Berean Standard Bible

Colossians 1

(Philippians 1:1–2; Philemon 1:1–3)

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424byδιὰdiaG1223thewillθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,

2To theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547atἐνenG1722ColossaeΚολοσσαῖςKolossaisG2857:GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

(1 Corinthians 1:4–9; Philippians 1:3–11)

3We always thankΕὐχαριστοῦμεν πάντοτεEucharistoumen pantoteG2168 G3842τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316, theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,when we prayπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336forπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,

4because we have heard aboutἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424andκαὶkaiG2532yourἣν ἔχετεhēn echeteG3739 G2192τὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26forεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588saintsἁγίους,hagiousG40—

5the faith and loveproceeding fromδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680τὴνtēnG3588stored upἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēnG606for youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,of whichἣνhēnG3739you have already heardπροηκούσατεproēkousateG4257inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056τῆςtēsG3588of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098

6thatτοῦtouG3588has comeπαρόντοςparontosG3918toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς,humasG4771καθὼςkathōsG2531καὶkaiG2532.AllπαντὶpantiG3956overἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889this gospelisἐστὶνestinG1510bearing fruitκαρποφορούμενονkarpophoroumenonG2592andκαὶkaiG2532growingαὐξανόμενονauxanomenonG837,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it has been doingκαὶkaiG2532amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250you heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191itandκαὶkaiG2532trulyἐν ἀληθείᾳ,en alētheiaG1722 G225understoodἐπέγνωτεepegnōteG1921theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

7καθὼςkathōsG2531You learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129itfromἀπὸapoG575EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶEpaphraG1889,ourG1473τοῦtouG3588belovedἀγαπητοῦagapētouG27fellow servantσυνδούλουsundoulouG4889,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510a faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547on ourG1473behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,

8andwhoὁhoG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532informedδηλώσαςdēlōsasG1213usG1473of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26inἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

9For this reasonΔιὰ τοῦτο καὶDia touto kaiG1223 G3778 G2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250we heardἠκούσαμεν,ēkousamenG191about you,weG1473have notοὐouG3756stoppedπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771andκαὶkaiG2532askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154GodtoἵναinaG2443fill you withπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137theτὴνtēnG3588knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofτοῦtouG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andκαὶkaiG2532understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907,

10so that you may walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andmay pleaseἀρεσκείανareskeianG699HiminεἰςeisG1519every wayπᾶσανpasanG3956:bearing fruitκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041καὶkaiG2532,growingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837in theτῇtēaG3588knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

11being strengthenedδυναμούμενοιdunamoumenoiG1412withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411according toκατὰkataG2596HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391τῆςtēsG3588mightκράτοςkratosG2904so that you may haveεἰςeisG1519fullπᾶσανpasanG3956enduranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andκαὶkaiG2532patienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115, andjoyfullyG3326 G5479

12giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168to theτῷtōG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962,whoτῷtōG3588has qualifiedἱκανώσαντιhikanōsantiG2427youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to shareεἰς τὴν μερίδαeis tēn meridaG1519 G3588 G3310in theτοῦtouG3588inheritanceκλήρουklērouG2819of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588lightφωτί,phōtiG5457.

13HeὃςhosG3739has rescuedἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usG1473fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588dominionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849τοῦtouG3588of darknessσκότουςskotousG4655andκαὶkaiG2532broughtμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179usintoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτοῦtouG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῆςtēsG3588belovedἀγάπηςagapēsG26SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,

14inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192τὴνtēnG3588redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629,theτὴνtēnG3588forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859τῶνtōnG3588of sinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG266.

The Supremacy of the Son

(Hebrews 1:1–14)

15The SonὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of theτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588invisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517GodθεοῦtheouG2316, thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416over allπάσηςpasēsG3956creationκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937.

16ForὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846τὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956were createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936, thingsinἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093τὰtaG3588,visibleὁρατὰhorataG3707andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG517,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535thronesθρόνοιthronoiG2362orεἴτεeiteG1535dominionsκυριότητεςkuriotētesG2963orεἴτεeiteG1535rulersἀρχαὶarchaiG746orεἴτεeiteG1535authoritiesἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849τὰtaG3588.All thingsπάνταpantaG3956were createdἔκτισται,ektistaiG2936throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

17καὶkaiG2532HeαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510beforeπρὸproG4253all thingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846τὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956hold togetherσυνέστηκεν,sunestēkenG4921.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532HeαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510theG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of theG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,theG3588churchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577;HeὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theG3588beginningἀρχή,archēG746andfirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416from amongἐκekG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,so thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956HeαὐτὸςautosG846mayγένηταιgenētaiG1096have preeminenceπρωτεύων·prōteuōnG4409.

