Colossians 1:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εὐχαριστοῦντες τῷ Πατρὶ, τῷ ἱκανώσαντι ἡμᾶς εἰς τὴν μερίδα τοῦ κλήρου τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ φωτί:

Transliteration

Eucharistountes to the Patri, to the one having hikanōsanti us for the merida of the klērou of the hagiōn in the phōti:

Grammar Details

• *Eucharistountes*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - giving thanks
• *Patri*: dative, masculine, singular - to Father, indirect object
• *hikanōsanti*: aorist, active, participle, dative, masculine, singular - having qualified/made sufficient
• *merida*: accusative, feminine, singular - portion/share, goal
• *klērou*: genitive, masculine, singular - lot/inheritance, possessive
• *hagiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of holy ones, possessive
• *phōti*: dative, neuter, singular - in light, sphere

Word Meanings

• *Eucharistountes*: giving thanks/expressing gratitude
• *hikanōsanti*: having qualified/made sufficient/enabled
• *merida*: portion/share/part
• *klērou*: lot/inheritance/portion allotted
• *hagiōn*: holy ones/saints/consecrated ones
• *phōti*: light/radiance/illumination

Referenced Verses

• Acts 20:32 : 32 And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.
• Eph 1:11 : 11 In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
• Eph 5:20 : 20 Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;
• Acts 26:18 : 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
• Eph 1:18 : 18 And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,
• Col 3:15 : 15 And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.
• Col 3:17 : 17 And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
• Heb 3:1 : 1 For this reason, holy brothers, marked out to have a part in heaven, give thought to Jesus the representative and high priest of our faith;
• Heb 3:14 : 14 For if we keep the substance of the faith which we had at the start, even till the end, we have a part with Christ;
• Heb 12:23 : 23 To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,
• Jas 3:9 : 9 With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.
• 1 Pet 1:2-5 : 2 Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure. 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you, 5 Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.
• 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
• 1 John 1:3 : 3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:
• 1 John 3:1-3 : 1 See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was. 2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.
• Rev 21:23 : 23 And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
• Rev 22:5 : 5 And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.
• Rev 22:14 : 14 A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.
• Eph 3:6 : 6 Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,
• Eph 4:6 : 6 One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
• Eph 5:4 : 4 And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.
• Col 2:2 : 2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,
• Rom 8:17 : 17 And if we are children, we have a right to a part in the heritage; a part in the things of God, together with Christ; so that if we have a part in his pain, we will in the same way have a part in his glory.
• Rom 8:29-30 : 29 Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers: 30 And those who were marked out by him were named; and those who were named were given righteousness; and to those to whom he gave righteousness, in the same way he gave glory.
• Rom 9:23 : 23 And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,
• Rom 11:17 : 17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, an olive-tree of the fields, were put in among them, and were given a part with them in the root by which the olive-tree is made fertile,
• Rom 15:27 : 27 Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh.
• 1 Cor 8:6 : 6 There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.
• 1 Cor 9:23 : 23 And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.
• 2 Cor 5:5 : 5 Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come.
• 1 Kgs 6:7 : 7 (And the stones used in the building of the house were squared at the place where they were cut out; there was no sound of hammer or axe or any iron instrument while they were building the house.)
• 1 Chr 29:20 : 20 And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.
• Ps 36:9 : 9 For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.
• Ps 79:13 : 13 So we your people, and the sheep of your flock, will give you glory for ever: we will go on praising you through all generations.
• Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.
• Ps 107:21-22 : 21 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men! 22 Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.
• Ps 116:7 : 7 Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
• Prov 4:18 : 18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
• Prov 16:1 : 1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
• Isa 60:19-20 : 19 The sun will not be your light by day, and the moon will no longer be bright for you by night: but the Lord will be to you an eternal light, and your God your glory. 20 Your sun will never again go down, or your moon keep back her light: for the Lord will be your eternal light, and the days of your sorrow will be ended.
• Dan 2:23 : 23 I give you praise and worship, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and strength, and have now made clear to me what we were requesting from you: for you have given us knowledge of the king's business.
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:
• John 4:23 : 23 But the time is coming, and is even now here, when the true worshippers will give worship to the Father in the true way of the spirit, for these are the worshippers desired by the Father.
• John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.
• John 20:17 : 17 Jesus said to her, Do not put your hand on me, for I have not gone up to the Father: but go to my brothers and say to them, I go up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.