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to whomοἷςGodὁ θεὸςwilledἠθέλησενto make knownγνωρίσαιwhatτίis the richesτὸ πλοῦτοςof the gloryτῆς δόξηςof thisτούτουmysteryτοῦ μυστηρίουamongἐνthe nations,τοῖς ἔθνεσινwhichὅisἐστινthe MessiahΧριστὸςinἐνyou,ὑμῖνthe hopeἡ ἐλπὶςof glory.τῆς δόξης
Colossians 1:27
Study it in the app“to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is the Messiah in you, the hope of glory.”
Paul calls the Messiah in you “the hope of glory”Hope
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 1:27, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- willedἠθέλησενēthelēsen
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelēsen” appears- to make knownγνωρίσαιgnōrisai
make known
To let others learn something.
Where else “gnōrisai” appears- is the richesπλοῦτοςploutos
abundance
The abundance of God's goodness.
Where else “ploutos” appears- of the gloryδόξηςdoxēs
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxēs” appears- mysteryμυστηρίουmystēriou
mystery
Mystery: what was hidden and God makes known.
Where else “mystēriou” appears- the nationsἔθνεσινethnesin
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnesin” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- the hopeἐλπὶςelpis
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpis” appears
The context
26the mystery that has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but now has been made manifest to his saints,
27 · This verse (above)
28Him we proclaim, admonishing every person and teaching every person in all wisdom, so that we may present every person mature in the Messiah.