Revised Version 1895

Colossians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,anG2532apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424throughG1223theὁhoG3588willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourG2316brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,

2ToG2532theG3588saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40andG2532faithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80inG1722ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547whichG3588are atColossaeΚολοσσαῖςKolossaisG2857:GraceχάριςcharisG5485toG2532youG5210andG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG2316FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

3WeG2249giveΕὐχαριστοῦμενEucharistoumenG2168thanksG2168toG2532GodθεῷtheōG2316theG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962ofG2316ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,prayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842forπερὶperiG4012youG5210,

4havingG2192heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191ofG26yourG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG26theG3956loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichἣνhēnG3739ye havetowardεἰςeisG1519allG3956theG3956saintsἁγίους,hagiousG40,

5becauseG1223ofG3056theG3588hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680whichἣνhēnG3739islaidἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēnG606upforG1223youG5210inG1722theG3588heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772, whereof yeheardπροηκούσατεproēkousateG4257beforeG1722inG1722theG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056ofG3056theG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225ofG3056theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098,

6whichἧςhēsG3739isG1510comeG1510untoyouG5210;evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG191isG1510alsoG2532inἐνenG1722allG3956theG3956worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889bearingG2592fruitκαρποφορούμενονkarpophoroumenonG2592andG2532increasingαὐξανόμενονauxanomenonG837,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG191dothinἐνenG1722youG5210alsoG2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theG3956dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250yeheardG191andG2532knewἐπέγνωτεepegnōteG1921theG3956graceχάρινcharinG5485ofG2250GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;

7evenasκαθὼςkathōsG2531yelearnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129ofG575EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶEpaphraG1889ourG5547belovedἀγαπητοῦagapētouG27fellow-servant,whoὅςhosG3739isG1510aG1510faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249ofG575ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547onG575ourG5547behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,

8whoὁhoG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532declared untousG1722yourG2532loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26inG1722theτὴνtēnG3588Spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

9ForG5228thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeweG2249alsoG2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theG3956dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250weG2249heardἠκούσαμεν,ēkousamenG191itG846,doG2532notοὐouG3756ceaseπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973toἵναinaG2443prayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andG2532makeG4336requestαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154forG5228youG5210,thatἧςhēsG3739yemayG2532beG2532filledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137withG1722theG3956knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofG2250hisG846willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307inG1722allG3956spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andG2532understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907,

10toεἰςeisG1519walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofG2316theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962untoallG3956pleasing,bearingG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592inG1722everyG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532increasingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837inG1722theG3956knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

11strengthenedδυναμούμενοιdunamoumenoiG1412withG3326allG3956powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,accordingκατὰkataG2596toεἰςeisG1519theG3956mightG2532ofG1411hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391, untoallG3956patienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115andG2532longsufferingwithG3326joyG5479;

12givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168untotheG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962,whoG3588madeG2427usG2427meettoεἰςeisG1519beG1722partakersofG3962theG3588inheritanceκλήρουklērouG2819ofG3962theG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inG1722lightφωτί,phōtiG5457;

13whoὃςhosG3739deliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usG1519outἐκekG1537ofG5207theG3588powerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofG5207darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,andκαὶkaiG2532translatedusG1519intoG1519theG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofG5207theG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofG5207hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26;

14inG1722whomG3739weG3739haveourG1722redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629,theG3588forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859ofG1722ourG1722sinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG266:

15whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theG3956imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504ofG2316theG3956invisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517GodθεοῦtheouG2316,theG3956firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416ofG2316allG3956creationκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937;

16forεἰςeisG1519inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846wereallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936,inἐνenG1722theG3956heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andG2532uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3956earthγῆς,gēsG1093,thingsπάνταpantaG3956visibleὁρατὰhorataG3707andG2532thingsG3956invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG517,whetherG1535thronesθρόνοιthronoiG2362orG2532dominionsκυριότητεςkuriotētesG2963orG2532principalitiesἀρχαὶarchaiG746orG2532powersἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849;allG3956thingsG3956havebeenG2532createdἔκτισται,ektistaiG2936throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,andG2532untohimαὐτὸνautonG846;

17andG2532heG2532isG1510beforeπρὸproG4253allG3956thingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,andG2532inἐνenG1722himG846allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956consistG1510.

