Colossians 1
NASB1995
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeReverse interlinear

New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:20-29

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.
Read all of Colossians 1

Commentaries on Colossians 1

New American Standard Bible 1995 — © 1960–1995 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.