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to walkπεριπατῆσαιin a manner worthyἀξίωςof the Lord,τοῦ κυρίουtoεἰςplease himἀρεσκείανin every way,πᾶσανbearing fruitκαρποφοροῦντεςinἐνeveryπαντὶgoodἀγαθῷworkἔργῳandκαὶgrowingαὐξανόμενοιin the knowledgeτῇ ἐπιγνώσειof God,τοῦ θεοῦ
Colossians 1:10
Study it in the app“to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God,”
Paul tells what he asks for the Colossians: knowledge, strength and gratitudePrayerPaul prays that believers would know God's will with wisdomWisdom
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 1:10, word by word
- to walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsai
live
To live in a certain way: "walk in love".
Where else “peripatēsai” appears- in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōs
worthily
In a worthy manner; as is fitting.
Where else “axiōs” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- please himἀρεσκείανareskeian
pleasing
Pleasing, what pleases another.
Where else “areskeian” appears- bearing fruitκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountes
bear fruit
Bear fruit.
Where else “karpophorountes” appears- goodἀγαθῷagathōi
good
Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
Where else “agathōi” appears- workἔργῳergōi
task
The job given to someone.
Where else “ergōi” appears- growingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoi
grow
To become larger or stronger over time, like a plant or a child.
Where else “auxanomenoi” appears- in the knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōsei
knowledge
Knowledge: full knowledge of something or of someone, recognition.
Where else “epignōsei” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
9For this reason we also, from the day we heard it, have not stopped praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
10 · This verse (above)
11being strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory for all endurance and patience, with joy