New American Standard Bible 2020
Colossians 1:18-24
18He is alsoκαὶkaiG2532theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofthe bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,the churchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577; and He isthe beginningἀρχή,archēG746,the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443He HimselfG846will comeγένηταιgenētaiG1096to haveG4409firstG4409placeG4409in everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956.
20and throughG1223Him toreconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to HimselfG846,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535things on earthγῆςgēsG1093orεἴτεeiteG1535things inheavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772,having madeG1517peaceG1517throughG1223the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of His crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716.
22yetG1161He has nowG3570reconciledG604you in HisbodyσώματιsōmatiG4983of fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561throughδιὰdiaG1223deathθανάτουthanatouG2288, in order topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936you beforeκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714HimholyἁγίουςhagiousG40and blamelessἀμώμουςamōmousG299and beyondG410reproachG410--
23ifΕἴEiG1487indeedγεgeG1065you continueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961inthe faithπίστειpisteiG4102firmlyG2311establishedG2311and steadfastἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476,and not shiftingμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoiG3334from thehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098that you have heardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191,which was proclaimedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784in allπάσῃpasēG3956creationκτίσειktiseiG2937underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772,and of whichG3739I, PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,was madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096aministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249.
24NowΝῦνNunG3568I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463in my sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804forG5228your sakeG5228,and in my fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561I am supplementingἀνταναπληρῶantanaplērōG466whatG5303isG5303lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303in Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347inG5228behalfG5228ofHis bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,whichὅhoG3739is the churchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577.
Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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