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Colossians 1:12
New English Translation
Colossians 1:12
New English Translation
12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share[a] in the saints’[b] inheritance in the light.
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- Colossians 1:12 tn BDAG 473 s.v. ἱκανόω states, “τινὰ εἴς τι someone for someth. Col 1:12.” The point of the text is that God has qualified the saints for a “share” or “portion” in the inheritance of the saints.
- Colossians 1:12 tn Grk “the inheritance of the saints.” The genitive noun τῶν ἁγίων (tōn hagiōn) is a possessive genitive: “the saints’ inheritance.”
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