Colossians 2:6

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

Colossians 2:6 · direct translation from the Greek
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Colossians 2:6, word by word

you receivedπαρελάβετεparelabete

receive

To accept what another hands over: a teaching, a person.

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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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JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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the Lordκύριονkyrion

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

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walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateite

live

To live in a certain way: "walk in love".

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The context

5For 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.

6 · This verse (above)

7rooted and being built up in him and being strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

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