Colossians 1:13

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Colossians 1:13
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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,

  1. ὃςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  2. ἐρρύσατοerrusato“has delivered”
    Verb, aorist, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ῥύομαι · “to deliver” · Strong's G4506
  3. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  4. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  5. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἐξουσίαςexousias“dominion”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐξουσία · “authority” · Strong's G1849
  7. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. σκότουςskotous“of darkness”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from σκότος · “darkness” · Strong's G4655
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. μετέστησενmetestēsen“transferred [us]”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μεθίστημι · “to move” · Strong's G3179
  11. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  12. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. βασιλείανbasileian“kingdom”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  14. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. υἱοῦhuiou“Son”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  16. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ἀγάπηςagapēs“beloved”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀγάπη · “love” · Strong's G0026
  18. 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)