Colossians 1 Pros Kolossevoin 1
1Paulos apostolos ⸂Christou Iēsu⸃ dia thelēmeu theou kai Timotheos tos adelfosPaul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2toi en ⸀Kolossai hagioi kai pistoi adelfoi en Christo; charitas vi kai eirēnas apo theou patrou ⸀nu.To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
3Eucharistanō to ⸀theo patro tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou pantote ⸀peri vu proseuchorōntois,We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4akouarantois tan pistian vu en Christo Iēso kai tan agapan ⸂han echavō⸃ eis pantoin toin hagioinbecause we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints — 5dia tan elpidan tan apokeiorōntan vi en toi ouranoi, han proakouava en to logo tau alētheiau teu euangelieuthe faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel 6teu pareiarōnteu eis vin, kathōs kai en panto to ⸀kosmo atō karpofororōntem kai auxanorōntem kathōs kai en vi, apo hau hēmerau akouava kai epignōskava tan charitan tou theou en alētheia;that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God. 7⸀kathōs mathava apo Epafrou tou agapētou sundoulou nu, hos atō pistos huper ⸀nu diakonos tou Christou,You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, 8tos kai dēlarantos ni tan vu agapan en pneume.and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
9Dia houtem kai nis, apo hau hēmerau akouana, ouk pauonō huper vu proseuchorōntois kai aitorōntois hina plēriveia tan epignōsian teu thelēmeu autou en panta sofia kai sunesia pneumatika,For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10⸀peripatara axiōs tou kuriou eis pantan areskeian en pante erge agathe karpoforarōntois kai auxanorōntois ⸂ta epignōsia⸃ tou theou,so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11en panta dunamia dunamorōntois kata tem kratem tau doxau autou eis pantan hupomonan kai makrothumian meta charau,being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully 12eucharistarōntois to patro to hikanaranto ⸀vin eis tan meridan tou klērou toiu hagioiu en te fōte,giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13hos rueta nin ek tau exousiau teu skoteu kai metastēata eis tan basileian tou huiou tau agapau autou,He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14en ho echanō tan apolutrōsian, tan afesian taiu hamartaiu;in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15hos atō eikonas tou theou tou aoratou, prōtotokos pantau ktisiau,The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16hoti en auto ktizita teim ⸀panteim en toi ouranoi ⸀kai epi tau gēau, teim horateim kai teim aorateim, eite thronois eite kuriotais eite archais eite exousiais; teim panteim dia autou kai eis auton ktizotē;For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17kai autos atō pro panteiu kai teim panteim en auto sustēatē,He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. 18kai autos atō tas kefalas teu sōmeu tau ekklēsau; hos ⸀atō archas, prōtotokos ek toiu nekroiu, hina geneteia en pantei autos prōteuarōntos,And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence. 19hoti en auto eudokata pantem tem plērōmem katoikaraFor God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, 20kai dia autou apokatallaxara teim panteim eis auton, eirēnopoiarantos dia teu haimeu tou staurou autou, ⸂[dia autou]⸃ eite teim epi tau gēau eite teim ⸀en toi ouranoi;and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. 21kai vin pote arōntoin apallotriorēntoin kai echthroin ta dianoia en tei ergei tei ponēreiOnce you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds. 22nuni de ⸀apokatallaxiva en te sōme tau sarkau autou dia tou thanatou parastēara vin hagioin kai amōmoin kai anenklētoin katenōpion autou,But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence — 23ei ge epimenavō ta pistia themeliorēntois kai hedraiois kai mē metakinorōntois apo tau elpidau teu euangelieu heu akouava, teu kērussiranteu en ⸀panta ktisia ta hupo ton ouranon, heu genema mis Paulos diakonos.if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
24Nun chairamō en tei pathēmei huper vu, kai antanaplēramō teim husterēmeim taiu thlipsiaiu tou Christou en ta sarka mu huper teu sōmeu autou, hem atō tas ekklēsas,Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church. 25hau genema mis diakonos kata tan oikonomian tou theou tan dōirantan mi eis vin plērara ton logon tou theou,I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God, 26tem mustēriem tem apokruptorēntem apo toiu aiōnoiu kai apo taiu geneaiu, ⸀nun de fanerita toi hagioi autou,the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. 27hoi thelata tos theos gnōrizara tinem tem ploutem tau doxau teu mustērieu houteu en tei ethnei, ⸀hem atō Christos en vi, tas elpidas tau doxau;To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28hon nis katangelanō nouthetarōntois panton anthrōpon kai didaskarōntois panton anthrōpon en panta sofia, hina parastēaneia panton anthrōpon teleion en ⸀Christo;We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. 29eis hem kai kopiamō agōnizorōntos kata tan energeian autou tan energorōntan en mi en dunamia.To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
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1 ⸂Christou Iēsu⸃ Byz reverses. 2 ⸀Kolossai some edd. Κολασσαῖς. ⸀nu Byz +καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 3 ⸀theo some edd. +kai. ⸀peri mod. edd. huper. 4 ⸂han echavō⸃ Byz tan. 6 ⸀kosmo Byz +kai. 7 ⸀kathōs Byz +kai. ⸀nu some edd. vu. 10 ⸀peripatara Byz +vin. ⸂ta epignōsia⸃ Byz eis tan epignōsian. 12 ⸀vin some edd. nin. 16 ⸀panteim Byz +teim. ⸀kai some edd. +teim. 18 ⸀atō mod. edd. +tas. 20 ⸂dia autou⸃ mod. edd. omit. ⸀en Byz epi. 22 ⸀apokatallaxiva all edd. ἀποκατήλλαξεν. 23 ⸀panta Byz +ta. 26 ⸀nun Byz nuni. 27 ⸀hem Byz hos. 28 ⸀Christo Byz +Ἰησοῦ.