Η ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΑΣΣΑΕΙΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΑΥΛΟΥ

Epistle to the Colossians

CHAPTER 1

| 1 | παυλος |  | αποστολος |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | δια |  | θεληματος |  | θεου |  | και |  | τιμοθεος |  | ο
|  | Paul |  | apostle |  | of Jesus |  | Christ |  | by |  | will 2 |  | God’s, 1 |  | and |  | Timotheus |  | the

| αδελφος |  |
| brother, |  |

| 2 | τοις |  | εν |  | κολασσαις |  | αγιοις |  | και |  | πιστοις |  | αδελφοις |  | εν |  | χριστω |  | χαρις |  | υμιν |
|  | to the |  | in 7 |  | Colosse 8 |  | saints 1 |  | and 2 |  | faithful 3 |  | brethren 4 |  | in 5 |  | Christ. 6 |  | Grace |  | to you |

και |  | ειρηνη |  | απο |  | θεου |  | πατρος |  | ημων |  | και |  | κυριου |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  |
and |  | peace |  | from |  | God |  | our Father |  | ♦ |  | and |  | [the] Lord |  | Jesus |  | Christ. |  |

| 3 | ευχαριστουμεν |  | τω |  | θεω |  | και |  | πατρι |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | ιησου |
|  | We give thanks |  | to the |  | God |  | and |  | Father |  | of our Lord |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |

χριστου |  | παντοτε |  | περι |  | υμων |  | προσευχομενοι |  |
Christ, |  | continually |  | for 2 |  | you 3 |  | praying, 1 |  |

| 4 | ακουσαντες |  | την |  | πιστιν |  | υμων |  | εν |  | χριστω |  | ιησου |  | και |  | την |  | αγαπην |
|  | having heard |  | of your faith |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | in |  | Christ |  | Jesus, |  | and |  | the |  | love |

την |  | εις |  | παντας |  | τους |  | αγιους |  |
which [ye have] |  | towards |  | all |  | the |  | saints, |  |

| 5 | δια |  | την |  | ελπιδα |  | την |  | αποκειμενην |  | υμιν |  | εν |  | τοις |  | ουρανοις |  | ην
|  | on account of |  | the |  | hope |  | which [is] |  | laid up |  | for you |  | in |  | the |  | heavens; |  | which

| προηκουσατε |  | εν |  | τω |  | λογω |  | της |  | αληθειας |  | του |  | ευαγγελιου |  |
| ye heard of before |  | in |  | the |  | word |  | of the |  | truth |  | of the |  | glad tidings, |  |

| 6 | του |  | παροντος |  | εις |  | υμας |  | καθως |  | και |  | εν |  | παντι |  | τω |  | κοσμω |  | και |  | εστιν |
|  | which |  | are come |  | to |  | you, |  | even as |  | also |  | in |  | all |  | the |  | world, |  | and |  | are |

καρποφορουμενον |  | καθως |  | και |  | εν |  | υμιν |  | αφ |  | ης |  | ημερας |
bringing forth fruit, |  | even as |  | also |  | among |  | you, |  | from |  | the day in which |  | ♦ |

ηκουσατε |  | και |  | επεγνωτε |  | την |  | χαριν |  | του |  | θεου |  | εν |  | αληθεια |  |
ye heard |  | and |  | knew |  | the |  | grace |  | ♦ |  | of God |  | in |  | truth: |  |

| 7 | καθως |  | και |  | εμαθετε |  | απο |  | επαφρα |  | του |  | αγαπητου |  | συνδουλου |  | ημων |  | ος |
|  | even as |  | also |  | ye learned |  | from |  | Epaphras |  | ♦ |  | beloved 2 |  | fellow-bondman 3 |  | our, 1 |  | who |

εστιν |  | πιστος |  | υπερ |  | υμων |  | διακονος |  | του |  | χριστου |  |
is |  | faithful 2 |  | for 6 |  | you 7 |  | a 1 servant 3 |  | ♦ |  | of 4 Christ, 5 |  |

| 8 | ο |  | και |  | δηλωσας |  | ημιν |  | την |  | υμων |  | αγαπην |  | εν |  | πνευματι |  |
|  | who |  | also |  | signified |  | to us |  | your love |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | in |  | [the] Spirit. |  |

| 9 | δια |  | τουτο |  | και |  | ημεις |  | αφ |  | ης |  | ημερας |  | ηκουσαμεν |
|  | On account of |  | this |  | also |  | we |  | from |  | the day in which |  | ♦ |  | we heard [of it], |

