Revised Literal Translation

Colossians 3

1ἐστινestinG1510IfΕἰEiG1487yeG4891thenοὖνounG3767be risen withG4891Christτῷ Χριστῷ,tō ChristōG3588 G5547,seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212those things which areτὰtaG3588aboveἄνωanōG507,whereοὗhouG3757Christὁ Χριστόςho ChristosG3588 G5547sittethκαθήμενος·kathēmenosG2521onἐνenG1722the right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316.

2Set your affectionφρονεῖτεphroneiteG5426on thingsτὰtaG3588aboveἄνωanōG507,notμὴmēG3361on thingsτὰtaG3588onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς.tēs gēsG3588 G1093.

3ForγὰρgarG1063ye are deadἀπεθάνετεapethaneteG599,andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771lifeἡ ζωὴhē zōēG3588 G2222is hidκέκρυπταιkekruptaiG2928withσὺνsunG4862Christτῷ Χριστῷtō ChristōG3588 G5547inἐνenG1722Godτῷ θεῷ·tō theōG3588 G2316.

4WhenὅτανhotanG3752Christὁ Χριστὸςho ChristosG3588 G5547, who isourG1473lifeἡ ζωὴhē zōēG3588 G2222,shall appearG5319,thenτότεtoteG5119shallG5319yeG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532appearG5319withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

5MortifyΝεκρώσατεNekrōsateG3499thereforeοὖνounG3767yourG4771membersτὰ μέληta melēG3588 G3196whichτὰtaG3588areuponἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς,tēs gēsG3588 G1093;fornicationπορνείαν,porneianG4202,uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαν,akatharsianG167,inordinate affectionπάθος,pathosG3806,evilκακὴνkakēnG2556concupiscenceἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939,andκαὶkaiG2532covetousnessτὴν πλεονεξίανtēn pleonexianG3588 G4124,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510idolatryεἰδωλολατρία,eidōlolatriaG1495:

6ForG1223which things’ἃhaG3739sakeG1223the wrathἡ ὀργὴhē orgēG3588 G3709of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064onἐπὶepiG1909the childrenτοὺς υἱοὺςtous huiousG3588 G5207of disobedienceτῆς ἀπειθείας·tēs apeitheiasG3588 G543:

7InἐνenG1722the whichοἷςhoisG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532walkedπεριεπατήσατέperiepatēsateG4043some timeποτε,poteG4218,whenὅτεhoteG3753ye livedἐζῆτεezēteG2198inἐνenG1722themG846.

8τὰtaG3588ButδὲdeG1161nowΝυνὶNuniG3570yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532put offἀπόθεσθεapothestheG659all theseπάντα,pantaG3956;angerὀργήν,orgēnG3709,wrathθυμόν,thumonG2372,maliceκακίαν,kakianG2549,blasphemyβλασφημίαν,blasphēmianG988,filthy communicationαἰσχρολογίανaischrologianG148out ofἐκekG1537yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771mouthτοῦ στόματοςtou stomatosG3588 G4750.

9τὸνtonG3588LieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574notΜὴMēG3361oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toεἰςeisG1519anotherG240,seeing that ye have put offἀπεκδυσάμενοιapekdusamenoiG554the oldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444withσὺνsunG4862hisαὐτοῦautouG846deedsταῖς πράξεσινtais praxesinG3588 G4234;

10τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532have put onἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746the newνέον,neonG3501man,which is renewedἀνακαινούμενονanakainoumenonG341inεἰςeisG1519knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922afterκατ᾽kat᾽G2596the imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504of him that createdκτίσαντοςktisantosG2936himαὐτόν·autonG846:

11τὰtaG3588WhereὅπουhopouG3699there isἔνιeniG1762neitherοὐκoukG3756GreekἝλληνHellēnG1672norκαὶkaiG2532JewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453,circumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061norκαὶkaiG2532uncircumcisionἀκροβυστία,akrobustiaG203,Barbarianβάρβαρος,barbarosG915,ScythianΣκύθης,SkuthēsG4658,bondδοῦλος,doulosG1401norfreeἐλεύθερος,eleutherosG1658:butἀλλὰallaG235ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547isallπάνταpantaG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

12Put onἘνδύσασθεEndusastheG1746thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,asὡςhōsG5613the electἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,holyἅγιοιhagioiG40andκαὶkaiG2532belovedἠγαπημένοι,ēgapēmenoiG25,bowelsσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698of merciesοἰκτιρμοῦ,oiktirmouG3628,kindnessχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544,humbleness of mindταπεινοφροσύνην,tapeinophrosunēnG5012,meeknessG4240,longsufferingμακροθυμίαν·makrothumianG3115;

13ForbearingἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoiG430one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240,andκαὶkaiG2532forgivingχαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiG5483one anotherἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,ifἐάνeanG1437any manτιςtisG5100haveἔχῃechēG2192a quarrelμομφήν·momphēnG3437againstπρόςprosG4314anyτιναtinaG5100:evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ChristὁhoG3588 G5547forgaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483youὑμῖν,huminG4771,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532doyeὑμεῖς·humeisG4771.

14AndδὲdeG1161aboveἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956these thingsτούτοιςtoutoisG3778put oncharityτὴν ἀγάπην,tēn agapēnG3588 G26,whichG3748isἐστινestinG1510the bondσύνδεσμοςsundesmosG4886of perfectnessτῆς τελειότητος.tēs teleiotētosG3588 G5047.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532letG1018the peaceἡ εἰρήνηhē eirēnēG3588 G1515of GodτοῦtouG3588 G2316ruleG1018inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588 G2588,toεἰςeisG1519the whichἣνhēnG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye are calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματι·sōmatiG4983;andκαὶkaiG2532be yeγίνεσθε.¶ginestheG1096thankfulεὐχάριστοιeucharistoiG2170.

16LetG1774the wordλόγοςlogosG3588 G3056of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG3588 G5547dwellἐνοικείτωenoikeitōG1774inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771richlyπλουσίως,plousiōsG4146inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678;teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andG2532admonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560one anotherἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438in psalmsψαλμοῖς,psalmoisG5568andG2532hymnsὕμνοις,humnoisG5215andG2532spiritualπνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103withἐνenG1722graceχάριτιcharitiG5485inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG3588 G2588to the LordG3588 G2962.

17AndG2532whatsoeverπᾶν ὅ τιpan ho tiG3956 G3739 G5100 G302ye doποιῆτεpoiēteG4160inἐνenG1722wordλόγῳlogōG3056orἢēG2228ἐνenG1722deedἔργῳ,ergōG2041, doallπάνταpantaG3956inἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316andG2532the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

18ΑἱHaiG3588Wivesγυναῖκες, τοῖςgunaikes toisG3588 G1135,submit yourselvesὑποτάσσεσθεhupotassestheG5293unto your ownG2398husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asὡςhōsG5613it is fitἀνῆκενanēkenG433inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19HusbandsΟἱ ἄνδρες,Hoi andresG3588 G435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourwivesτὰς γυναῖκαςtas gunaikasG3588 G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532beG4087notμὴmēG3361bitterG4087againstπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτάς.¶autasG846.

20Childrenτέκνα,teknaG3588 G5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG3588 G1118inκατὰkataG2596all thingsπάντα·pantaG3956:forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510well pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101unto the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG3588 G2962.

21ἵναinaG2443FathersΟἱ πατέρες,Hoi pateresG3588 G3962,provokeἐρεθίζετεerethizeteG2042notμὴmēG3361yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588 G5043to anger,lestμὴmēG3361they be discouragedἀθυμῶσιν.¶athumōsinG120.

22ΟἱHoiG3588Servantsδοῦλοι, τοῖςdouloi toisG3588 G1401,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219inκατὰkataG2596all thingsπάνταpantaG3956yourmastersG2962according toκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;notμὴmēG3361withἐνenG1722eyeserviceὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳophthalmodouliaG3787,asὡςhōsG5613menpleasersἀνθρωπάρεσκοιanthrōpareskoiG441;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722singlenessἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,fearingφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399GodτὸνtonG3588 G2316:

23AndG2532whatsoeverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3956 G3739 G5100 G1437ye doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160,doἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038itἐκekG1537heartilyψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590,asὡςhōsG5613to the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962,andG2532notοὐκoukG3756unto menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444;

24τὴνtēnG3588KnowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ofἀπὸapoG575the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962ye shall receiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618the rewardἀνταπόδοσιν τῆςantapodosin tēsG3588 G469of the inheritanceκληρονομίας· τῷklēronomias tōG3588 G2817:forG1063ye serveδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

25ButG1161he that doeth wrongὁ ἀδικῶνho adikōnG3588 G91shall receiveκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865for the wrongἠδίκησενēdikēsenG91whichὃhoG3739he hath doneG91:andκαὶkaiG2532there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756respect of personsπροσωπολημψία.¶prosōpolēmpsiaG4382.

Commentaries on Colossians 3