18AndG2532heG2532isG1510theG3956headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofG1537theG3956bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,theG3956churchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577:whoG3739isG1510theG3956beginningἀρχή,archēG746,theG3956firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416fromG1537theG3956deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;thatG3739inἐνenG1722allG3956thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956heG2532mightG2532haveG1510theG3956preeminence.

19ForG3754itG846wastheG3956goodG2106pleasureG2106ofG3956theG3956FatherthatG3754inἐνenG1722himG846shouldallG3956theG3956fulnessdwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730;

20andG2532throughG1223himαὐτοῦautouG846toεἰςeisG1519reconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956untohimselfαὐτόν,autonG846, havingmadeG1517peaceG1517throughG1223theG3956bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofG1223hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716;throughG1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,IG2532sayG1223,whetherG1535thingsG3956uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3956earthγῆςgēsG1093,orG2532thingsG3956inἐνenG1722theG3956heavensοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772.

21AndG2532youG5210,beingὄνταςontasG1510inG1722timeποτεpoteG4218pastalienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenousG526andG2532enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190inG1722yourG2532mindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271inG1722yourG2532evilπονηροῖς,ponēroisG4190worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,yetG2532nowG1161hathheG2532reconciledG604

22inἐνenG1722theG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983ofG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561throughG1223deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,toG2532presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936youG5210holyἁγίουςhagiousG40andG2532withoutG2532blemishἀμώμουςamōmousG299andG2532unreproveablebeforeκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846:

23ifΕἴEiG1487soG2532beG1096thatG3739yecontinueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961inG1722theG3956faithπίστειpisteiG4102,groundedτεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoiG2311andG2532stedfast,andG2532notμὴmēG3361movedμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoiG3334awayG575fromG575theG3956hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680ofG575theG3956gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098whichG3739yeheardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191,whichG3739waspreachedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784inG1722allG3956creationκτίσειktiseiG2937underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772; whereofIἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wasmadeG1096aministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249.

24NowΝῦνNunG3568IG1473rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463inG1722myG1722sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804forG5228yourG2532sakeG5228,andG2532fillupἀνταναπληρῶantanaplērōG466onG1722myG1722partG1473thatG3739whichG3739isG1510lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303ofG1577theG3588afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347ofG1577ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547inG1722myG1722fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561forG5228hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846body’ssakeG5228,whichG3739isG1510theG3588churchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577;

25whereofIἐγὼegōG1473wasmadeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096aministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519theG3588dispensationofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichἧςhēsG3739wasgivenG1325meG1325toG1519you-ward,toG1519fulfillπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

26evenG2532theG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466whichG3588hathbeenG2532hidfromG575allG3588agesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165andG2532generationsγενεῶν,geneōnG1074:butG1161nowG1161hathitG846beenG2532manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319toG2532hisG846saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40,

27toG2309whomοἷςhoisG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316wasG1510pleasedtoG2309makeγνωρίσαι,gnōrisaiG1107knownG1107whatτίtiG5101isG1510theG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofG2316theG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofG2316thisτούτουtoutouG3778mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466amongἐνenG1722theG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,whichὅhoG3739isG1510ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547inἐνenG1722youG5210,theG3588hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofG2316gloryδόξης·doxēsG1391:

28whomG3739weG2249proclaimκαταγγέλλομενkatangellomenG2605,admonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444andG2532teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678,thatG3739weG2249mayG2532presentπαραστήσωμενparastēsōmenG3936everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444perfectτέλειονteleionG5046inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547;

29whereuntoIG1473labouralsoκαὶkaiG2532,strivingἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75accordingκατὰkataG2596toεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846workingἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754,whichὃhoG3739workethinG1722meG1473mightilyδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.

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