Colossians 1

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

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

2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

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

4since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints;

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

5because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

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

6which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

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,

7as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,

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

8who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

ο και δηλωσας ημιν την υμων αγαπην εν πνευματι.

9For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

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,

10that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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

11strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

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

12giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

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

13He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

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

14in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

εν ω εχομεν την απολυτρωσιν, την αφεσιν των αμαρτιων·

15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

ος εστιν εικων του θεου του αορατου, πρωτοτοκος πασης κτισεως,

16For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

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·

17And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

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

18And 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.

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

19For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell,

οτι εν αυτω ευδοκησεν παν το πληρωμα κατοικησαι

20and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

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.

21And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled

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

22in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—

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

23if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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.

24I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,

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,

25of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

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

26the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.

το μυστηριον το αποκεκρυμμενον απο των αιωνων και απο των γενεων, νυνι δε εφανερωθη τοις αγιοις αυτου,

27To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

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·

28Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

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

29To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

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