Revised Literal Translation
Colossians 1:18-24
18ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510the headκεφαλὴ τοῦkephalē touG3588G2776of the bodyσώματος τῆςsōmatos tēsG3588G4983,the Assemblyἐκκλησίας· τῶνekklēsias tōnG3588G1577:whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the beginningἀρχή,archēG746,the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956thingsheαὐτὸςautosG846mightγένηταιgenētaiG1096have the preeminenceπρωτεύων·prōteuōnG4409.
20τὰtaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532,having made peaceεἰρηνοποιήσαςeirēnopoiēsasG1517throughδι᾽di᾽G1223the bloodτοῦ αἵματοςtou aimatosG3588G129of hisαὐτοῦautouG846crossτοῦ σταυροῦtou staurouG3588G4716,byδιὰdiaG1223himαὐτόν,autonG846to reconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604all thingsπάνταpantaG3956untoεἰςeisG1519himselfαὐτοῦ,autouG846;byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846, I say,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535they bethingsτὰtaG3588inἐπὶepiG1909earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588G1093,orεἴτεeiteG1535thingsτὰtaG3588inἐνenG1722heavenτοῖς οὐρανοῖς·tois ouranoisG3588G3772.
21G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,that wereὄνταςontasG1510sometimeποτεpoteG4218alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenousG526andκαὶkaiG2532enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190inG3588G1271yourmindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG3588G1271byἐνenG1722wickedπονηροῖς,ponēroisG4190worksἔργοιςergoisG3588G2041,yetG1161nowG3570hath he reconciledG604
22InἐνenG1722the bodyτῷ σώματιtō sōmatiG3588G4983of hisαὐτοῦautouG846fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588G4561throughδιὰdiaG1223deathτοῦ θανάτουtou thanatouG3588G2288,to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936youὑμᾶςhumasG4771holyἁγίουςhagiousG40andκαὶkaiG2532unblameableἀμώμουςamōmousG299andκαὶkaiG2532unreproveableἀνεγκλήτουςanegklētousG410inG2714hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846sightG2714:
23G3588G3588IfG1489ye continue inἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961the faithπίστειpisteiG3588G4102groundedτεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoiG2311andκαὶkaiG2532settledἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476,andκαὶkaiG2532benotμὴmēG3361moved awayμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoiG3334fromἀπὸapoG575the hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG3588G1680of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG3588G2098,whichοὗhouG3739ye have heardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191, andwhich was preachedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784toἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956creatureκτίσειktiseiG3588G2937which isunderὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3588G3772;whereofοὗhouG3739IἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972am madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096a ministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249;
24WhoG3739nowΝῦνNunG3568rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463inἐνenG1722myG1473sufferingsτοῖς παθήμασινtois pathēmasinG3588G3804forG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532fill upἀνταναπληρῶantanaplērōG466that which is behindτὰ ὑστερήματαta husterēmataG3588G5303of the afflictionsτῶν θλίψεωνtōn thlipseōnG3588G2347of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588G5547inἐνenG1722myG1473fleshτῇ σαρκίtēa sarkiG3588G4561forG5228hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846body’sτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588G4983sakeG5228,whichG3739isἐστινestinG1510the Assemblyἡ ἐκκλησία·hē ekklēsiaG3588G1577:
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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