Colossians 1:23

“if 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.”

Colossians 1:23 · direct translation from the Greek
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Colossians 1:23, word by word

you continueἐπιμένετεepimenete

persevere

To keep on in something without giving up.

Where else “epimenete” appears
in the faithπίστειpistei

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pistei” appears
foundedτεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoi

found, establish

Lay the foundation, found; make firm, establish.

Where else “tethemeliōmenoi” appears
steadfastἑδραῖοιhedraioi

firm, steadfast

Firm; settled, not moving.

Where else “hedraioi” appears
shiftingμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoi

move away, shift

Move, shift away from the place where one stood firm.

Where else “metakinoumenoi” appears
the hopeἐλπίδοςelpidos

hope

Hope: confidence in what God will do.

Where else “elpidos” appears
of the good newsεὐαγγελίουeuangeliou

good news

Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".

Where else “euangeliou” appears
you heardἠκούσατεēkousate

hear

To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.

Where else “ēkousate” appears
which was proclaimedκηρυχθέντοςkērychthentos

proclaim

Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.

Where else “kērychthentos” appears
creationκτίσειktisei

creation

All that God made, or a being he made.

Where else “ktisei” appears
heavenοὐρανόνouranon

sky

The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.

Where else “ouranon” appears
PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos

Paul

Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.

Where else “Paulos” appears
becameἐγενόμηνegenomēn

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

Where else “egenomēn” appears
a servantδιάκονοςdiakonos

minister

One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.

Where else “diakonos” appears

The context

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,

23 · This verse (above)

24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of the Messiah for the sake of his body, which is the assembly,

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