Colossians, Chapter 1
Introduction
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- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
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1παυλοϲ αποϲτολοϲ χυ ιυ δια θεληματοϲ θυ και τιμοθεοϲ ο αδελφοϲ 2τοιϲ εν κολοϲϲαιϲ αγιοιϲ και πιϲτοιϲ αδελφοιϲ εν χω χαριϲ ϋμιν και ειρηνη απο θυ πρϲ ημων και κυ ιυ χυ 3ευχαριϲτουμεν τω θω και πατρι του κυ ημων ιυ χυ παντοτε περι ϋμω προϲευχομενοι 4ακουϲαντεϲ την πιϲτιν ϋμων εν κω ιυ και την αγαπην ην εχετε ειϲ πανταϲ τουϲ αγιουϲ 5δια την ελπιδα την αποκειμενην ϋμιν εν τοιϲ ουρανοιϲ ην προηκουϲατε εν τω λογω τηϲ αληθιαϲ του ευαγγελιου 6του παροτοϲ ειϲ υμαϲ καθωϲ και εν παντι τω κοϲμω εϲτιν καρποφορουμενον και αυξανομενο καθωϲ και εν υμι αφ ηϲ ημεραϲ ηκουϲατε και επεγνωτε την χαριν του θυ εν αληθια 7καθωϲ εμαθατε απο επαφρα του αγαπητου ϲυνδουλου ημω οϲ εϲτιν πιϲτοϲ ϋπερ ημων διακονοϲ του χυ 8ο και δηλωϲαϲ ημιν την ϋμων αγαπην εν πνι
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Παῦλος ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ καὶ Τιμόθεος ὁ ἀδελφὸς 2τοῖς ἐν Κολοσσαῖς ἁγίοις καὶ πιστοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν. 3Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι, 4ἀκούσαντες τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην ἣν ἔχετε εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους 5διὰ τὴν ἐλπίδα τὴν ἀποκειμένην ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἣν προηκούσατε ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῆς ἀληθείας τοῦ εὐαγγελίου 6τοῦ παρόντος εἰς ὑμᾶς, καθὼς καὶ ἐν παντὶ τῷ κόσμῳ ἐστὶν καρποφορούμενον καὶ αὐξανόμενον καθὼς καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀφ’ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσατε καὶ ἐπέγνωτε τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ· 7καθὼς ἐμάθετε ἀπὸ Ἐπαφρᾶ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ συνδούλου ἡμῶν, ὅς ἐστιν πιστὸς ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν διάκονος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, 8ὁ καὶ δηλώσας ἡμῖν τὴν ὑμῶν ἀγάπην ἐν πνεύματι.
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 6Which is come unto 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: 7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; 8Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9δια τουτο και ημιϲ αφ ηϲ ημεραϲ ηκου ϲαμεν ου παυομεθα ϋπερ ϋμων προϲευχομενοι και αιτουμενοι ϊνα πληρωθητε την επιγνωϲιν του θεληματοϲ αυτου ε παϲη ϲοφια και ϲυνεϲει πνικη10περιπατηϲαι αξιωϲ του κυ ειϲ παϲαν αρεϲκιαν εν παντι εργω αγαθω καρποφορουντεϲ και αυξανομενοι τη επιγνωϲει του θυ 11εν παϲη δυναμει δυναμουμενοι κατα το κρατοϲ τηϲ δοξηϲ αυτου ειϲ παϲαν υπομονην και μακροθυμιαν μετα χαραϲ 12ευχαριϲτουντεϲ τω θω πατρι τω ϊκανωϲαντι ϋμαϲ ειϲ την μεριδα του κληρου τω αγιων εν τω φωτι 13οϲ ερρυϲατο ημαϲ εκ τηϲ εξουϲιαϲ του ϲκοτουϲ και μετεϲτηϲεν ειϲ την βαϲιλειαν του ϋϊου τηϲ αγαπηϲ αυτου 14εν ω εχομεν την απολυτρωϲιν την αφεϲιν των αμαρτιων 15οϲ εϲτιν εικων του θυ του αορατου πρωτοτοκοϲ παϲηϲ κτιϲεωϲ 16οτι εν αυτω εκτιϲθη τα παντα εν τοιϲ ουρανοιϲ και επι τηϲ γηϲ τα ορατα και τα αορατα ˙ ειτε θρονοι ειτε κυριοτητεϲ ειτε αρχαι ειτε εξουϲιαι τα παντα δι αυτου και ειϲ αυτον εκτιϲται
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
9Διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς, ἀφ’ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσαμεν, οὐ παυόμεθα ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι καὶ αἰτούμενοι ἵνα πληρωθῆτε τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ συνέσει πνευματικῇ, 10περιπατῆσαι ἀξίως τοῦ κυρίου εἰς πᾶσαν ἀρεσκείαν, ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ καρποφοροῦντες καὶ αὐξανόμενοι τῇ ἐπιγνώσει τοῦ θεοῦ, 11ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει δυναμούμενοι κατὰ τὸ κράτος τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ εἰς πᾶσαν ὑπομονὴν καὶ μακροθυμίαν, μετὰ χαρᾶς 12εὐχαριστοῦντες τῷ πατρὶ τῷ ἱκανώσαντι ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν μερίδα τοῦ κλήρου τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ φωτί· 13ὃς ἐρύσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ σκότους καὶ μετέστησεν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἀγάπης αὐτοῦ, 14ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν· 15ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου, πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως, 16ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίσθη τὰ πάντα ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τὰ ὁρατὰ καὶ τὰ ἀόρατα, εἴτε θρόνοι εἴτε κυριότητες εἴτε ἀρχαὶ εἴτε ἐξουσίαι· τὰ πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν ἔκτισται,
