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Colossians 1:23

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← Colossians 1:22	Colossians 1:23 (KJV)	Colossians 1:24 →
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:	If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;	Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

If^G1489 ye continue^G1961 in the faith^G4102 grounded^G2311 and^G2532 settled^G1476, and^G2532 be not^G3361 moved away^G3334 from^G575 the hope^G1680 of the gospel^G2098, which^G3739 ye have heard^G191, and which^G3588 was preached^G2784 to^G1722 every^G3956 creature^G2937 which is under^G5259 heaven^G3772; whereof^G3739 I^G1473 Paul^G3972 am made^G1096 a minister^G1249;

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Original Greek

εἴγε ἐπιμένετε τῇ πίστει τεθεμελιωμένοι καὶ ἑδραῖοι, καὶ μὴ μετακινούμενοι ἀπὸ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ εὐαγγελίου οὗ ἠκούσατε, τοῦ κηρυχθέντος ἐν πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει τῇ ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν, οὗ ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ Παῦλος διάκονος.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
εἴγε	eige	G1489	COND	If
ἐπιμένετε	epimenete	G1961	V-PAI-2P	ye continue
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
πίστει	pistei	G4102	N-DSF	in the faith
τεθεμελιωμένοι	tethemeliōmenoi	G2311	V-RPP-NPM	grounded
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἑδραῖοι,	hedraioi	G1476	A-NPM	settled
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
μετακινούμενοι	metakinoumenoi	G3334	V-PPP-NPM	moved away
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	from
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	the
ἐλπίδος	elpidos	G1680	N-GSF	hope
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSN	of the
εὐαγγελίου	euangeliou	G2098	N-GSN	gospel
οὗ	hou	G3739	R-GSN	which
ἠκούσατε,	ēkousate	G191	V-AAI-2P	ye have heard
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSN	which
κηρυχθέντος	kēruchthentos	G2784	V-APP-GSN	was preached
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	to
πάσῃ	pasē	G3956	A-DSF	every
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
κτίσει	ktisei	G2937	N-DSF	creature
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
ὑπὸ	hupo	G5259	PREP	which is under
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
οὐρανόν,	ouranon	G3772	N-ASM	heaven
οὗ	hou	G3739	R-GSN	whereof
ἐγενόμην	egenomēn	G1096	V-2ADI-1S	am made
ἐγὼ	egō	G1473	P-1NS	I
Παῦλος	Paulos	G3972	N-NSM	Paul
διάκονος.	diakonos	G1249	N-NSM	a minister

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G191 — ἀκούω (akoúō, ak-oo'-o): I hear, listen — a primary verb; to hear (in various senses):--give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
• G575 — ἀπό (apó, apo'): from, away from — a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1249 — διάκονος (diákonos, dee-ak'-on-os): a waiter, servant, administrator — probably from an obsolete (to run on errands; compare διώκω); an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess):--deacon, minister, servant.
• G1473 — ἐγώ (egṓ, eg-o'): I — a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ, ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς, ἡμῖν, ἡμῶν, etc.
• G1476 — ἑδραῖος (hedraîos, hed-rah'-yos): firm, steadfast — from a derivative of (to sit); sedentary, i.e. (by implication) immovable:--settled, stedfast.
• G1489 — εἴγε (eíge, i'-gheh): if indeed, seeing that, unless — from εἰ and γέ; if indeed, seeing that, unless, (with negative) otherwise:--if (so be that, yet).
• G1680 — ἐλπίς (elpís, el-pece'): hope, expectation — from a primary (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence:--faith, hope.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G1961 — ἐπιμένω (epiménō, ep-ee-men'-o): I remain, tarry, persist in — from ἐπί and μένω; to stay over, i.e. remain (figuratively, persevere):--abide (in), continue (in), tarry.
• G2098 — εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, yoo-ang-ghel'-ee-on): the good news, the gospel — from the same as εὐαγγελίζω; a good message, i.e. the gospel:--gospel.
• G2311 — θεμελιόω (themelióō, them-el-ee-o'-o): I found, lay the foundation — from θεμέλιος; to lay a basis for, i.e. (literally) erect, or (figuratively) consolidate:--(lay the) found(- ation), ground, settle.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2784 — κηρύσσω (kērýssō, kay-roos'-so): I proclaim, herald, preach — of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel):--preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.
• G2937 — κτίσις (ktísis, ktis'-is): creation, creature, institution — from κτίζω; original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively):--building, creation, creature, ordinance.
• G3334 — μετακινέω (metakinéō, met-ak-ee-neh'-o): I move away, dislodge — from μετά and κινέω; to stir to a place elsewhere, i.e. remove (figuratively):--move away.
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G3739 — ὅς (hós, hos): who, which, what, that — probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
• G3772 — οὐρανός (ouranós, oo-ran-os'): the sky, the heaven — perhaps from the same as ὄρος (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity):--air, heaven(-ly), sky.
• G3956 — πᾶς (pâs, pas): all, the whole, every kind of — including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
• G3972 — Παῦλος (Paûlos, pow'-los): Paul — of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of παύω, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle:--Paul, Paulus.
• G4102 — πίστις (pístis, pis'-tis): faith, belief, trust — from πείθω; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
• G5259 — ὑπό (hypó, hoop-o'): by, under, about — a primary preposition; under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)):--among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.

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