ου |  | παυομεθα |  | υπερ |  | υμων |  | προσευχομενοι |  | και |  | αιτουμενοι |  | ινα |
do not cease |  | ♦ |  | for 2 |  | you 3 |  | praying 1 |  | and |  | asking |  | that |

πληρωθητε |  | την |  | επιγνωσιν |  | του |  | θεληματος |  | αυτου |  | εν |  | παση |  | σοφια |
ye may be filled with |  | the |  | knowledge |  | of his will |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | in |  | all |  | wisdom |

και |  | συνεσει |  | πνευματικη |  |
and |  | understanding 2 |  | spiritual, 1 |  |

| 10 | περιπατησαι |  | υμας |  | αξιως |  | του |  | κυριου |  | εις |  | πασαν |  | αρεσκειαν |  | εν |  | παντι |
|  | to 5 walk 6 |  | [for] 3 you 4 |  | worthily |  | of the |  | Lord |  | to |  | all |  | pleasing, |  | in |  | every |

εργω |  | αγαθω |  | καρποφορουντες |  | και |  | αυξανομενοι |  | εις |  | την |  | επιγνωσιν |  | του |
work 2 |  | good 1 |  | bringing forth fruit |  | and |  | growing |  | into |  | the |  | knowledge |  | ♦ |

θεου |  |
of God; |  |

| 11 | εν |  | παση |  | δυναμει |  | δυναμουμενοι |  | κατα |  | το |  | κρατος |  | της |  | δοξης |
|  | with |  | all |  | power |  | being strengthened |  | according to |  | the |  | might |  | of his glory |  | ♦ |

αυτου |  | εις |  | πασαν |  | υπομονην |  | και |  | μακροθυμιαν |  | μετα |  | χαρας |  |
♦ |  | to |  | all |  | endurance |  | and |  | longsuffering |  | with |  | joy; |  |

| 12 | ευχαριστουντες |  | τω |  | πατρι |  | τω |  | ικανωσαντι |  | ημας |  | εις |  | την |  | μεριδα |  | του |
|  | giving thanks |  | to the |  | Father, |  | who |  | made competent 2 |  | us 1 |  | for |  | the |  | share |  | of the |

κληρου |  | των |  | αγιων |  | εν |  | τω |  | φωτι |  |
inheritance |  | of the |  | saints |  | in |  | the |  | light, |  |

| 13 | ος |  | ερρυσατο |  | ημας |  | εκ |  | της |  | εξουσιας |  | του |  | σκοτους |  | και |  | μετεστησεν |  | εις |
|  | who |  | delivered |  | us |  | from |  | the |  | authority |  | ♦ |  | of darkness, |  | and |  | translated [us] |  | into |

την |  | βασιλειαν |  | του |  | υιου |  | της |  | αγαπης |  | αυτου |  |
the |  | kingdom |  | of the |  | Son |  | of his love: |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 14 | εν |  | ω |  | εχομεν |  | την |  | απολυτρωσιν |  | δια |  | του |  | αιματος |  | αυτου |  | την |
|  | in |  | whom |  | we have |  | ♦ |  | redemption |  | through |  | his blood, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | the |

αφεσιν |  | των |  | αμαρτιων |  |
remission |  | ♦ |  | of sins; |  |

| 15 | ος |  | εστιν |  | εικων |  | του |  | θεου |  | του |  | αορατου |  | πρωτοτοκος |  | πασης |  | κτισεως |  |
|  | who |  | is |  | [the] image |  | ♦ |  | of God |  | the |  | invisible, |  | firstborn |  | of all |  | creation; |  |

| 16 | οτι |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | εκτισθη |  | τα |  | παντα |  | τα |  | εν |  | τοις |  | ουρανοις |  | και |
|  | because |  | by |  | him |  | were created |  | all things, |  | ♦ |  | the things |  | in |  | the |  | heavens |  | and |