9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17και αυτοϲ εϲτιν προ παντων και τα παντα εν αυτω ϲυνεϲτηκεν 18και αυτοϲ εϲτιν η κεφαλη του ϲωματοϲ τηϲ εκκληϲιαϲ · οϲ εϲτιν αρχη πρωτοτοκοϲ των νεκρων ϊνα γενηται εν παϲιν αυτοϲ πρωτευων 19οτι εν αυτω εδοκηϲεν παν το πληρωμα κατοικηϲαι 20και 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 21και ϋμαϲ ποτε ονταϲ απηλλοτριωμενουϲ και εχθρουϲ τη διανοια εν τοιϲ εργοιϲ τοιϲ πονηροιϲ 22νυνϊ δε αποκατηλλαξεν εν τω ϲωματι τηϲ ϲαρκοϲ αυτου δια του θανατου αυτου παραϲτηϲαι ϋμαϲ αγιουϲ και αμωμουϲ και ανεγκλητουϲ κατενωπιον αυτου 23ει γε επιμενετε τη πιϲτι τεθεμελιωμενοι και εδραιοι και μη μετακινουμενοι απο τηϲ ελπιδοϲ του ευαγγελιου ου ηκουϲατε του κηρυχθεντοϲ εν παϲη κτιϲει τη υπο τον ουρανον ου εγενομην εγω παυλοϲ κηρυξ κ(αι) αποϲτολοϲ 24νυν χαιρω εν τοιϲ παθημαϲιν υμω και ανταναπληρω τα ϋϲτερηματα τω θλιψεων του χυ ε τη ϲαρκι μου ϋπερ του ϲωματοϲ αυτου ο εϲτιν η εκκληϲια ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
17καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν πρὸ πάντων καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐν αὐτῷ συνέστηκεν. 18καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας· ὅς ἐστιν ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων, 19ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ εὐδόκησεν πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα κατοικῆσαι 20καὶ δι’ αὐτοῦ ἀποκαταλλάξαι τὰ πάντα εἰς αὐτόν, εἰρηνοποιήσας διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ σταυροῦ αὐτοῦ, δι’ αὐτοῦ εἴτε τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς εἴτε τὰ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. 21καὶ ὑμᾶς ποτε ὄντας ἀπηλλοτριωμένους καὶ ἐχθροὺς τῇ διανοίᾳ ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς πονηροῖς, νυνὶ δὲ ἀποκατήλλαξεν 22ἐν τῷ σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ διὰ τοῦ θανάτου, παραστῆσαι ὑμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους καὶ ἀνεγκλήτους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ, 23εἴγε ἐπιμένετε τῇ πίστει τεθεμελιωμένοι καὶ ἑδραῖοι καὶ μὴ μετακινούμενοι ἀπὸ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ εὐαγγελίου οὗ ἠκούσατε, τοῦ κηρυχθέντος ἐν πάσῃ κτίσει τῇ ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν, οὗ ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ Παῦλος διάκονος. 24Νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία,
17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; 24Who 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:
25ηϲ εγενομην εγω παυλοϲ διακονοϲ κατα την οικονομιαν του θυ την δοθιϲαν μοι ειϲ ϋμαϲ πληρωϲαι τον λογον του θυ 26το μυϲτηριον το αποκεκρυμμενον απο των αιωνων και απο των γενεων νυ δε εφανερωθη τοιϲ αγιοιϲ αυτου 27οιϲ ηθεληϲεν ο θϲ γνωριϲαι τιϲ ο πλουτοϲ τηϲ δοξηϲ του μυϲτηριου του εν τοιϲ εθνεϲιν οϲ εϲτιν χϲ εν υμι η ελπιϲ τηϲ δοξηϲ · 28ον ημειϲ καταγγελλομεν νουθετουτεϲ παντα ανθρωπον και διδαϲκοντεϲ παντα ανθρωπον εν παϲη ϲοφια ϊνα παραϲτηϲωμεν παντα ανθρωπον τελειον εν χω 29ειϲ ο και κοπιω αγωνιζομενοϲ κατα την ενεργιαν αυτου την ενεργουμενην εν εμοι εν δυναμει
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
25ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ, 26τὸ μυστήριον τὸ ἀποκεκρυμμένον ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γενεῶν νῦν δὲ ἐφανερώθη τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, 27οἷς ἠθέλησεν ὁ θεὸς γνωρίσαι τί τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ὅς ἐστιν Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης, 28ὃν ἡμεῖς καταγγέλλομεν νουθετοῦντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ διδάσκοντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ, ἵνα παραστήσωμεν πάντα ἄνθρωπον τέλειον ἐν Χριστῷ· 29εἰς ὃ καὶ κοπιῶ ἀγωνιζόμενος κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν δυνάμει.
25Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 26Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27To 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: 28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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