Revised Version 1895

Colossians 2

1ForG1063IG1473wouldΘέλωThelōG2309haveyouG5210knowG1492howG3745greatlyG3756IG1473striveforG1063youG5210,andκαὶkaiG2532forG1063themG1722atLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andκαὶkaiG2532forG1063asG1722manyὅσοιhosoiG3745asG1722havenotG3756seenG3708myG3708faceπρόσωπόνprosōponG4383inG1722theG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561;

2thatG2443theirG846heartsκαρδίαιkardiaiG2588mayG2532beG2532comfortedπαρακληθῶσινparaklēthōsinG3870,theyG846beingknitσυμβιβασθέντεςsumbibasthentesG4822togetherG4822inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,andG2532untoallG3956richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofG2316theG3956fullG3956assuranceπληροφορίαςplērophoriasG4136ofG2316understandingσυνέσεωςsuneseōsG4907,thatG2443theyG846mayG2532knowtheG3956mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,evenG2532ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

3inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510allG3956theG3956treasuresθησαυροὶthēsauroiG2344ofG3956wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108hiddenἀπόκρυφοι·apokruphoiG614.

4ThisG3778IG3778sayλέγω,legōG3004,thatG2443noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367mayG2443deludeπαραλογίζηταιparalogizētaiG3884youG5210withG1722persuasivenessofG1722speech.

5ForγὰρgarG1063thoughG1487IG2532amG1510absentἄπειμι,apeimiG548inG1519theG3588fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,yetG2532amG1510IG2532withσὺνsunG4862youG5210inG1519theG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, joyingandG2532beholdingyourG1487orderτάξινtaxinG5010,andG2532theG3588stedfastnessofG4151yourG1487faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

6AsὩςHōsG5613thereforeοὖνounG3767yereceivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424theG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,soG3767walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,

7rootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492andG2532buildedupἐποικοδομούμενοιepoikodomoumenoiG2026inG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532stablishedinG1722yourG2532faithπίστειpisteiG4102,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye weretaughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321,aboundingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052inG1722thanksgivingεὐχαριστίᾳ.¶eucharistiaG2169.

8TakeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991heedG991lestμήmēG3361thereG1510shallG444beἔσταιestaiG1510anyG5100oneG5100thatG991maketh spoilofG1223youG5210throughG1223hisG1223philosophyφιλοσοφίαςphilosophiasG5385andκαὶkaiG2532vainκενῆςkenēsG2756deceitἀπάτηςapatēsG539,afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862ofG1223menG444,afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588rudimentsofG1223theG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756afterκατὰkataG2596ChristΧριστόν·ChristonG5547:

9forὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846dwellethallG3956theG3956fulnessofG3956theG3956Godheadbodilyσωματικῶς,sōmatikōsG4985,

10andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846yeareἐστὲesteG1510madeG4137fullG4137,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theG3956headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofG3956allG3956principalityandκαὶkaiG2532powerἐξουσίας·exousiasG1849:

11inG1722whomG3739ye werealsoκαὶkaiG2532circumcisedG4061withG1722acircumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061notG3739madeG886withG1722handsἀχειροποιήτῳacheiropoiētōG886,inG1722theG3588putting offofG4983theG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofG4983theG3588fleshσαρκός,sarkosG4561,inG1722theG3588circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēaG4061ofG4983ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

12havingbeenG2532buriedσυνταφέντεςsuntaphentesG4916withG1722himG846inG1722baptismG908, wherein ye werealsoκαὶkaiG2532raisedG1453withG1722himG846throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inG1722theG3588workingἐνεργείαςenergeiasG1753ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoᾧhōG3739raisedG1453himG846fromG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

13AndG2532youG5210,beingὄνταςontasG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498throughG1722yourG2532trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900andG2532theG3956uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203ofG3956yourG2532fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,youG5210,IG1473sayG1473,didG1510heG2532quickentogetherσυνεζωοποίησενsunezōopoiēsenG4806withG1722himαὐτῷautōG846, havingforgivenχαρισάμενοςcharisamenosG5483usG5483allG3956ourG2532trespassesπαραπτώματα·paraptōmataG3900;

14having blottedoutG1537theG3588bond writteninG2596ordinancesδόγμασινdogmasinG1378thatG3739wasG1510againstG2596usG1537,whichG3739wasG1510contraryG2596toG2596usG1537:andG2532heG2532hathtakenἦρκενērkenG142itαὐτὸautoG846outG1537ofG1537theG3588wayG2596, nailingitαὐτὸautoG846toG2596theG3588crossσταυρῷ·staurōG4716;

15having put offfromG1722himselfG1438theτὰςtasG3588principalitiesἀρχὰςarchasG746andG2532theτὰςtasG3588powersG1849,heG2532madeἐδειγμάτισενedeigmatisenG1165a showofG1722themG846openlyπαρρησίᾳ,parrēsiaG3954, triumphingoverG1849themG846inG1722itG846.

16LetG2919noΜὴMēG3361manG5100thereforeοὖνounG3767judgeκρινέτωkrinetōG2919youG5210inἐνenG1722meat,orG2228inἐνenG1722drinkπόσειposeiG4213,orG2228inἐνenG1722respectμέρειmereiG3313ofG5100afeastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859dayG4521orG2228a new moonorG2228asabbathσαββάτων,sabbatōnG4521dayG4521:

17whichG3739areG1510aG1510shadowσκιὰskiaG4639ofG4983theG3588thingsG3739toG3195comeG3195;butδὲdeG1161theG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isG1510Christ’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

18LetnoμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367manG4561robyouG5210ofG1722yourG3708prizeκαταβραβευέτωkatabrabeuetōG2603byG1722a voluntaryhumilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012andG2532worshippingofG1722theG3588angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32, dwellinginG1722theG3588thingsG3739whichG3739heG2532hathseenG3708, vainly puffed upbyG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846fleshlyG4561mindνοὸςnoosG3563,

19andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756holdingG2902fastκρατῶνkratōnG2902theG3956HeadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,fromG1537whomοὗhouG3739allG3956theG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983, beingsuppliedἐπιχορηγούμενονepichorēgoumenonG2023andκαὶkaiG2532knitσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822togetherG4822throughδιὰdiaG1223theG3956jointsἁφῶνhaphōnG860andκαὶkaiG2532bands, increasethwithG1537theG3956increaseαὔξειauxeiG837ofG1537Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

20IfΕἰEiG1487yediedἀπεθάνετεapethaneteG599withG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547fromG575theG3588rudimentsofG575theG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whyτίtiG5101,asG5613thoughG5613livingζῶντεςzōntesG2198inG1722theG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,doG5101ye subjectyourselvesG1722toG1722ordinances,

21HandleG681notμὴmēG3361,norμηδὲmēdeG3366tasteγεύσῃgeusēG1089,norμηδὲmēdeG3366touchG681

22(allG3956whichἅhaG3739thingsG3956areἐστινestinG1510toεἰςeisG1519perishφθορὰνphthoranG5356withG2596theG3956using),afterG2596theG3956preceptsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778andκαὶkaiG2532doctrinesδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319ofG3956menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444?

23WhichἅτινάhatinaG3748thingsG5100haveindeedG2532ashowἔχονταechontaG2192ofG3056wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678inG1722will-worship,andG2532humilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012,andG2532severitytoG4314theG3588bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983;butG2532areἐστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofG3056anyG5100valueτιμῇtimēaG5092againstG4314theG3588indulgenceπλησμονὴνplēsmonēnG4140ofG3056theG3588fleshσαρκός.¶sarkosG4561.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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