Revised Literal Translation

Colossians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547byδιὰdiaG1223the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourbrotherὁ ἀδελφὸςho adelphosG3588 G80,

2To the saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40andG2532faithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547which areG3588 G2857atἐνenG1722ColosseG3588 G2857:GraceχάριςcharisG5485beunto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andG2532the LordG2962JesusG2424ChristG5547.

3We give thanksΕὐχαριστοῦμενEucharistoumenG2168to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316andG2532the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,prayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842forπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,

4G3588G3588Since we heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithπίστινpistinG3588 G4102inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532of the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG3588 G26which ye havetoεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956the saintsἁγίους,hagiousG40,

5τὴνtēnG3588ForδιὰdiaG1223the hopeἐλπίδα τὴνelpida tēnG3588 G1680which is laid upἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēnG606for youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἐνenG1722heavenτοῖς οὐρανοῖςtois ouranoisG3588 G3772,whereofἣνhēnG3739ye heard beforeπροηκούσατεproēkousateG4257inἐνenG1722the wordτῷ λόγῳtō logōG3588 G3056of the truthτῆς ἀληθείαςtēs alētheiasG3588 G225of the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588 G2098;

6Which is comeτοῦ παρόντοςtou parontosG3588 G3918untoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it isκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956the worldτῷ κόσμῳtō kosmōG3588 G2889;andκαὶkaiG2532ἐστὶνestinG1510bringeth forth fruitκαρποφορούμενονkarpophoroumenonG2592,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it dothalsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ἧςhēsG3739the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ye heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of it,andκαὶkaiG2532knewἐπέγνωτεepegnōteG1921the graceτὴν χάρινtēn charinG3588 G5485of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225:

7τοῦtouG3588AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531yeG3129alsoG2532learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129ofἀπὸapoG575EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶEpaphraG1889ourG1473dearἀγαπητοῦagapētouG27fellowservantσυνδούλουsundoulouG4889,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771a faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ,tou ChristouG3588 G5547;

8ὁhoG3588WhoτὴνtēnG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532declaredδηλώσαςdēlōsasG1213unto usG1473yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26inἐνenG1722the Spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

9ἧςhēsG3739ForG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG1223weG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250we heardἠκούσαμεν,ēkousamenG191it,doG3973notοὐouG3756ceaseπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973to prayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532to desireαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154thatἵναinaG2443ye might be filled withπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137the knowledgeτὴν ἐπίγνωσινtēn epignōsinG3588 G1922of hisαὐτοῦautouG846willτοῦ θελήματοςtou thelēmatosG3588 G2307inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andκαὶkaiG2532spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907;

10ThatG4043yeG4771might walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962untoG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956pleasingἀρεσκείανareskeianG699,being fruitfulκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532increasingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837inG1519the knowledgeτῇ ἐπιγνώσειtēa epignōseiG3588 G1922of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316;

11StrengthenedδυναμούμενοιdunamoumenoiG1412withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956mightδυνάμειdunameiG1411,according toκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloriousτὸ δόξηςto doxēsG3588 G1391powerκράτος τῆςkratos tēsG3588 G2904,untoεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956patienceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andκαὶkaiG2532longsufferingμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115withG3326joyfulnessG5479;

12τῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588Giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168unto the Fatherπατρὶ τὴνpatri tēnG3588 G3962,which hath madeG2427usG1473meetG2427toεἰςeisG1519be partakersμερίδα τοῦmerida touG3588 G3310of the inheritanceκλήρου τῶνklērou tōnG3588 G2819of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inἐνenG1722lightτῷ φωτί,tō phōtiG3588 G5457:

13WhoὃςhosG3739hath deliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usG1473fromἐκekG1537the powerτῆς ἐξουσίαςtēs exousiasG3588 G1849of darknessτοῦ σκότουςtou skotousG3588 G4655,andκαὶkaiG2532hath translatedμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179usintoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846dearτοῦ ἀγάπηςtou agapēsG3588 G26Sonυἱοῦ τῆςhuiou tēsG3588 G5207:

14InἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG3588 G629throughG1223hisG846bloodG3588 G129, eventhe forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG3588 G859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG3588 G266:

15τοῦtouG3588WhoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of the invisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517Godθεοῦ τοῦtheou touG3588 G2316,the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416of everyπάσηςpasēsG3956creatureκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937:

16ForὅτιhotiG3754byἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846wereG2936all thingsπάνταpantaG3588 G3956createdG2936,that areG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532that areG3588inἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς,gēsG3588 G1093,visibleὁρατὰhorataG3588 G3707andκαὶkaiG2532invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG3588 G517,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535they bethronesθρόνοιthronoiG2362,orεἴτεeiteG1535dominionsκυριότητεςkuriotētesG2963,orεἴτεeiteG1535principalitiesἀρχαὶarchaiG746,orεἴτεeiteG1535powersἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849:all thingsπάνταpantaG3588 G3956were createdG2936byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846:

17τὰtaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510beforeπρὸproG4253all thingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846all thingsπάνταpantaG3956consistσυνέστηκεν,sunestēkenG4921.

18ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510the headκεφαλὴ τοῦkephalē touG3588 G2776of the bodyσώματος τῆςsōmatos tēsG3588 G4983,the Assemblyἐκκλησίας· τῶνekklēsias tōnG3588 G1577:whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the beginningἀρχή,archēG746,the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956thingsheαὐτὸςautosG846mightγένηταιgenētaiG1096have the preeminenceπρωτεύων·prōteuōnG4409.

19ForὅτιhotiG3754it pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106the Father thatinἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846shouldG2730allπᾶνpanG3956fulnessτὸ πλήρωμαto plērōmaG3588 G4138dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730;

20τὰtaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532,having made peaceεἰρηνοποιήσαςeirēnopoiēsasG1517throughδι᾽di᾽G1223the bloodτοῦ αἵματοςtou aimatosG3588 G129of hisαὐτοῦautouG846crossτοῦ σταυροῦtou staurouG3588 G4716,byδιὰdiaG1223himαὐτόν,autonG846to reconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604all thingsπάνταpantaG3956untoεἰςeisG1519himselfαὐτοῦ,autouG846;byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846, I say,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535they bethingsτὰtaG3588inἐπὶepiG1909earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,orεἴτεeiteG1535thingsτὰtaG3588inἐνenG1722heavenτοῖς οὐρανοῖς·tois ouranoisG3588 G3772.

21G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,that wereὄνταςontasG1510sometimeποτεpoteG4218alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenousG526andκαὶkaiG2532enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190inG3588 G1271yourmindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG3588 G1271byἐνenG1722wickedπονηροῖς,ponēroisG4190worksἔργοιςergoisG3588 G2041,yetG1161nowG3570hath he reconciledG604

22InἐνenG1722the bodyτῷ σώματιtō sōmatiG3588 G4983of hisαὐτοῦautouG846fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561throughδιὰdiaG1223deathτοῦ θανάτουtou thanatouG3588 G2288,to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936youὑμᾶςhumasG4771holyἁγίουςhagiousG40andκαὶkaiG2532unblameableἀμώμουςamōmousG299andκαὶkaiG2532unreproveableἀνεγκλήτουςanegklētousG410inG2714hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846sightG2714:

23G3588G3588IfG1489ye continue inἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961the faithπίστειpisteiG3588 G4102groundedτεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoiG2311andκαὶkaiG2532settledἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476,andκαὶkaiG2532benotμὴmēG3361moved awayμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoiG3334fromἀπὸapoG575the hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG3588 G1680of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG3588 G2098,whichοὗhouG3739ye have heardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191, andwhich was preachedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784toἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956creatureκτίσειktiseiG3588 G2937which isunderὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3588 G3772;whereofοὗhouG3739IἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972am madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096a ministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249;

24WhoG3739nowΝῦνNunG3568rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463inἐνenG1722myG1473sufferingsτοῖς παθήμασινtois pathēmasinG3588 G3804forG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532fill upἀνταναπληρῶantanaplērōG466that which is behindτὰ ὑστερήματαta husterēmataG3588 G5303of the afflictionsτῶν θλίψεωνtōn thlipseōnG3588 G2347of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588 G5547inἐνenG1722myG1473fleshτῇ σαρκίtēa sarkiG3588 G4561forG5228hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846body’sτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983sakeG5228,whichG3739isἐστινestinG1510the Assemblyἡ ἐκκλησία·hē ekklēsiaG3588 G1577:

25τὴνtēnG3588WhereofἧςhēsG3739IG1473am madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096a ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249,according toκατὰkataG2596the dispensationοἰκονομίαν τοῦoikonomian touG3588 G3622of Godθεοῦ τὴνtheou tēnG3588 G2316which is givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325to meG1473forεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,to fulfilπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316;

26τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588Eventhe mysteryμυστήριον τῶνmustērion tōnG3588 G3466which hath been hidἀποκεκρυμμένονapokekrummenonG613fromἀπὸapoG575agesαἰώνων τῶνaiōnōn tōnG3588 G165andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575generationsγενεῶν, τοῖςgeneōn toisG3588 G1074,butδὲdeG1161nowG3570is made manifestἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319toG40hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40:

27To whomοἷςhoisG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316wouldἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309make knownγνωρίσαι,gnōrisaiG1107whatτίtiG5101isthe richesτὸ πλοῦτοςto ploutosG3588 G4149of the gloryτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391of thisτούτουtoutouG3778mysteryτοῦ μυστηρίουtou mustēriouG3588 G3466amongἐνenG1722the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσιν,tois ethnesinG3588 G1484;whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,the hopeἡ ἐλπὶςhē elpisG3588 G1680of gloryτῆς δόξης·tēs doxēsG3588 G1391:

28WhomὃνhonG3739weG1473preachκαταγγέλλομενkatangellomenG2605,warningνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,andκαὶkaiG2532teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678;thatἵναinaG2443we may presentπαραστήσωμενparastēsōmenG3936everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444perfectτέλειονteleionG5046inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusG2424:

29ἐνenG1722ὃhoG3739τὴνtēnG3588WhereuntoεἰςeisG1519IG2872alsoκαὶkaiG2532labourG2872,strivingἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75according toκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦautouG846workingἐνέργειαν τὴνenergeian tēnG3588 G1753,which workethἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473mightilyδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.

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