New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 2

You Are Built Up in Christ

1For I wantΘέλωThelōG2309you to knowG3609howἡλίκονhēlikonG2245greatG2245astruggleἀγῶναagōnaG73I haveἔχωechōG2192on your behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228and for thoseτῶνtōnG3588whoτὸtoG3588are atLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,and for allG3745those whoG3745have notpersonallyσαρκί,sarkiG4561seenἑόρακανhe'orakanG3708my faceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383,

2that theirheartsκαρδίαιkardiaiG2588may be encouragedπαρακληθῶσινparaklēthōsinG3870, having beenknitσυμβιβασθέντεςsumbibasthentesG4822togetherG4822in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26, and attainingto allπᾶνpanG3956the wealthπλοῦτοςploutosG4149that comes from the fullπληροφορίαςplērophoriasG4136assuranceG4136of understandingσυνέσεωςsuneseōsG4907, resulting in atrueG1922knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466, that is,ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547Himself,

3in whomᾧhōG3739are hiddenἀπόκρυφοι·apokruphoiG614allπάντεςpantesG3956the treasuresθησαυροὶthēsauroiG2344of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678and knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108.

4I sayλέγω,legōG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778soἵναinaG2443that noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367will deludeπαραλογίζηταιparalogizētaiG3884you withpersuasiveG4086argumentG4086.

5For evenG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I amG548absentἄπειμι,apeimiG548in bodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561,neverthelessἀλλὰallaG235I amεἰμι,eimiG1510with you in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,rejoicingχαίρωνchairōnG5463to seeβλέπωνblepōnG991yourgoodG5010disciplineG5010and thestabilityστερέωμαstereōmaG4733of your faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767as you have receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962, sowalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043in Him,

7having been firmlyG4492rootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492and now beingbuiltἐποικοδομούμενοιepoikodomoumenoiG2026up in Him andestablishedβεβαιούμενοιbebaioumenoiG950in your faithπίστειpisteiG4102,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as youwere instructedἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321, andoverflowingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052with gratitudeεὐχαριστίᾳ.¶eucharistiaG2169.

8SeeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991to it that noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100takesG4812you captiveG4812throughδιὰdiaG1223philosophyφιλοσοφίαςphilosophiasG5385and emptyκενῆςkenēsG2756deceptionἀπάτηςapatēsG539,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,accordingκατὰkataG2596to theelementaryG4747principlesG4747of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,ratherG3756thanG2532 G3756accordingκατὰkataG2596to ChristΧριστόν·ChristonG5547.

9For in Him allπᾶνpanG3956thefullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of DeityθεότητοςtheotētosG2320dwellsκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730in bodilyG4985formG4985,

10and in Him you have beenG1510madeG4137completeG4137, andHe is the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776over allπάσηςpasēsG3956ruleἀρχῆςarchēsG746and authorityἐξουσίας·exousiasG1849;

11and in Himyou were alsoκαὶkaiG2532circumcisedπεριετμήθητεperietmēthēteG4059with a circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061madeG886withoutG886handsἀχειροποιήτῳacheiropoiētōG886,in the removalἀπεκδύσειapekduseiG555ofthe bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983of the fleshσαρκός,sarkosG4561by the circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

12having beenburiedσυνταφέντεςsuntaphentesG4916with Him in baptismG908,in whichᾧhōG3739you were alsoκαὶkaiG2532raisedσυνηγέρθητεsunēgerthēteG4891up with Him throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in the workingἐνεργείαςenergeiasG1753of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, whoraisedἐγείραντοςegeirantosG1453Him from the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

13When you weredeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498in your transgressionsπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900and the uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203of your fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561, HemadeG4806you aliveσυνεζωοποίησενsunezōopoiēsenG4806togetherG4806with Him, having forgivenχαρισάμενοςcharisamenosG5483us allπάνταpantaG3956our transgressionsπαραπτώματα·paraptōmataG3900,

14having canceledἐξαλείψαςexaleipsasG1813outthe certificateG5498of debtG5498consisting of decreesδόγμασινdogmasinG1378againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596us, whichὃhoG3739was hostileὑπεναντίονhupenantionG5227to us; andHe has takenἦρκενērkenG142it out of the wayμέσουmesouG3319,having nailedπροσηλώσαςprosēlōsasG4338it to the crossσταυρῷ·staurōG4716.

15When He haddisarmedἀπεκδυσάμενοςapekdusamenosG554therulersἀρχὰςarchasG746and authoritiesἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849, HemadeG1165a publicπαρρησίᾳ,parrēsiaG3954displayG1165of them, havingtriumphedG2358overG2358them throughG1722Him.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767noΜὴMēG3361oneτιςtisG5100is toactG2919as your judgeκρινέτωkrinetōG2919in regard tofoodβρώσειbrōseiG1035orκαὶkaiG2532drinkπόσειposeiG4213orἢēG2228in respectμέρειmereiG3313to afestivalἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859orἢēG2228anewG3501moonG3501orἢēG2228aSabbathσαββάτων,sabbatōnG4521day--

17things whichἅhaG3739are a mereshadowσκιὰskiaG4639of what is to comeμελλόντων,mellontōnG3195; but thesubstanceσῶμαsōmaG4983belongs to ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

18Let noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367keepdefraudingG2603you of your prizeG2603bydelightingθέλωνthelōnG2309inself-abasementταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012and the worshipθρησκείᾳthrēskeiaG2356of the angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,takingG1687his standG1687on visionshe has seenἑόρακενhe'orakenG3708,inflatedφυσιούμενοςphusioumenosG5448withoutG1500causeG1500by hisfleshlyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561mindνοὸςnoosG3563,

19and not holdingG2902fastκρατῶνkratōnG2902tothe headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,from whomοὗhouG3739the entireπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,being suppliedἐπιχορηγούμενονepichorēgoumenonG2023and heldG4822togetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822by the jointsἁφῶνhaphōnG860andligamentsσυνδέσμωνsundesmōnG4886,growsαὔξειauxeiG837with a growthαὔξησινauxēsinG838which is from Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

20IfΕἰEiG1487you have diedἀπεθάνετεapethaneteG599with ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547to theelementaryG4747principlesG4747of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whyτίtiG5101,as ifὡςhōsG5613you were livingζῶντεςzōntesG2198in the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,do you submitG1379yourself todecreesG1379, such as,

21“Do not handleἅψῃhapsēG681,do not tasteγεύσῃgeusēG1089,do not touchθίγῃς·thigēsG2345!”

22(whichἅhaG3739allπάνταpantaG3956refer tothings destined to perishφθορὰνphthoranG5356with useἀποχρήσειapochrēseiG671)--in accordanceκατὰkataG2596with thecommandmentsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778and teachingsδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319of menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444?

23TheseG3748are mattersG3056whichG3748haveἔχονταechontaG2192,to be sureμὲνmenG3303, theappearanceG3056of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678inself-madeG1479religionG1479and self-abasementταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012andsevereG857treatmentG857of the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983, but areof noοὐκ τινιouk tiniG3756 G5100valueτιμῇtimēaG5092againstπρὸςprosG4314fleshlyσαρκός.¶sarkosG4561indulgenceπλησμονὴνplēsmonēnG4140.

You Are Built Up in Christ

Commentaries on Colossians 2