Colossians 1:11-13
New English Translation
11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of[a] all patience and steadfastness, joyfully 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share[b] in the saints’[c] inheritance in the light. 13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,[d]
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- Colossians 1:11 tn The expression “for the display of” is an attempt to convey in English the force of the Greek preposition εἰς (eis) in this context.
- Colossians 1:12 tn BDAG 473 s.v. ἱκανόω states, “τινὰ εἴς τι someone for someth. Col 1:12.” The point of the text is that God has qualified the saints for a “share” or “portion” in the inheritance of the saints.
- Colossians 1:12 tn Grk “the inheritance of the saints.” The genitive noun τῶν ἁγίων (tōn hagiōn) is a possessive genitive: “the saints’ inheritance.”
- Colossians 1:13 tn Here αὐτοῦ (autou) has been translated as a subjective genitive (“he loves”).
Colossians 1:11-13
New King James Version
11 (A)strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, (B)for all patience and longsuffering (C)with joy; 12 (D)giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of (E)the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from (F)the power of darkness (G)and [a]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
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