Colossians 1:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει δυναμούμενοι, κατὰ τὸ κράτος τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ, εἰς πᾶσαν ὑπομονὴν καὶ μακροθυμίαν μετὰ χαρᾶς·

Transliteration

In all dynamei being dynamoumenoi, according to the kratos of the doxēs of him, unto all hypomonēn and makrothymian with charas;

Grammar Details

• *dynamei*: dative, feminine, singular - power, means
• *dynamoumenoi*: present, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being strengthened
• *kratos*: accusative, neuter, singular - might, standard
• *doxēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - glory, possessive
• *hypomonēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - endurance, goal
• *makrothymian*: accusative, feminine, singular - patience, goal
• *charas*: genitive, feminine, singular - joy, accompanying circumstance

Word Meanings

• *dynamei*: power/strength/ability
• *dynamoumenoi*: being strengthened/empowered
• *kratos*: might/power/strength/force
• *doxēs*: glory/honor/splendor/radiance
• *hypomonēn*: endurance/perseverance/steadfastness
• *makrothymian*: patience/forbearance/longsuffering
• *charas*: joy/gladness/delight

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  strengthened{G1412} with{G1722} all{G3956} power,{G2904} according to{G2596} the might{G1411} of his{G846} glory,{G1391} unto{G1519} all{G3956} patience{G5281} and{G2532} longsuffering{G3115} with{G3326} joy;{G5479}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Strengthened{G1412}{(G5746)} with{G1722} all{G3956} might{G1411}, according to{G2596} his{G846} glorious{G1391} power{G2904}, unto{G1519} all{G3956} patience{G5281} and{G2532} longsuffering{G3115} with{G3326} joyfulness{G5479};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  strengthed with all myght thorowe hys glorious power vnto all pacience and longe sufferynge with ioyfulnes

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & to be strengthed wt all power acordinge to the mighte of his glory, to all pacience and longsufferynge with ioyfulnes,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Strengthened with all might through his glorious power, vnto all patience, and long suffering with ioyfulnesse,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Strenthened with all might, through his glorious power, vnto all patience and long sufferyng with ioyfulnesse:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;

• World English Bible (2000)

  strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

Referenced Verses

• Eph 3:16 : 16 I pray that out of the riches of His glory, He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
• Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
• Eph 4:2 : 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
• Rom 5:3-5 : 3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance. 4 And endurance produces character, and character produces hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
• Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.
• 2 Cor 4:7 : 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
• 2 Cor 6:4-6 : 4 Instead, in everything we commend ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses, 5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger; 6 in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love;
• 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
• Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Therefore, be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.
• 2 Pet 1:6 : 6 to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;
• Rev 14:12 : 12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to faith in Jesus.
• Jude 1:25 : 25 To the only wise God our Savior, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, now and forevermore. Amen.
• Exod 15:6 : 6 Your right hand, LORD, is majestic in power. Your right hand, LORD, shatters the enemy.
• Ps 63:2 : 2 O God, you are my God; I earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
• Prov 24:10 : 10 If you falter in a day of trouble, your strength is small.
• Isa 45:24 : 24 They will say of me, 'In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.' All who have raged against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
• Acts 5:41 : 41 So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer disgrace for the name.
• 1 Thess 3:3-4 : 3 So that no one would be unsettled by these troubles. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. 4 For indeed, when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and as you know.
• 2 Tim 2:1-3 : 1 So then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 What you have heard from me through many witnesses, entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others also. 3 Endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
• Heb 10:34-38 : 34 For you sympathized with those in prison and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, knowing that you have a better and lasting possession in heaven. 35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37 For yet in a very little while, the One who is coming will come and will not delay. 38 But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, My soul will have no pleasure in him.
• Heb 11:34-38 : 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength out of weakness, became mighty in battle, and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. 36 Still others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, and they were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, and mistreated. 38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts, and on mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
• Heb 12:1-2 : 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us. 2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Jas 1:2-4 : 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of various kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance complete its work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
• Acts 1:8 : 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.