Ephesians 3:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τούτου χάριν κάμπτω τὰ γόνατά μου πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,

Transliteration

Of this charin kamptō the gonata of me pros the Patera of the Kyriou of us Iēsou Christou,

Grammar Details

• *Toutou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of this/for this reason
• *charin*: preposition with genitive - for the sake of/because of
• *kamptō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I bow/bend
• *gonata*: accusative, neuter, plural - knees
• *mou*: genitive, 1st person, singular - of me/my
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *Patera*: accusative, masculine, singular - Father
• *tou Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord
• *hēmōn*: genitive, 1st person, plural - of us/our
• *Iēsou Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ

Word Meanings

• *charin*: for the sake of/because of/on account of
• *kamptō*: I bow/I bend/I kneel
• *gonata*: knees
• *pros*: to/toward/before
• *Patera*: Father

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For this reason, I kneel before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of oure LORde Iesus Christ

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of oure LORDE Iesus Christ,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this cause I go down on my knees before the Father,

• World English Bible (2000)

  For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Prayer for Strengthened Love For this reason I kneel before the Father,

Referenced Verses

• Acts 21:5 : 5 And when we had completed those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, until we were out of the city: and we knelt down on the shore and prayed.
• Eph 1:16-19 : 16 Do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power,
• 1 Kgs 8:54 : 54 And it was so, that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the LORD, he rose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
• Ezra 9:5 : 5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose from my heaviness, and having torn my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to the LORD my God,
• Ps 95:6 : 6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
• Luke 22:41 : 41 And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down, and prayed,
• Dan 6:10 : 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he knelt on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
• Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ:
• Phil 2:10 : 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and those on earth, and those under the earth;
• 2 Chr 6:13 : 13 For Solomon had made a bronze scaffold, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and upon it he stood, and knelt down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,
• 1 Kgs 19:18 : 18 Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.
• Acts 7:60 : 60 And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not charge them with this sin. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
• Acts 9:40 : 40 But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.
• Acts 20:36 : 36 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.