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Colossians 1:26 — King James Version← Study notes

Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:


Colossians 1:26Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 1:2617 words
GreekMeaning
τὸto
thearticleG3588
μυστήριονmystērion
mysterynounG3466
τὸto
whicharticleG3588
ἀποκεκρυμμένονapokekrymmenon
hiddenverbG613
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
αἰώνωνaiōnōn
agesnounG165
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
γενεῶνgeneōn
generationsnounG1074
νῦνnyn
henceforth, + hereafter, of lateadverbG3568
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἐφανερώθηephanerōthē
having been manifestedverbG5319
τοῖςtois
to thearticleG3588
ἁγίοιςhagiois
saintsadjectiveG40
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 1:26

Having said what we have come to, and showed the lovingkindness of God and the honor, by the greatness of the things given, he introduces yet another consideration that heightens them, namely, that neither before us did any one know Him. As he does also in the Epistle to the Ephesians, saying, neither Angels, nor principalities, nor any other created power, but only the Son of God knew. Ephesians 3:5-10 And he said, not simply hid, but “quite hid,” and that even if it has but…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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