1 παυλος, αποστολος ιησου χριστου δια θεληματος θεου, και τιμοθεος ο αδελφος, 2 τοις εν κολασσαις αγιοις και πιστοις αδελφοις εν χριστω· χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου. 3 ευχαριστουμεν τω θεω και πατρι του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου παντοτε περι υμων προσευχομενοι, 4 ακουσαντες την πιστιν υμων εν χριστω ιησου και την αγαπην την εις παντας τους αγιους, 5 δια την ελπιδα την αποκειμενην υμιν εν τοις ουρανοις, ην προηκουσατε εν τω λογω της αληθειας του ευαγγελιου 6 του παροντος εις υμας, καθως και εν παντι τω κοσμω, και εστιν καρποφορουμενον και αυξανομενον καθως και εν υμιν, αφ ης ημερας ηκουσατε και επεγνωτε την χαριν του θεου εν αληθεια, 7 καθως και εμαθετε απο επαφρα του αγαπητου συνδουλου ημων, ος εστιν πιστος υπερ υμων διακονος του χριστου, 8 ο και δηλωσας ημιν την υμων αγαπην εν πνευματι. 9 δια τουτο και ημεις, αφ ης ημερας ηκουσαμεν, ου παυομεθα υπερ υμων προσευχομενοι και αιτουμενοι ινα πληρωθητε την επιγνωσιν του θεληματος αυτου εν παση σοφια και συνεσει πνευματικη, 10 περιπατησαι υμας αξιως του κυριου εις πασαν αρεσκειαν, εν παντι εργω αγαθω καρποφορουντες και αυξανομενοι εις την επιγνωσιν του θεου, 11 εν παση δυναμει δυναμουμενοι κατα το κρατος της δοξης αυτου εις πασαν υπομονην και μακροθυμιαν, μετα χαρας 12 ευχαριστουντες τω [θεω και] πατρι τω ικανωσαντι ημας εις την μεριδα του κληρου των αγιων εν τω φωτι, 13 ος ερρυσατο ημας εκ της εξουσιας του σκοτους και μετεστησεν εις την βασιλειαν του υιου της αγαπης αυτου, 14 εν ω εχομεν την απολυτρωσιν, την αφεσιν των αμαρτιων· 15 ος εστιν εικων του θεου του αορατου, πρωτοτοκος πασης κτισεως, 16 οτι εν αυτω εκτισθη τα παντα, τα εν τοις ουρανοις και τα επι της γης, τα ορατα και τα αορατα, ειτε θρονοι ειτε κυριοτητες ειτε αρχαι ειτε εξουσιαι· τα παντα δι αυτου και εις αυτον εκτισται· 17 και αυτος εστιν προ παντων, και τα παντα εν αυτω συνεστηκεν, 18 και αυτος εστιν η κεφαλη του σωματος, της εκκλησιας· ος εστιν αρχη, πρωτοτοκος εκ των νεκρων, ινα γενηται εν πασιν αυτος πρωτευων, 19 οτι εν αυτω ευδοκησεν παν το πληρωμα κατοικησαι 20 και δι αυτου αποκαταλλαξαι τα παντα εις αυτον, ειρηνοποιησας δια του αιματος του σταυρου αυτου, δι αυτου ειτε τα επι της γης ειτε τα εν τοις ουρανοις. 21 και υμας ποτε οντας απηλλοτριωμενους και εχθρους τη διανοια εν τοις εργοις τοις πονηροις, νυνι δε αποκατηλλαξεν 22 εν τω σωματι της σαρκος αυτου δια του θανατου, παραστησαι υμας αγιους και αμωμους και ανεγκλητους κατενωπιον αυτου, 23 ει γε επιμενετε τη πιστει τεθεμελιωμενοι και εδραιοι και μη μετακινουμενοι απο της ελπιδος του ευαγγελιου ου ηκουσατε, του κηρυχθεντος εν παση τη κτισει τη υπο τον ουρανον, ου εγενομην εγω παυλος διακονος. 24 νυν χαιρω εν τοις παθημασιν [μου] υπερ υμων και ανταναπληρω τα υστερηματα των θλιψεων του χριστου εν τη σαρκι μου υπερ του σωματος αυτου, ο εστιν η εκκλησια, 25 ης εγενομην εγω διακονος κατα την οικονομιαν του θεου την δοθεισαν μοι εις υμας, πληρωσαι τον λογον του θεου, 26 το μυστηριον το αποκεκρυμμενον απο των αιωνων και απο των γενεων, νυνι δε εφανερωθη τοις αγιοις αυτου, 27 οις ηθελησεν ο θεος γνωρισαι τις ο πλουτος της δοξης του μυστηριου τουτου εν τοις εθνεσιν, ος εστιν χριστος εν υμιν, η ελπις της δοξης· 28 ον ημεις καταγγελλομεν νουθετουντες παντα ανθρωπον και διδασκοντες παντα ανθρωπον εν παση σοφια, ινα παραστησωμεν παντα ανθρωπον τελειον εν χριστω ιησου· 29 εις ο και κοπιω αγωνιζομενος κατα την ενεργειαν αυτου την ενεργουμενην εν εμοι εν δυναμει.
