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Whenὅτανthe Messiah,ὁ Χριστὸςyourὑμῶνlife,ἡ ζωὴis made manifest,φανερωθῇthenτότεyouὑμεῖςalsoκαὶwill be made manifestφανερωθήσεσθεwithσὺνhimαὐτῷinἐνglory.δόξῃ
Colossians 3:4
Study it in the app“When the Messiah, your life, is made manifest, then you also will be made manifest with him in glory.”
Seek the things above and put to death what is earthlyPurity
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 3:4, word by word
- Whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” 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- lifeζωὴzōē
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōē” appears- is made manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēi
reveal, make known
Reveal, show, make known.
Where else “phanerōthēi” appears- thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- gloryδόξῃdoxēi
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxēi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “our life.”
The context
3For you died, and your life is hidden with the Messiah in God.
4 · This verse (above)
5So put to death the members that are on the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry;