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Colossians 1:23 — King James Version← Study notes

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;


Colossians 1:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 1:2332 words
GreekMeaning
εἴei
ifwordG1487
γεge
indeedparticleG1065
ἐπιμένετεepimenete
you continueverbG1961
τῇ
thearticleG3588
πίστειpistei
in the faithnounG4102
τεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoi
establishedverbG2311
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἑδραῖοιhedraioi
firmadjectiveG1476
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μὴ
notadverbG3361
μετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoi
being moved awayverbG3334
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐλπίδοςelpidos
hopenounG1680
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
εὐαγγελίουeuangeliou
gospelnounG2098
οὗhou
thatrelative pronounG3739
ἠκούσατεēkousate
you have heardverbG191
τοῦtou
whicharticleG3588
κηρυχθέντοςkērychthentos
having been proclaimedverbG2784
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πάσῃpasē
alladjectiveG3956
κτίσειktisei
creationnounG2937
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ὑπὸhypo
underprepositionG5259
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
οὐρανόνouranon
heavennounG3772
οὗhou
of whichrelative pronounG3739
ἐγενόμηνegenomēn
have becomeverbG1096
ἐγὼegō
I myselfpronounG1473
ΠαῦλοςPaulos
PaulnounG3972
διάκονοςdiakonos
a ministernounG1249
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 1:23

“If so be that you continue in the faith grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Gospel.” Here he strikes a blow at their listlessness. And he said not simply “continue,” for it is possible to continue wavering, and vacillating; it is possible to stand, and continue, though turned this way and that. “If so be that you continue,” he says, “grounded and steadfast, and not moved away.” Wonderful! What a forcible metaphor he uses; he says not only not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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