Colossians 3:25

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀδικῶν κομιεῖται ὃ ἠδίκησεν: καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν προσωποληψία.

Transliteration

But the one adikōn will komieitai what he ēdikēsen: and not estin prosōpolēpsia.

Grammar Details

• *de*: contrastive particle - but/and
• *adikōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing wrong
• *komieitai*: future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will receive/carry away
• *ēdikēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did wrong
• *ouk estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular with negative - there is not
• *prosōpolēpsia*: nominative, feminine, singular - partiality/favoritism

Word Meanings

• *adikōn*: doing wrong/acting unjustly/mistreating
• *komieitai*: will receive/carry away/be repaid for
• *ēdikēsen*: did wrong/acted unjustly/committed injustice
• *prosōpolēpsia*: partiality/favoritism/respect of persons/discrimination

Referenced Verses

• Acts 10:34 : 34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
• Rom 2:11 : 11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
• 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
• Deut 10:17 : 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
• 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
• 1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
• 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
• Eph 6:9 : 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
• Col 4:1 : 1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
• 1 Cor 6:7-8 : 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
• Phlm 1:18 : 18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
• Heb 2:2 : 2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
• Job 34:19 : 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
• Job 37:24 : 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
• Luke 20:21 : 21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
• 2 Sam 14:14 : 14 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
• Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
• Deut 1:17 : 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
• Jude 1:16 : 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.