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Colossians 1:18-24
18AndκαὶkaiG2532HeαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510theG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of theG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,theG3588churchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577;HeὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theG3588beginningἀρχή,archēG746andfirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416from amongἐκekG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,so thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956HeαὐτὸςautosG846mayγένηταιgenētaiG1096have preeminenceπρωτεύων·prōteuōnG4409.
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 sarkosG3588G4561τῆςtēsG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983throughδιὰdiaG1223τοῦtouG3588deathθανάτουthanatouG2288to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936youὑμᾶςhumasG4771holyἁγίουςhagiousG40καὶkaiG2532,unblemishedἀμώμουςamōmousG299,andκαὶkaiG2532blamelessἀνεγκλήτουςanegklētousG410in His presenceκατενώπιον αὐτοῦ.¶katenōpion autouG2714G846—
23ifΕἴEiG1487indeedγεgeG1065you continueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961τῇtēaG3588in your faithπίστειpisteiG4102,establishedτεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoiG2311andκαὶkaiG2532firmἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476καὶkaiG2532,notμὴmēG3361movedμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoiG3334fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098οὗhouG3739you heardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191,whichτοῦtouG3588has been proclaimedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784toἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937τῇtēaG3588underὑπὸhupoG5259τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772, andof whichοὗhouG3739IἐγὼegōG1473,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,have becomeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096a servantδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249.
24NowΝῦνNunG3568I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463inἐνenG1722myτοῖςtoisG3588sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804for youὑπὲρ ὑμῶνhuper humōnG5228G4771,andκαὶkaiG2532I fill upἀνταναπληρῶantanaplērōG466inἐνenG1722myG1473τὰtaG3588fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561whatτῶνtōnG3588is lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303in regard toτοῦtouG3588τῇtēaG3588Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347for the sake ofὑπὲρhuperG5228Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588churchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577.
Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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