Berean Standard Bible

Colossians 2

(Revelation 3:14–22)

1ForγὰρgarG1063I wantΘέλωThelōG2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to knowG1492how muchἡλίκονhēlikonG2245I am strugglingἀγῶνα ἔχωagōna echōG73 G2192forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771andκαὶkaiG2532forthoseτῶνtōnG3588atἐνenG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andκαὶkaiG2532for all whoὅσοιhosoiG3745have not metοὐχ ἑόρακανouch he'orakanG3756 G3708meG1473τὸtoG3588face to faceπρόσωπόν ἐν σαρκί,prosōpon en sarkiG4383 G1722 G4561,

2thatἵναinaG2443they may be encouragedπαρακληθῶσινparaklēthōsinG3870αὐτῶνautōnG846αἱhaiG3588in heartκαρδίαιkardiaiG2588,knit togetherσυμβιβασθέντεςsumbibasthentesG4822inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,andκαὶkaiG2532filled withεἰςeisG1519thefull richesπᾶν πλοῦτοςpan ploutosG3956 G4149τῆςtēsG3588of completeπληροφορίαςplērophoriasG4136τῆςtēsG3588understandingσυνέσεωςsuneseōsG4907,so thatεἰςeisG1519they may knowἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922theτοῦtouG3588mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, namelyChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

3inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510hiddenἀπόκρυφοι·apokruphoiG614allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588treasuresθησαυροὶthēsauroiG2344τῆςtēsG3588of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108.

4I sayλέγω,legōG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778so thatἵναinaG2443no oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367will deceiveπαραλογίζηταιparalogizētaiG3884youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byἐνenG1722smooth rhetoricπιθανολογίᾳ·pithanologiaG4086.

5ForγὰρgarG1063althoughεἰ καὶei kaiG2532 G1487I am absent from youἄπειμι,apeimiG548inτῇtēaG3588bodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561ἀλλὰallaG235,I am presentεἰμι,eimiG1510withσὺνsunG4862youὑμῖνhuminG4771τῷtōG3588in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, andI delightχαίρωνchairōnG5463καὶkaiG2532to seeβλέπωνblepōnG991yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588orderly conditionτάξινtaxinG5010andκαὶkaiG2532ὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τὸtoG3588firmστερέωμαstereōmaG4733τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

Alive with Christ

(Ephesians 2:1–10)

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767,just asὩςHōsG5613you have receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880τὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424asτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,continue to walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846,

7rootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492andκαὶkaiG2532built upἐποικοδομούμενοιepoikodomoumenoiG2026inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846καὶkaiG2532,established inβεβαιούμενοιbebaioumenoiG950theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you were taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321, andoverflowingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052withἐνenG1722thankfulnessεὐχαριστίᾳ.¶eucharistiaG2169.

8See to itΒλέπετεBlepeteG991that no oneμή τις ἔσταιmē tis estaiG3361 G1510 G5100ὁhoG3588takes you captiveὑμᾶς συλαγωγῶνhumas sulagōgōnG4812 G4771throughδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588philosophyφιλοσοφίαςphilosophiasG5385andκαὶkaiG2532emptyκενῆςkenēsG2756deceptionἀπάτηςapatēsG539,which are based onκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588humanτῶν ἀνθρώπων,tōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862andκατὰkataG2596theτὰtaG3588spiritual forcesστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889rather thanκαὶ οὐkai ouG2532 G3756onκατὰkataG2596ChristΧριστόν·ChristonG5547.

9ForὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722ChristαὐτῷautōG846allπᾶνpanG3956theτὸtoG3588fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of theτῆςtēsG3588DeityθεότητοςtheotētosG2320dwellsκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730in bodily formσωματικῶς,sōmatikōsG4985.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532you have beenἐστὲesteG1510made completeπεπληρωμένοι,peplērōmenoiG4137inἐνenG1722ChristαὐτῷautōG846,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776over everyπάσηςpasēsG3956rulerἀρχῆςarchēsG746andκαὶkaiG2532authorityἐξουσίας·exousiasG1849.

11InἐνenG1722HimᾧhōG3739you were also circumcisedκαὶ περιετμήθητεkai perietmēthēteG2532 G4059,inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588putting offἀπεκδύσειapekduseiG555ofτοῦtouG3588yoursinful natureσώματος τῆς σαρκός,sōmatos tēs sarkosG3588 G4561 G4983,withἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061τοῦtouG3588performedby ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547andπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061not by human handsἀχειροποιήτῳacheiropoiētōG886.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532having been buried withσυνταφέντεςsuntaphentesG4916HimαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588baptismβαπτισμῷbaptismōG909ἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739,you were raised withσυνηγέρθητεsunēgerthēteG4891HimthroughδιὰdiaG1223yourτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in theτῆςtēsG3588powerἐνεργείαςenergeiasG1753τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoτοῦtouG3588raisedἐγείραντοςegeirantosG1453HimαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

13WhenΚαὶKaiG2532youὑμᾶςhumasG4771wereὄνταςontasG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498inἐνenG1722yourτοῖςtoisG3588trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900andκαὶkaiG2532in theτῇtēaG3588uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203of yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588sinful natureσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,God made you aliveσυνεζωοποίησεν ὑμᾶςsunezōopoiēsen humasG4771 G4806withσὺνsunG4862ChristαὐτῷautōG846.He forgaveχαρισάμενοςcharisamenosG5483usG1473allπάνταpantaG3956ourτὰtaG3588trespassesπαραπτώματα·paraptōmataG3900,

14having canceledἐξαλείψαςexaleipsasG1813theτὸtoG3588debt ascribedχειρόγραφονcheirographonG5498toκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596usG1473in theτοῖςtoisG3588decreesδόγμασινdogmasinG1378thatὃhoG3739stoodἦνēnG1510againstὑπεναντίονhupenantionG5227usG1473καὶkaiG2532.He tookἦρκενērkenG142itαὐτὸautoG846awayἐκ τοῦ μέσουek tou mesouG1537 G3588 G3319,nailingπροσηλώσαςprosēlōsasG4338itαὐτὸautoG846to theτῷtōG3588crossσταυρῷ·staurōG4716!

15Andhaving disarmedἀπεκδυσάμενοςapekdusamenosG554theτὰςtasG3588powersἀρχὰςarchasG746andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588authoritiesἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,He made a public spectacleἐδειγμάτισεν ἐν παρρησίᾳ,edeigmatisen en parrēsiaG1165 G1722 G3954of them,triumphingθριαμβεύσαςthriambeusasG2358over themαὐτοὺςautousG846byἐνenG1722the crossαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767let noΜὴMēG3361oneτιςtisG5100judgeκρινέτωkrinetōG2919youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byἐνenG1722what you eatβρώσειbrōseiG1035orκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722drinkπόσειposeiG4213,orἢēG2228withἐνenG1722regard toμέρειmereiG3313a feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859ἢēG2228,a New MoonνεομηνίαςneomēniasG3561,orἢēG2228a Sabbathσαββάτων,sabbatōnG4521.

17TheseἅhaG3739areἐστινestinG1510a shadowσκιὰskiaG4639of the thingsτῶνtōnG3588to comeμελλόντων,mellontōnG3195,butδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983that casts itbelongs toτοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

18Do not let anyoneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367who delightsθέλωνthelōnG2309inἐνenG1722falsehumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012andκαὶkaiG2532theworshipθρησκείᾳthrēskeiaG2356τῶνtōnG3588of angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32disqualifyκαταβραβευέτωkatabrabeuetōG2603youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with speculation aboutἐμβατεύωνembateuōnG1687whatἃhaG3739he has seenἑόρακενhe'orakenG3708. Such a personis puffed upφυσιούμενοςphusioumenosG5448without basisεἰκῇeikēaG1500byὑπὸhupoG5259hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846unspiritualτοῦ σαρκὸςtou sarkosG3588 G4561τῆςtēsG3588mindνοὸςnoosG3563.

19καὶkaiG2532He has lost connectionοὐ κρατῶνou kratōnG3756 G2902to theτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,fromἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739theτὸtoG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,supportedἐπιχορηγούμενονepichorēgoumenonG2023andκαὶkaiG2532knit togetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822byδιὰdiaG1223itsτῶνtōnG3588jointsἁφῶνhaphōnG860andκαὶkaiG2532ligamentsσυνδέσμωνsundesmōnG4886,growsαὔξειauxeiG837asτὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316causes it to growαὔξησινauxēsinG838.

20IfΕἰEiG1487you have diedἀπεθάνετεapethaneteG599withσὺνsunG4862ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547toἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588spiritual forcesστοιχείωνstoicheiōnG4747of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whyτίtiG5101,as thoughὡςhōsG5613you still belongedζῶντεςzōntesG2198toἐνenG1722theworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,do you submit to its regulationsδογματίζεσθε;dogmatizestheG1379:

21“DoμὴmēG3361not handleG680,doμηδὲmēdeG3366not tasteγεύσῃgeusēG1089,doμηδὲmēdeG3366not touchθίγῃς·thigēsG2345!”?

22TheseἅhaG3739willἐστινestinG1510allπάνταpantaG3956εἰςeisG1519perishφθορὰνphthoranG5356withτῇtēaG3588useἀποχρήσειapochrēseiG671,because they are based onκατὰkataG2596humanτὰ ἀνθρώπων·ta anthrōpōnG3588 G444τῶνtōnG3588commandsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778andκαὶkaiG2532teachingsδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319.

23SuchἅτινάhatinaG3748restrictionsindeedμὲνmenG3303haveἔχονταechontaG2192an appearanceλόγονlogonG3056of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,withἐνenG1722theirself-prescribed worshipἐθελοθρησκίᾳethelothrēskiaG1479καὶkaiG2532, their falsehumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012,andκαὶkaiG2532theirharsh treatmentἀφειδίᾳapheidiaG857of the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983; butthey areἐστινestinG1510ofἐνenG1722noοὐκoukG3756τινιtiniG5100valueτιμῇtimēaG5092againstπρὸςprosG4314theindulgenceπλησμονὴνplēsmonēnG4140of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκός.¶sarkosG4561.

(Revelation 3:14–22)

Alive with Christ

(Ephesians 2:1–10)

Commentaries on Colossians 2