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Andκαὶyou,ὑμᾶςwho wereὄνταςonceποτεalienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςandκαὶenemiesἐχθροὺςin mindτῇ διανοίᾳinἐνevilτοῖς πονηροῖςworks,τοῖς ἔργοις
Colossians 1:21
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Through Jesus God made peace and reconciled those who were far awayConflict and Reconciliation
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Colossians 1:21, word by word
- who wereὄνταςontas
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontas” appears- onceποτεpote
once, formerly
Once, formerly; ever, at some time.
Where else “pote” appears- alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenous
alienate, be estranged
Alienate, cut off; be a stranger to something.
Where else “apēllotriōmenous” appears- enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrous
enemy
Someone who hates another or wars against them.
Where else “echthrous” appears- in mindδιανοίᾳdianoiai
mind, understanding
Mind, understanding.
Where else “dianoiai” appears- evilπονηροῖςponērois
evil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponērois” appears- worksἔργοιςergois
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergois” appears
The context
20and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens.
21 · This verse (above)
22but now you have been reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and above reproach before him,