Colossians 1:19–22
Through Jesus God made peace and reconciled those who were far away
Study it word by word19because God was pleased for all the fullness to dwell in him,
20and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens.
21And you, who were once alienated and enemies in mind in evil works,
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,
In its context
17And he is before all things, and all things hold together in him.
18And he is the head of the body, the assembly. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may come to be first in all things,
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23if 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.
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,
Its words in the original
- εὐδόκησενeudokēsen· be pleased
Be pleased with, delight in someone; also gladly decide.
- πλήρωμαplērōma· fullness
Fullness; what fills.
- κατοικῆσαιkatoikēsai· dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
- ἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxai· reconcile
Reconcile fully, restore peace completely.
- εἰρηνοποιήσαςeirēnopoiēsas· make peace
Make peace between those who were at odds.
- αἵματοςhaimatos· blood
Blood; also life poured out.
- σταυροῦstaurou· cross
Cross: the wooden stake of Roman execution.
- εἴτεeite· whether, or
"Whether ... or", "if".
- γῆςgēs· earth, land
Earth: the ground, a country, or the whole world.
- οὐρανοῖςouranois· heaven, sky
Heaven: the sky and, above all, the place of God. "The heavens" is sometimes a respectful way of saying "God".
- ποτεpote· once, formerly
Once, formerly; ever, at some time.
- ὄνταςontas· be
Be, exist.
- ἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenous· alienate, be estranged
Alienate, cut off; be a stranger to something.
- ἐχθροὺςechthrous· enemy
Enemy; hostile.
- διανοίᾳdianoiai· mind, understanding
Mind, understanding.
- ἔργοιςergois· work
Work, deed, what someone does.
- πονηροῖςponērois· evil, wicked
Bad, wicked. "The evil one": the devil.
- νυνὶnyni· now
"Now", "at this moment"; a stronger form of "now".
- σώματιsōmati· body
Body.
- σαρκὸςsarkos· flesh
Flesh: the body, and weak human nature; "flesh and blood", a human being with only human strength.
- θανάτουthanatou· death
Death.
- παραστῆσαιparastēsai· stand by, present
Place beside, present; put at someone's disposal; stand by.
- ἁγίουςhagious· holy
Holy: set apart for God, pure, belonging to him.
- ἀμώμουςamōmous· blameless, without blemish
Without blemish, without defect, like an animal fit to be offered to God; blameless.
- ἀνεγκλήτουςanenklētous· blameless
Blameless, with nothing to be accused of.
- κατενώπιονkatenōpion· before, in front of
Before, in the presence of.