Colossians 2:5

“For even if I am absent in the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the firmness of your faith in the Messiah.”

Colossians 2:5 · direct translation from the Greek
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Colossians 2:5, word by word

I am absentἄπειμιapeimi

go away

Go away, leave; a different verb of the same spelling means be absent.

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in the fleshσαρκὶsarki

flesh

The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.

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in the spiritπνεύματιpneumati

spirit

A person's spirit, their inner self.

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I amεἰμιeimi

be present

To be in a place or with someone.

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withσὺνsyn

with

With, together with.

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rejoicingχαίρωνchairōn

rejoice

To feel joy and gladness about something.

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seeingβλέπωνblepōn

see

To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.

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good orderτάξινtaxin

order

Order: the turn or the orderly way of doing something.

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the firmnessστερέωμαstereōma

firmness

Firmness, what is solid and holds up.

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faithπίστεωςpisteōs

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

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the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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The context

4I say this so that no one may deceive you with persuasive speech.

5 · This verse (above)

6So as you received the Messiah Jesus the Lord, walk in him,

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