Berean Standard Bible

Colossians 1:3-14

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.

Read all of Colossians 1

Commentaries on Colossians 1