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Andκαὶlet the peaceἡ εἰρήνηof the Messiahτοῦ Χριστοῦruleβραβευέτωinἐνyour hearts,ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶνtoεἰςwhichἣνyou were alsoκαὶcalledἐκλήθητεinἐνoneἑνὶbody;σώματιandκαὶbeγίνεσθεthankful.εὐχάριστοι
Colossians 3:15
Study it in the app“And let the peace of the Messiah rule in your hearts, to which you were also called in one body; and be thankful.”
A garment of compassion, humility, and patience, and songs togetherThe Church and CommunityLet the peace of the Messiah rule in the heart, and be thankfulPeace and AnxietyPaul asks that the Messiah's peace rule and that we be thankfulJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 3:15, word by word
- let the peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnē” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- ruleβραβευέτωbrabeuetō
rule, decide
Rule, act as the umpire who decides.
Where else “brabeuetō” appears- your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiais
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardiais” appears- calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēte
call to life
God inviting someone to a new life.
Where else “eklēthēte” appears- oneἑνὶheni
single
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “heni” appears- bodyσώματιsōmati
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōmati” appears- beγίνεσθεginesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginesthe” appears- thankfulεὐχάριστοιeucharistoi
thankful
Thankful.
Where else “eucharistoi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
“Rule”: literally, “act as umpire,” like the judge at the games. Many manuscripts read “the peace of God.”
The context
14And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of completeness.
15 · This verse (above)
16Let the word of the Messiah dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.