Προς Κολοσσαεις 1

1 παυλος αποστολος ιησου χριστου δια θεληματος θεου και τιμοθεος ο αδελφος

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

2 τοις εν κολασσαις αγιοις και πιστοις αδελφοις εν χριστω χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου

To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colosse: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 ευχαριστουμεν τω θεω και πατρι του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου παντοτε περι υμων προσευχομενοι

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

4 ακουσαντες την πιστιν υμων εν χριστω ιησου και την αγαπην την εις παντας τους αγιους

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

5 δια την ελπιδα την αποκειμενην υμιν εν τοις ουρανοις ην προηκουσατε εν τω λογω της αληθειας του ευαγγελιου

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

6 του παροντος εις υμας καθως και εν παντι τω κοσμω και εστιν καρποφορουμενον και αυξανομενον καθως και εν υμιν αφ ης ημερας ηκουσατε και επεγνωτε την χαριν του θεου εν αληθεια

Which is come to you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

7 καθως και εμαθετε απο επαφρα του αγαπητου συνδουλου ημων ος εστιν πιστος υπερ υμων διακονος του χριστου

As ye also learned from Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

8 ο και δηλωσας ημιν την υμων αγαπην εν πνευματι

Who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

9 δια τουτο και ημεις αφ ης ημερας ηκουσαμεν ου παυομεθα υπερ υμων προσευχομενοι και αιτουμενοι ινα πληρωθητε την επιγνωσιν του θεληματος αυτου εν παση σοφια και συνεσει πνευματικη

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

10 περιπατησαι υμας αξιως του κυριου εις πασαν αρεσκειαν εν παντι εργω αγαθω καρποφορουντες και αυξανομενοι εις την επιγνωσιν του θεου

That ye may walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 εν παση δυναμει δυναμουμενοι κατα το κρατος της δοξης αυτου εις πασαν υπομονην και μακροθυμιαν μετα χαρας

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, to all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

12 ευχαριστουντες τω [ θεω και ] πατρι τω ικανωσαντι ημας εις την μεριδα του κληρου των αγιων εν τω φωτι

Giving thanks to the Father, who hath made us qualified to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

13 ος ερρυσατο ημας εκ της εξουσιας του σκοτους και μετεστησεν εις την βασιλειαν του υιου της αγαπης αυτου

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:

14 εν ω εχομεν την απολυτρωσιν την αφεσιν των αμαρτιων

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

15 ος εστιν εικων του θεου του αορατου πρωτοτοκος πασης κτισεως

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:

16 οτι εν αυτω εκτισθη τα παντα τα εν τοις ουρανοις και τα επι της γης τα ορατα και τα αορατα ειτε θρονοι ειτε κυριοτητες ειτε αρχαι ειτε εξουσιαι τα παντα δι αυτου και εις αυτον εκτισται

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are upon earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17 και αυτος εστιν προ παντων και τα παντα εν αυτω συνεστηκεν

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

18 και αυτος εστιν η κεφαλη του σωματος της εκκλησιας ος εστιν αρχη πρωτοτοκος εκ των νεκρων ινα γενηται εν πασιν αυτος πρωτευων

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he may have the preeminence.

19 οτι εν αυτω ευδοκησεν παν το πληρωμα κατοικησαι

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

20 και δι αυτου αποκαταλλαξαι τα παντα εις αυτον ειρηνοποιησας δια του αιματος του σταυρου αυτου δι αυτου ειτε τα επι της γης ειτε τα εν τοις ουρανοις

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether they are things on earth, or things in heaven.

21 και υμας ποτε οντας απηλλοτριωμενους και εχθρους τη διανοια εν τοις εργοις τοις πονηροις νυνι δε αποκατηλλαξεν

And you, that were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

22 εν τω σωματι της σαρκος αυτου δια του θανατου παραστησαι υμας αγιους και αμωμους και ανεγκλητους κατενωπιον αυτου

In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

23 ει γε επιμενετε τη πιστει τεθεμελιωμενοι και εδραιοι και μη μετακινουμενοι απο της ελπιδος του ευαγγελιου ου ηκουσατε του κηρυχθεντος εν παση τη κτισει τη υπο τον ουρανον ου εγενομην εγω παυλος διακονος

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; of which I Paul am made a minister;

24 νυν χαιρω εν τοις παθημασιν [ μου ] υπερ υμων και ανταναπληρω τα υστερηματα των θλιψεων του χριστου εν τη σαρκι μου υπερ του σωματος αυτου ο εστιν η εκκλησια

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:

25 ης εγενομην εγω διακονος κατα την οικονομιαν του θεου την δοθεισαν μοι εις υμας πληρωσαι τον λογον του θεου

Of which I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

26 το μυστηριον το αποκεκρυμμενον απο των αιωνων και απο των γενεων νυνι δε εφανερωθη τοις αγιοις αυτου (aiōn g165)

Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is revealed to his saints: (aiōn g165)

27 οις ηθελησεν ο θεος γνωρισαι τις ο πλουτος της δοξης του μυστηριου τουτου εν τοις εθνεσιν ος εστιν χριστος εν υμιν η ελπις της δοξης

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

28 ον ημεις καταγγελλομεν νουθετουντες παντα ανθρωπον και διδασκοντες παντα ανθρωπον εν παση σοφια ινα παραστησωμεν παντα ανθρωπον τελειον εν χριστω ιησου

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

29 εις ο και κοπιω αγωνιζομενος κατα την ενεργειαν αυτου την ενεργουμενην εν εμοι εν δυναμει

For which I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.