Colossians · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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Epaphras
A faithful minister of Christ who taught the Colossians, wrestled for them in prayer, and was Paul's fellow prisoner.
Cited in the guide: Colossians 1:7; Colossians 4:12; Philemon 23
Cross references (29)
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- 1 2 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:1; Philemon 1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; Romans 1:1
- 2 2 Peter 1:2; Ephesians 1:1; Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Revelation 1:4
- 3 1 Thessalonians 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:3; Colossians 1:9; Romans 1:8–9; 1 Corinthians 1:4
- 4 Ephesians 1:15; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; Hebrews 6:10; Philemon 5
- 5 1 Peter 1:3–4; Ephesians 1:13; 2 Timothy 4:8; Titus 1:2; Colossians 1:27
- 6 John 15:16; Philippians 1:11; Colossians 1:23; 1 Peter 5:12; Romans 10:17–18
- 7 Colossians 4:12; Philemon 23; Hebrews 2:17; Colossians 4:7; Hebrews 3:2
- 8 Romans 15:30; 2 Timothy 1:7; Galatians 5:22; Romans 5:5; Colossians 1:4
- 9 James 3:17; Philippians 1:9–11; James 1:5; Ephesians 1:15–20; Colossians 4:5
- 10 Ephesians 4:1; Hebrews 13:21; 2 Peter 1:2–3; John 15:16; 1 John 3:22
- 11 Ephesians 3:16; Philippians 4:13; Ephesians 6:10; Ephesians 4:2; Romans 5:3–5
- 12 Acts 20:32; Ephesians 1:11; Ephesians 1:18; Acts 26:18; Romans 8:17
- 13 Ephesians 5:8; Acts 26:18; 1 Peter 2:9; Titus 3:3–6; 1 Thessalonians 2:12
- 14 Ephesians 1:7; Romans 3:24–25; 1 Peter 1:19–20; Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 9:22
- 15 Hebrews 1:3; John 14:9; John 1:1; 2 Corinthians 4:4; John 1:18
- 16 Romans 11:36; John 1:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Hebrews 2:10; 1 Chronicles 29:11
- 17 Hebrews 1:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6; John 17:5; John 8:58; John 1:1–3
- 18 Ephesians 1:22–23; Revelation 1:5; Ephesians 4:15–16; 1 Corinthians 15:20–23; Matthew 28:18
- 19 Colossians 2:9; John 1:16; Ephesians 1:23; Colossians 2:3; Colossians 3:11
- 20 2 Corinthians 5:18–21; Ephesians 1:10; 1 John 4:9–10; Ephesians 2:13–17; Colossians 1:21–22
- 21 Ephesians 2:12; Titus 3:3–7; Ephesians 2:1–3; Romans 5:9–10; Ephesians 4:18
- 22 Ephesians 5:27; Ephesians 1:4; Jude 24; Hebrews 10:10; Titus 2:14
- 23 Hebrews 3:14; Hebrews 3:6; Matthew 24:13–14; Galatians 6:9; Hebrews 10:38
- 24 Romans 5:3; 2 Timothy 1:8; 2 Corinthians 1:5–8; 2 Timothy 2:9–10; Philippians 3:10
- 25 Ephesians 3:2; Colossians 1:23; Galatians 2:7–8; 2 Timothy 4:2–5; 1 Thessalonians 3:2
- 26 Luke 8:10; Romans 16:25–26; Ephesians 3:3–10; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Matthew 13:11
- 27 John 14:20; Romans 8:10; Ephesians 3:16–17; 1 John 4:4; Galatians 2:20
- 28 Ephesians 5:27; Jeremiah 3:15; Ephesians 4:11–13; Matthew 5:48; Colossians 3:16
- 29 1 Corinthians 15:10; Ephesians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 9:25–27; Ephesians 3:7; Philippians 2:13
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Holy indeed are all the Epistles of Paul: but some advantage have those which he sent after he was in bonds: those, for instance, to the Ephesians and Philemon: that to Timothy, that to the Philippians, and the one before us: for this also was sent when he was a prisoner, since he writes in it thus: "for which I …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
This being was endowed with all power by the Father, who placed everything under his authority, the Æons doing so likewise, so that "by him were all things, visible and invisible, created, thrones, divinities, dominions." He then was sent to her along with his contemporary angels.
But yet the Scripture hath not declared that God made this formlessness, any more than it hath declared many other things; as the Cherubim,' and Seraphim,' and those of which the apostle distinctly speaks, Thrones,' Dominions,' Principalities,' Powers,' all of which it is manifest God made.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For in proof that He meant this, and that before the taking of Jerusalem the gospel was preached, hear what Paul saith, "Their sound went into all the earth;" and again, "The gospel which was preached to every creature which is under Heaven." And seest thou him running from Jerusalem unto Spain?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… bodies: One the Creator of heaven and earth, the Maker of Angels and Archangels: of many the Creator, but of One only the Father before all ages,--of One only, His Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, by Whom He made all things visible and invisible.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)