης αὐτοῦ,
- ὃςhos“who”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἐρρύσατοerrusato“has delivered”Verb, aorist, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ῥύομαι · “to deliver” · Strong's G4506
- ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἐκek“from”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐξουσίαςexousias“dominion”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐξουσία · “authority” · Strong's G1849
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σκότουςskotous“of darkness”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from σκότος · “darkness” · Strong's G4655
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μετέστησενmetestēsen“transferred [us]”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μεθίστημι · “to move” · Strong's G3179
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλείανbasileian“kingdom”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- υἱοῦhuiou“Son”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀγάπηςagapēs“beloved”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀγάπη · “love” · Strong's G0026
- αὐτοῦ,autou“of Him,”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)