19ForὅτιhotiG3754Godwas pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106to haveallπᾶνpanG3956HisτὸtoG3588fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846,

20andκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846to reconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604toεἰςeisG1519Himselfαὐτόν,autonG846τὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535thingsτοῦtouG3588onἐπὶepiG1909τοῦtouG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093orεἴτεeiteG1535thingsτὰtaG3588inἐνenG1722τῆςtēsG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772,by making peaceεἰρηνοποιήσαςeirēnopoiēsasG1517throughδιὰdiaG1223theτὰtaG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofτοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716δι᾽di᾽G1223αὐτοῦautouG846.

21καὶkaiG2532OnceποτεpoteG4218youὑμᾶςhumasG4771wereὄνταςontasG1510alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenousG526from GodandκαὶkaiG2532were hostileἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190inτῇtēaG3588your mindsδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271,engaging inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588evilπονηροῖς,ponēroisG4190deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041.

22ButG1161nowG3570He has reconciledG604youbyἐνenG1722Christ’sαὐτοῦautouG846physicalτῷ σαρκὸςtō sarkosG3588 G4561τῆςtēsG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983throughδιὰdiaG1223τοῦtouG3588deathθανάτουthanatouG2288to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936youὑμᾶςhumasG4771holyἁγίουςhagiousG40καὶkaiG2532,unblemishedἀμώμουςamōmousG299,andκαὶkaiG2532blamelessἀνεγκλήτουςanegklētousG410in His presenceκατενώπιον αὐτοῦ.¶katenōpion autouG2714 G846—

23ifΕἴEiG1487indeedγεgeG1065you continueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961τῇtēaG3588in your faithπίστειpisteiG4102,establishedτεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoiG2311andκαὶkaiG2532firmἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476καὶkaiG2532,notμὴmēG3361movedμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoiG3334fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098οὗhouG3739you heardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191,whichτοῦtouG3588has been proclaimedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784toἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937τῇtēaG3588underὑπὸhupoG5259τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772, andof whichοὗhouG3739IἐγὼegōG1473,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,have becomeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096a servantδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249.

Paul’s Suffering for the Church

(2 Corinthians 11:16–33)

24NowΝῦνNunG3568I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463inἐνenG1722myτοῖςtoisG3588sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804for youὑπὲρ ὑμῶνhuper humōnG5228 G4771,andκαὶkaiG2532I fill upἀνταναπληρῶantanaplērōG466inἐνenG1722myG1473τὰtaG3588fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561whatτῶνtōnG3588is lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303in regard toτοῦtouG3588τῇtēaG3588Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347for the sake ofὑπὲρhuperG5228Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588churchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577.

25IG1473becameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096itsἧςhēsG3739servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249byκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588commissionοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316τὴνtēnG3588gaveδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325meG1473to fully proclaimπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

26theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466thatτὸtoG3588was hiddenἀποκεκρυμμένονapokekrummenonG613forἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588agesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165andκαὶkaiG2532ἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588generationsγενεῶν,geneōnG1074butδὲdeG1161is now revealedνῦν ἐφανερώθηnun ephanerōthēG3568 G5319toτοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40.

27ToοἷςhoisG3739themὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has chosenἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309to make knownγνωρίσαι,gnōrisaiG1107amongἐνenG1722theτὸtoG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484τίtiG5101theτῆςtēsG3588gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391τοῦtouG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῖςtoisG3588mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,theἡhēG3588hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofτῆςtēsG3588gloryδόξης·doxēsG1391.

28WeG1473proclaimκαταγγέλλομενkatangellomenG2605HimὃνhonG3739,admonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560πάνταpantaG3956ἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444andκαὶkaiG2532teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321everyoneπάνταpantaG3956ἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678,so thatἵναinaG2443we may presentπαραστήσωμενparastēsōmenG3936everyoneπάνταpantaG3956ἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444perfectτέλειονteleionG5046inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

29ToεἰςeisG1519this endὃhoG3739I alsoκαὶkaiG2532laborκοπιῶkopiōG2872,strivingἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75with allκατὰkataG2596HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588energyἐνέργειανenergeianG1753τὴνtēnG3588workingἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754powerfullyἐν δυνάμει.¶en dunameiG1722 G1411withinἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473.