Revised Literal Translation

Colossians 2

1ForγὰρgarG1063I wouldΘέλωThelōG2309thatG1492yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771knewG1492what greatἡλίκονhēlikonG2245conflictἀγῶναagōnaG73I haveἔχωechōG2192forG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532forthemτῶνtōnG3588atἐνenG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andκαὶkaiG2532foras many asὅσοιhosoiG3745haveG3708notοὐχouchG3756seenG3708myG1473faceτὸ πρόσωπόνto prosōponG3588 G4383inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561;

2ThatἵναinaG2443theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδίαιkardiaiG3588 G2588might be comfortedπαρακληθῶσινparaklēthōsinG3870,being knit togetherσυμβιβασθέντεςsumbibasthentesG4822inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,andG2532untoεἰςeisG1519allπᾶνpanG3956richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of the full assuranceπληροφορίαςplērophoriasG3588 G4136of understandingσυνέσεωςsuneseōsG3588 G4907,toεἰςeisG1519the acknowledgementἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of the mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3588 G3466of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,andG2532of the FatherG3962,andG2532of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG3588 G5547;

3InἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510hidἀπόκρυφοι·apokruphoiG614allπάντεςpantesG3956the treasuresθησαυροὶthēsauroiG3588 G2344of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG3588 G4678andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG3588 G1108.

4ἵναinaG2443AndG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I sayλέγω,legōG3004,lestG3361any manG5100should beguileπαραλογίζηταιparalogizētaiG3884youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withἐνenG1722enticing wordsπιθανολογίᾳ·pithanologiaG4086.

5καὶkaiG2532τῇtēaG3588ForγὰρgarG1063thoughεἰeiG1487I be absentἄπειμι,apeimiG548in the fleshσαρκὶ τῷsarki tōG3588 G4561,yetἀλλὰallaG235am Iεἰμι,eimiG1510withσὺνsunG4862youὑμῖνhuminG4771in the spiritπνεύματι τὴνpneumati tēnG3588 G4151,joyingχαίρωνchairōnG5463andκαὶkaiG2532beholdingβλέπωνblepōnG991yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771orderτάξιν τὸtaxin toG3588 G5010,andκαὶkaiG2532the stedfastnessστερέωμα τῆςstereōma tēsG3588 G4733of yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

6AsὩςHōsG5613ye haveG3880thereforeοὖνounG3767receivedG3880Christτὸν Χριστὸνton ChristonG3588 G5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the Lordτὸν κύριον,ton kurionG3588 G2962, sowalk yeπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846:

7RootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492andκαὶkaiG2532built upἐποικοδομούμενοιepoikodomoumenoiG2026inG1722himG846,andκαὶkaiG2532stablishedβεβαιούμενοιbebaioumenoiG950inG1722the faithτῇ πίστειtēa pisteiG3588 G4102,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye have been taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321,aboundingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052thereinG1722 G846withG1722thanksgivingεὐχαριστίᾳ.¶eucharistiaG2169.

8ὁhoG3588ἔσταιestaiG1510BewareΒλέπετεBlepeteG991lestμήmēG3361any manτιςtisG5100spoilσυλαγωγῶνsulagōgōnG4812youὑμᾶςhumasG4771throughδιὰdiaG1223philosophyτῆς φιλοσοφίαςtēs philosophiasG3588 G5385andκαὶkaiG2532vainκενῆςkenēsG2756deceitἀπάτηςapatēsG539,afterκατὰkataG2596the traditionτὴν παράδοσινtēn paradosinG3588 G3862of menτῶν ἀνθρώπων,tōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444,afterκατὰkataG2596the rudimentsτὰ στοιχεῖαta stoicheiaG3588 G4747of the worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756afterκατὰkataG2596ChristΧριστόν·ChristonG5547.

9ForὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846dwellethκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730allπᾶνpanG3956the fulnessτὸ πλήρωμαto plērōmaG3588 G4138of the Godheadτῆς θεότητοςtēs theotētosG3588 G2320bodilyσωματικῶς,sōmatikōsG4985.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532ye areἐστὲesteG1510completeπεπληρωμένοι,peplērōmenoiG4137inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,whichὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the headἡ κεφαλὴhē kephalēG3588 G2776of allπάσηςpasēsG3956principalityἀρχῆςarchēsG746andκαὶkaiG2532authorityἐξουσίας·exousiasG1849:

11InἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye are circumcisedπεριετμήθητεperietmēthēteG4059with the circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061made without handsἀχειροποιήτῳacheiropoiētōG886,inἐνenG1722putting offἀπεκδύσειapekduseiG3588 G555the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG3588 G4983of the sinsG3588 G266of the fleshσαρκός,sarkosG3588 G4561byἐνenG1722the circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG3588 G4061of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG3588 G5547:

12BuriedσυνταφέντεςsuntaphentesG4916with himαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722baptismG3588 G908,whereinἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye are risen withσυνηγέρθητεsunēgerthēteG4891himthroughδιὰdiaG1223the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG3588 G4102of the operationἐνεργείαςenergeiasG3588 G1753of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,who hath raisedἐγείραντοςegeirantosG3588 G1453himαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3588 G3498.

