Colossians 2

1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh
ℵ* omit
;
1 Θέλω γὰρ ὑμᾶς εἰδέναι ἡλίκον ἀγῶνα ἔχω περὶ
WH ὑπὲρ
 ὑμῶν καὶ τῶν ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ,
WH Λαοδικίᾳ
 καὶ ὅσοι οὐχ ἑωράκασιν
WH ἑόρακαν
 τὸ πρόσωπόν μου ἐν σαρκί,
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and
ℵA ⟨God the Father⟩; B ⟨the God⟩
 of Christ;
2 ἵνα παρακληθῶσιν αἱ καρδίαι αὐτῶν, συμβιβασθέντων
WH συνβιβασθέντες
 ἐν ἀγάπῃ, καὶ εἰς πάντα πλοῦτον
WH πᾶν πλοῦτος
 τῆς πληροφορίας τῆς συνέσεως, εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ μυστηρίου τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ
WH omit
 χριστοῦ,
3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
3 ἐν ᾧ εἰσὶν πάντες οἱ θησαυροὶ τῆς σοφίας καὶ τῆς
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 γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι.
4 And
ℵBA omit
 this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
4 Τοῦτο δὲ
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 λέγω, ἵνα μή τις
WH μηδεὶς
 ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται ἐν πιθανολογίᾳ.
5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
5 Εἰ γὰρ καὶ τῇ σαρκὶ ἄπειμι, ἀλλὰ τῷ πνεύματι σὺν ὑμῖν εἰμί, χαίρων καὶ βλέπων ὑμῶν τὴν τάξιν, καὶ τὸ στερέωμα τῆς εἰς χριστὸν πίστεως ὑμῶν.
6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
6 Ὡς οὖν παρελάβετε τὸν χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν κύριον, ἐν αὐτῷ περιπατεῖτε,
7 Rooted and built up in him
ℵ* omit
, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with
ℵA ⟨in⟩
 thanksgiving.
7 ἐρριζωμένοι καὶ ἐποικοδομούμενοι ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ βεβαιούμενοι ἐν
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 τῇ πίστει, καθὼς ἐδιδάχθητε, περισσεύοντες ἐν αὐτῇ
WH [ἐν αὐτῇ]
 ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ.
8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
8 Βλέπετε μή τις ὑμᾶς ἔσται ὁ συλαγωγῶν διὰ τῆς φιλοσοφίας καὶ κενῆς ἀπάτης, κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, κατὰ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ οὐ κατὰ χριστόν·
9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
9 ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶς,
10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power
ℵ ⟨the principality of the church⟩
:
10 καί ἐστε ἐν αὐτῷ πεπληρωμένοι, ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας·
11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins
ℵBA omit
 of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
11 ἐν ᾧ καὶ περιετμήθητε περιτομῇ ἀχειροποιήτῳ, ἐν τῇ ἀπεκδύσει τοῦ σώματος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν
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 τῆς σαρκός, ἐν τῇ περιτομῇ τοῦ χριστοῦ,
12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
12 συνταφέντες αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ βαπτίσματι, ἐν ᾧ καὶ συνηγέρθητε διὰ τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν ἐκ τῶν
WH omit
 νεκρῶν.
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened
ℵA ⟨he hath quickened you⟩; B ⟨he hath quickened us⟩
 together with him, having forgiven you
ℵBA ⟨us⟩
 all trespasses;
13 Καὶ ὑμᾶς, νεκροὺς ὄντας ἐν
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 τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ τῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ τῆς σαρκὸς ὑμῶν, συνεζῳοποίησεν ὑμᾶς σὺν αὐτῷ, χαρισάμενος ἡμῖν πάντα τὰ παραπτώματα,
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
14 ἐξαλείψας τὸ καθ’ ἡμῶν χειρόγραφον τοῖς δόγμασιν, ὃ ἦν ὑπεναντίον ἡμῖν· καὶ αὐτὸ ἦρκεν ἐκ τοῦ μέσου, προσηλώσας αὐτὸ τῷ σταυρῷ·
15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
15 ἀπεκδυσάμενος τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας, ἐδειγμάτισεν ἐν παρρησίᾳ, θριαμβεύσας αὐτοὺς ἐν αὐτῷ.
16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or
B ⟨and⟩
 in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
16 Μὴ οὖν τις ὑμᾶς κρινέτω ἐν βρώσει ἢ
WH καὶ
 ἐν πόσει, ἢ ἐν μέρει ἑορτῆς ἢ νουμηνίας
WH νεομηνίας
 ἢ σαββάτων·
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
17 ἅ ἐστιν σκιὰ τῶν μελλόντων, τὸ δὲ σῶμα [+]
WH τοῦ
 χριστοῦ.
18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not
ℵBA omit
 seen, vainly puffed up by his
ℵ ⟨their⟩
 fleshly mind,
18 Μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς καταβραβευέτω θέλων ἐν ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ θρησκείᾳ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἃ μὴ ἑώρακεν
WH ἑόρακεν
 ἐμβατεύων, εἰκῇ φυσιούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ νοὸς τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ,
19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
19 καὶ οὐ κρατῶν τὴν κεφαλήν, ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα, διὰ τῶν ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων ἐπιχορηγούμενον καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον,
WH συνβιβαζόμενον
 αὔξει τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ θεοῦ.
20 Wherefore
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 if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
20 Εἰ ἀπεθάνετε σὺν χριστῷ, ἀπὸ τῶν στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου, τί ὡς ζῶντες ἐν κόσμῳ δογματίζεσθε,
21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
21 Μὴ ἅψῃ, μηδὲ γεύσῃ, μηδὲ θίγῃς —
22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
22 ἅ ἐστιν πάντα εἰς φθορὰν τῇ ἀποχρήσει — κατὰ τὰ ἐντάλματα καὶ διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων;
23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and
B ⟨and⟩
 neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
23 Ἅτινά ἐστιν λόγον μὲν ἔχοντα σοφίας ἐν ἐθελοθρησκείᾳ
WH ἐθελοθρησκίᾳ
 καὶ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ
WH [καὶ]
 ἀφειδίᾳ σώματος, οὐκ ἐν τιμῇ τινὶ πρὸς πλησμονὴν τῆς σαρκός.
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About the Greek Text

The Greek text displayed here follows The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, edited by Maurice A. Robinson and William G. Pierpont (2nd ed., 2018). This has been collated, however, with the Greek text of Westcott and Hort (first published in 1881), and the variants are recorded in the notes.