Colossians 3:15

World English Bible (2000)

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ Θεοῦ βραβευέτω ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, εἰς ἣν καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι· καὶ εὐχάριστοι γίνεσθε.

Transliteration

And the eirēnē of the Theou brabeuetō in the kardiais of you, to which also you eklēthēte in one sōmati; and eucharistoi ginesthe.

Grammar Details

• *eirēnē*: nominative, feminine, singular - peace
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *brabeuetō*: present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let rule/arbitrate
• *kardiais*: dative, feminine, plural - hearts
• *hymōn*: genitive, 2nd person plural pronoun - of you/your
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - to/into
• *hēn*: accusative, feminine, singular, relative pronoun - which
• *eklēthēte*: aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you were called
• *heni*: dative, neuter, singular - one
• *sōmati*: dative, neuter, singular - body
• *eucharistoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - thankful/grateful
• *ginesthe*: present middle imperative, 2nd person plural - become/be

Word Meanings

• *eirēnē*: peace/harmony/tranquility
• *brabeuetō*: let rule/arbitrate/decide/govern
• *kardiais*: hearts/minds/inner selves
• *eklēthēte*: were called/invited/summoned
• *sōmati*: body/community/group
• *eucharistoi*: thankful/grateful/appreciative
• *ginesthe*: become/be/prove to be

Referenced Verses

• John 14:27 : 27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
• Phil 4:6-7 : 6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
• Eph 5:20 : 20 giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;
• Col 3:17 : 17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
• Eph 4:4 : 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;
• Isa 26:3 : 3 You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
• Rom 5:1 : 1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
• Rom 14:17 : 17 for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
• Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 7:15 : 15 Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.
• 2 Cor 4:15 : 15 For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
• 2 Cor 5:19-21 : 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
• 2 Cor 9:11 : 11 you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.
• Eph 2:12-18 : 12 that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition, 15 having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace; 16 and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility thereby. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
• Isa 57:19 : 19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near," says Yahweh; "and I will heal them."
• Jonah 2:9 : 9 But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh."
• Luke 17:16-18 : 16 He fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus answered, "Weren't the ten cleansed? But where are the nine? 18 Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?"
• Ps 29:11 : 11 Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace. A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.
• Ps 100:4 : 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
• Ps 107:22 : 22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.
• Ps 116:17 : 17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of Yahweh.
• Isa 27:5 : 5 Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me. Let him make peace with me."
• John 16:33 : 33 I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."
• Rom 1:21 : 21 Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
• Eph 4:16 : 16 from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
• Eph 5:1 : 1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
• Col 1:12 : 12 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
• Col 2:7 : 7 rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
• Heb 13:15 : 15 Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
• Rev 7:12 : 12 saying, "Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen."
• 1 Tim 2:1 : 1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: