New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1

Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547by the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andTimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095our brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,

2To thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40and faithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80in ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547who areat ColossaeΚολοσσαῖςKolossaisG2857:GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from GodθεοῦtheouG2316our FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

3We giveΕὐχαριστοῦμενEucharistoumenG2168thanksG2168to GodθεῷtheōG2316,the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,prayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842for you,

4since we heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191of your faithπίστινpistinG4102in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and theloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichἣνhēnG3739you haveἔχετεecheteG2192forallπάνταςpantasG3956thesaintsἁγίους,hagiousG40;

5becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thehopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680laidἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēnG606up for you inheavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,of whichἣνhēnG3739you previouslyG4257heardG4257in the wordλόγῳlogōG3056of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098

6which has comeπαρόντοςparontosG3918to you, justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asin allπαντὶpantiG3956the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889alsoG2532it is constantly bearingG2592fruitκαρποφορούμενονkarpophoroumenonG2592andincreasingαὐξανόμενονauxanomenonG837,evenκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it has been doingin you alsoG2532sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250youheardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of it andunderstoodἐπέγνωτεepegnōteG1921the graceχάρινcharinG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;

7justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as you learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129it fromEpaphrasἘπαφρᾶEpaphraG1889, ourbelovedἀγαπητοῦagapētouG27fellowσυνδούλουsundoulouG4889bond-servantG4889,whoὅςhosG3739is a faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547on our behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,

8and he alsoκαὶkaiG2532informedδηλώσαςdēlōsasG1213us of yourloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26in the Spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

9For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonΔιὰDiaG1223alsoG2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250we heardἠκούσαμεν,ēkousamenG191of it,we have not ceasedπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973to prayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336for you and to askαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154that you may be filledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137with theknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of His willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307in allπάσῃpasēG3956spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678and understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907,

10so that you willwalkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043in a mannerG516worthyG516of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,to pleaseἀρεσκείανareskeianG699Himin allG3956respectsG3956,bearingG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592in everyG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041andincreasingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837in theknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

11strengthenedδυναμούμενοιdunamoumenoiG1412with allπάσῃpasēG3956powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,accordingκατὰkataG2596toHis gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391mightκράτοςkratosG2904,for the attaining of allπᾶσανpasanG3956steadfastnessὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andpatienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115;joyouslyG5479

12givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168tothe FatherπατρὶpatriG3962,who has qualifiedἱκανώσαντιhikanōsantiG2427usto shareμερίδαmeridaG3310inthe inheritanceκλήρουklērouG2819of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inLightφωτί,phōtiG5457.

The Incomparable Christ

13For He rescuedἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506us from thedomainἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849of darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,and transferredμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179us to the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofHis belovedἀγάπηςagapēsG26SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,

14in whomᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629,the forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG266.

15He is theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of theinvisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517GodθεοῦtheouG2316, thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416of allπάσηςpasēsG3956creationκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937.

16Forby Him allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956were createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936, bothin the heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772and on earthγῆς,gēsG1093,visibleὁρατὰhorataG3707and invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG517,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535thronesθρόνοιthronoiG2362orεἴτεeiteG1535dominionsκυριότητεςkuriotētesG2963orεἴτεeiteG1535rulersἀρχαὶarchaiG746orεἴτεeiteG1535authoritiesἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849--allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956have been createdἔκτισται,ektistaiG2936throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him and for Him.

17Heis beforeπρὸproG4253allG3956thingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,and in Him allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956holdG4921togetherG4921.

18He is alsoκαὶkaiG2532headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofthe bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,the churchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577; and He isthe beginningἀρχή,archēG746,the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,soἵναinaG2443that He HimselfG846will comeγένηταιgenētaiG1096to haveG4409firstG4409placeG4409in everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956.

19For it was the Father’sgoodG2106pleasureG2106for allπᾶνpanG3956thefullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138to dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730in Him,

20and throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him toreconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to HimselfG846,having madeG1517peaceG1517throughδιὰdiaG1223the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of His crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716;throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him, I say,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535things on earthγῆςgēsG1093orεἴτεeiteG1535things inheavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772.

21And although you wereformerlyποτεpoteG4218alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenousG526and hostileἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190in mindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271, engagedin evilπονηροῖς,ponēroisG4190deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041,

22yetG1161He has nowG3570reconciledG604you in His fleshlyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983throughδιὰdiaG1223deathθανάτουthanatouG2288, in order topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936you beforeκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714HimholyἁγίουςhagiousG40and blamelessἀμώμουςamōmousG299and beyondG410reproachG410--

23ifΕἴEiG1487indeedγεgeG1065you continueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961inthe faithπίστειpisteiG4102firmlyG2311establishedG2311and steadfastἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476,and not movedG3334awayG3334from thehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098that you have heardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191,which was proclaimedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784in allπάσῃpasēG3956creationκτίσειktiseiG2937underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772,and of whichG3739I, PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,was madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096aministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249.

24NowΝῦνNunG3568I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463in my sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804for your sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228,and in my fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561Ido my shareG466on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228ofHis bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,whichὅhoG3739is the churchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577,in fillingG466up whatG3588is lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303in Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347.

25Of this church Iwas madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096a ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249accordingκατὰkataG2596to thestewardshipοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622from GodθεοῦtheouG2316bestowedδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325on me for your benefitεἰςeisG1519, so that I mightfullyG4137carryG4137out the preaching ofthe wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

26that is,the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466which has been hiddenἀποκεκρυμμένονapokekrummenonG613from the pastagesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165and generationsγενεῶν,geneōnG1074,but has nowνῦνnunG3568been manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319to HissaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40,

27to whomοἷςhoisG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316willedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309to makeγνωρίσαι,gnōrisaiG1107knownG1107whatτίtiG5101isthe richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of thisτούτουtoutouG3778mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466amongG1722the Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,whichὅhoG3739isChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547in you, thehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680of gloryδόξης·doxēsG1391.

28We proclaimκαταγγέλλομενkatangellomenG2605Him,admonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444and teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444with allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678,soἵναinaG2443that we maypresentπαραστήσωμενparastēsōmenG3936everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444completeτέλειονteleionG5046in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

29For thisὃhoG3739purpose alsoκαὶkaiG2532IlaborκοπιῶkopiōG2872,strivingἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75accordingκατὰkataG2596to Hispowerδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411, whichmightilyG1411worksἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754withinG1722me.

Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments

The Incomparable Christ

Commentaries on Colossians 1