13AndΚαὶKaiG2532youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,beingὄνταςontasG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498inἐνenG1722yourτοῖςtoisG3588sinsπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900andκαὶkaiG2532the uncircumcisionτῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳtēa akrobustiaG3588 G203of yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561,hath he quickened togetherσυνεζωοποίησενsunezōopoiēsenG4806withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846,having forgivenχαρισάμενοςcharisamenosG5483youὑμᾶςhumasG4771allπάνταpantaG3956trespassesτὰ παραπτώματα·ta paraptōmataG3588 G3900;

14τὸtoG3588τοῖςtoisG3588Blotting outἐξαλείψαςexaleipsasG1813the handwritingχειρόγραφονcheirographonG5498of ordinancesδόγμασιν τοῦdogmasin touG3588 G1378thatὃhoG3739wasἦνēnG1510againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596usG1473, which wascontraryὑπεναντίονhupenantionG5227to usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532tookἦρκενērkenG142itαὐτὸautoG846out ofἐκekG1537the wayμέσουmesouG3319,nailingπροσηλώσαςprosēlōsasG4338itαὐτὸautoG846to his crossτῷ σταυρῷ·tō staurōG3588 G4716;

15ἐνenG1722Andhaving spoiledἀπεκδυσάμενοςapekdusamenosG554principalitiesτὰς ἀρχὰςtas archasG3588 G746andκαὶkaiG2532powersτὰς ἐξουσίαςtas exousiasG3588 G1849,he made a shewἐδειγμάτισενedeigmatisenG1165of themopenlyπαρρησίᾳ,parrēsiaG3954,triumphing overθριαμβεύσαςthriambeusasG2358themαὐτοὺςautousG846inἐνenG1722itαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

16LetG2919noΜὴMēG3361manτιςtisG5100thereforeοὖνounG3767judgeκρινέτωkrinetōG2919youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inἐνenG1722meatβρώσειbrōseiG1035,orG2228inἐνenG1722drinkπόσειposeiG4213,orG2228inἐνenG1722respectμέρειmereiG3313of an holydayἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859,orG2228of the new moonνεομηνίαςneomēniasG3561,orG2228of the sabbathσαββάτων,sabbatōnG4521days:

17τῶνtōnG3588τὸtoG3588WhichἅhaG3739areἐστινestinG1510a shadowσκιὰskiaG4639of things to comeμελλόντων,mellontōnG3195;butδὲdeG1161the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isof Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ.tou ChristouG3588 G5547.

18LetG2603no manμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367beguileG2603youὑμᾶςhumasG4771of your rewardG2603inἐνenG1722a voluntaryθέλωνthelōnG2309humilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012andκαὶkaiG2532worshippingθρησκείᾳthrēskeiaG2356of angelsτῶν ἀγγέλων,tōn angelōnG3588 G32,intruding intoἐμβατεύωνembateuōnG1687those things whichἃhaG3739he hathG3708notG3361seenG3708,vainlyεἰκῇeikēaG1500puffed upφυσιούμενοςphusioumenosG5448byὑπὸhupoG5259hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846fleshlyτοῦ σαρκὸςtou sarkosG3588 G4561mindνοὸς τῆςnoos tēsG3588 G3563,

19AndκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756holdingκρατῶνkratōnG2902the Headτὴν κεφαλὴνtēn kephalēnG3588 G2776,fromἐξexG1537whichοὗhouG3739allπᾶνpanG3956the bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588 G4983byδιὰdiaG1223jointsτῶν ἁφῶνtōn haphōnG3588 G860andκαὶkaiG2532bandsσυνδέσμωνsundesmōnG4886having nourishment ministeredἐπιχορηγούμενονepichorēgoumenonG2023,andκαὶkaiG2532knit togetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822,increaseth withαὔξειauxeiG837the increaseτὴν αὔξησινtēn auxēsinG3588 G838of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.

20WhereforeG3767ifΕἰEiG1487ye be deadἀπεθάνετεapethaneteG599withσὺνsunG4862ChristΧριστῷChristōG3588 G5547fromἀπὸapoG575the rudimentsστοιχείωνstoicheiōnG3588 G4747of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG3588 G2889,whyτίtiG5101,as thoughὡςhōsG5613livingζῶντεςzōntesG2198inἐνenG1722the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,are ye subject to ordinancesδογματίζεσθε;dogmatizestheG1379,

21(TouchG680notμὴmēG3361;tasteγεύσῃgeusēG1089notμηδὲmēdeG3366;handleθίγῃς·thigēsG2345notμηδὲmēdeG3366;

22WhichἅhaG3739allπάνταpantaG3956areἐστινestinG1510toεἰςeisG1519perishφθορὰνphthoranG5356with the usingτῇ ἀποχρήσειtēa apochrēseiG3588 G671;)afterκατὰkataG2596the commandmentsτὰ ἐντάλματαta entalmataG3588 G1778andκαὶkaiG2532doctrinesδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319of menτῶν ἀνθρώπων·tōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444?

23WhichἅτινάhatinaG3748thingsλόγονlogonG3056haveἐστινestinG1510indeedμὲνmenG3303a shewἔχονταechontaG2192of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678inἐνenG1722will worshipἐθελοθρησκίᾳethelothrēskiaG1479,andκαὶkaiG2532humilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012,andκαὶkaiG2532neglectingἀφειδίᾳapheidiaG857of the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983;notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722anyτινιtiniG5100honourτιμῇtimēaG5092toπρὸςprosG4314the satisfyingπλησμονὴνplēsmonēnG4140of the fleshτῆς σαρκός.¶tēs sarkosG3588 G4561.

Commentaries on Colossians 2