τα |  | επι |  | της |  | γης |  | τα |  | ορατα |  | και |  | τα |  | αορατα |  | ειτε |  | θρονοι |  | ειτε |
the things |  | upon |  | the |  | earth, |  | the |  | visible |  | and |  | the |  | invisible, |  | whether |  | thrones, |  | or |

κυριοτητες |  | ειτε |  | αρχαι |  | ειτε |  | εξουσιαι |  | τα |  | παντα |  | δι |  | αυτου |  | και |  | εις |
lordships, |  | or |  | principalities, |  | or |  | authorities: |  | all things |  | ♦ |  | by |  | him |  | and |  | for |

αυτον |  | εκτισται |  |
him |  | have been created. |  |

| 17 | και |  | αυτος |  | εστιν |  | προ |  | παντων |  | και |  | τα |  | παντα |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | συνεστηκεν |  |
|  | And |  | he |  | is |  | before |  | all, |  | and |  | all things |  | ♦ |  | in |  | him |  | subsist. |  |

| 18 | και |  | αυτος |  | εστιν |  | η |  | κεφαλη |  | του |  | σωματος |  | της |  | εκκλησιας |  | ος |  | εστιν |
|  | And |  | he |  | is |  | the |  | head |  | of the |  | body, |  | the |  | assembly; |  | who |  | is |

αρχη |  | πρωτοτοκος |  | εκ |  | των |  | νεκρων |  | ινα |  | γενηται |  | εν |  | πασιν |
[the] beginning, |  | firstborn |  | from among |  | the |  | dead, |  | that |  | might 2 be 3 |  | in 4 |  | all 5 things 6 |

αυτος |  | πρωτευων |  |
he 1 |  | holding the first place; |  |

| 19 | οτι |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | ευδοκησεν |  | παν |  | το |  | πληρωμα |  | κατοικησαι |  |
|  | because |  | in |  | him |  | was 4 pleased 5 |  | all 1 |  | the 2 |  | fulness 3 |  | to dwell, |  |

| 20 | και |  | δι |  | αυτου |  | αποκαταλλαξαι |  | τα |  | παντα |  | εις |  | αυτον |  | ειρηνοποιησας |
|  | and |  | by |  | him |  | to reconcile |  | all things |  | ♦ |  | to |  | itself, |  | having made peace |

δια |  | του |  | αιματος |  | του |  | σταυρου |  | αυτου |  | δι |  | αυτου |  | ειτε |  | τα |  | επι |  | της |
by |  | the |  | blood |  | of his cross, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | by |  | him, |  | whether |  | the things |  | on |  | the |

γης |  | ειτε |  | τα |  | εν |  | τοις |  | ουρανοις |  |
earth, |  | or |  | the things |  | in |  | the |  | heavens. |  |

| 21 | και |  | υμας |  | ποτε |  | οντας |  | απηλλοτριωμενους |  | και |  | εχθρους |  | τη |  | διανοια |  | εν |
|  | And |  | you |  | once |  | being |  | alienated |  | and |  | enemies |  | ♦ |  | in mind |  | by |

τοις |  | εργοις |  | τοις |  | πονηροις |  | νυνι |  | δε |  | αποκατηλλαξεν |  |
♦ |  | works 2 |  | ♦ |  | wicked, 1 |  | yet now |  | ♦ |  | he reconciled |  |

| 22 | εν |  | τω |  | σωματι |  | της |  | σαρκος |  | αυτου |  | δια |  | του |  | θανατου |  | παραστησαι |
|  | in |  | the |  | body |  | of his flesh |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | through |  | ♦ |  | death, |  | to present |

υμας |  | αγιους |  | και |  | αμωμους |  | και |  | ανεγκλητους |  | κατενωπιον |  | αυτου |  |
you |  | holy |  | and |  | unblameable |  | and |  | unimpeachable |  | before |  | him, |  |

| 23 | ειγε |  | επιμενετε |  | τη |  | πιστει |  | τεθεμελιωμενοι |  | και |  | εδραιοι |  | και |  | μη |
|  | if indeed |  | ye continue |  | ♦ |  | in the faith |  | founded |  | and |  | firm, |  | and |  | not |

μετακινουμενοι |  | απο |  | της |  | ελπιδος |  | του |  | ευαγγελιου |  | ου |  | ηκουσατε |  | του |
being moved away |  | from |  | the |  | hope |  | of the |  | glad tidings, |  | which |  | ye heard, |  | which |

