butδὲnowνυνὶyou have been reconciledἀποκατηλλάγητεinἐνthe bodyτῷ σώματιof his fleshτῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦthroughδιὰdeath,τοῦ θανάτουto presentπαραστῆσαιyouὑμᾶςholyἁγίουςandκαὶwithout blemishἀμώμουςandκαὶabove reproachἀνεγκλήτουςbeforeκατενώπιονhim,αὐτοῦ
Colossians 1:22
Study it in the app“but 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,”
Through Jesus God made peace and reconciled those who were far awayConflict and Reconciliation
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 1:22, word by word
- nowνυνὶnyni
now
"Now", "at this moment"; a stronger form of "now".
Where else “nyni” appears- you have been reconciledἀποκατηλλάγητεapokatēllagēte
reconcile
Reconcile fully, restore peace completely.
Where else “apokatēllagēte” appears- the bodyσώματιsōmati
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōmati” appears- of his fleshσαρκὸςsarkos
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarkos” appears- deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsai
present
To set someone or something before God or another.
Where else “parastēsai” appears- holyἁγίουςhagious
holy
Holy, like God: pure and majestic; or what is his.
Where else “hagious” appears- without blemishἀμώμουςamōmous
blameless, without blemish
Without blemish, without defect, like an animal fit to be offered to God; blameless.
Where else “amōmous” appears- above reproachἀνεγκλήτουςanenklētous
blameless
Blameless, with nothing to be accused of.
Where else “anenklētous” appears- beforeκατενώπιονkatenōpion
before, in front of
Before, in the presence of.
Where else “katenōpion” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “now he has reconciled you.”
The context
21And you, who were once alienated and enemies in mind in evil works,
22 · This verse (above)
23if indeed you continue in the faith, founded and steadfast and not shifting from the hope of the good news that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a servant.