κηρυχθεντος |  | εν |  | παση |  | τη |  | κτισει |  | τη |  | υπο |  | τον |  | ουρανον |  | ου |
were proclaimed |  | in |  | all |  | the |  | creation |  | which [is] |  | under |  | ♦ |  | heaven, |  | of which |

εγενομην |  | εγω |  | παυλος |  | διακονος |  |
became 3 |  | I 1 |  | Paul 2 |  | servant. |  |

| 24 | νυν |  | χαιρω |  | εν |  | τοις |  | παθημασιν |  | μου |  | υπερ |  | υμων |  | και |
|  | Now |  | I am rejoicing |  | in |  | my sufferings |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | for |  | you, |  | and |

ανταναπληρω |  | τα |  | υστερηματα |  | των |  | θλιψεων |  | του |  | χριστου |  | εν |  | τη
I am filling up |  | that which |  | is behind |  | of the |  | tribulations |  | of the |  | Christ |  | in |  | my flesh

| σαρκι |  | μου |  | υπερ |  | του |  | σωματος |  | αυτου |  | ο |  | εστιν |  | η |  | εκκλησια |  |
| ♦ |  | ♦ |  | for |  | his body, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | which |  | is |  | the |  | assembly; |  |

| 25 | ης |  | εγενομην |  | εγω |  | διακονος |  | κατα |  | την |  | οικονομιαν |  | του |  | θεου |
|  | of which |  | became 2 |  | I 1 |  | servant, |  | according to |  | the |  | administration |  | ♦ |  | of God |

την |  | δοθεισαν |  | μοι |  | εις |  | υμας |  | πληρωσαι |  | τον |  | λογον |  | του |  | θεου |  |
which [is] |  | given |  | me |  | towards |  | you |  | to complete |  | the |  | word |  | ♦ |  | of God, |  |

| 26 | το |  | μυστηριον |  | το |  | αποκεκρυμμενον |  | απο |  | των |  | αιωνων |  | και |  | απο |  | των |
|  | the |  | mystery |  | which |  | has been hidden |  | from |  | ♦ |  | ages |  | and |  | from |  | ♦ |

γενεων |  | νυνι |  | δε |  | εφανερωθη |  | τοις |  | αγιοις |  | αυτου |  |
generations, |  | but now |  | ♦ |  | was made manifest |  | to his saints; |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 27 | οις |  | ηθελησεν |  | ο |  | θεος |  | γνωρισαι |  | τις |  | ο |  | πλουτος |  | της |  | δοξης |
|  | to whom |  | did 2 will 3 |  | ♦ |  | God 1 |  | to make known |  | what |  | the |  | riches |  | of the |  | glory |

του |  | μυστηριου |  | τουτου |  | εν |  | τοις |  | εθνεσιν |  | ος |  | εστιν |  | χριστος |
of this mystery |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | [are] among |  | the |  | nations, |  | which |  | is |  | Christ |

εν |  | υμιν |  | η |  | ελπις |  | της |  | δοξης |  |
in |  | you |  | the |  | hope |  | ♦ |  | of glory: |  |

| 28 | ον |  | ημεις |  | καταγγελλομεν |  | νουθετουντες |  | παντα |  | ανθρωπον |  | και |
|  | whom |  | we |  | announce, |  | admonishing |  | every |  | man, |  | and |

διδασκοντες |  | παντα |  | ανθρωπον |  | εν |  | παση |  | σοφια |  | ινα |  | παραστησωμεν |  | παντα |
teaching |  | every |  | man |  | in |  | all |  | wisdom, |  | that |  | we may present |  | every |

ανθρωπον |  | τελειον |  | εν |  | χριστω |  | ιησου |  |
man |  | perfect |  | in |  | Christ |  | Jesus. |  |

| 29 | εις |  | ο |  | και |  | κοπιω |  | αγωνιζομενος |  | κατα |  | την |  | ενεργειαν |  | αυτου |
|  | Whereunto |  | ♦ |  | also |  | I labour, |  | striving |  | according to |  | ♦ |  | working 2 |  | his 1 |

την |  | ενεργουμενην |  | εν |  | εμοι |  | εν |  | δυναμει |  |
which |  | works |  | in |  | me |  | in |  | power. |  |