Colossians 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	GREEK BIBLE
1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy, a brother,	1 Παυλος, αποστολος Ιησου Χριστου δια θεληματος Θεου, και Τιμοθεος ο αδελφος,
2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ Jesus who are at Colossae.	2 προς τους αγιους και πιστους εν Χριστω αδελφους τους εν Κολοσσαις? χαρις ειη υμιν και ειρηνη απο Θεου Πατρος ημων και Κυριου Ιησου Χριστου.
3 Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying for you always.	3 Ευχαριστουμεν τον Θεον και Πατερα του Κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου, προσευχομενοι παντοτε υπερ υμων,
4 For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that you have toward all the saints,	4 ακουσαντες την εις τον Ιησουν Χριστον πιστιν σας και την εις παντας τους αγιους αγαπην,
5 because of the hope that has been stored up for you in heaven, which you have heard through the Word of Truth in the Gospel.	5 δια την ελπιδα την αποτεταμιευμενην δια σας εν τοις ουρανοις, την οποιαν προηκουσατε εν τω λογω της αληθειας του ευαγγελιου,
6 This has reached you, just as it is present in the whole world, where it grows and bears fruit, as it has also done in you, since the day when you first heard and knew the grace of God in truth,	6 το οποιον ηλθεν εις εσας, καθως και εις ολον τον κοσμον, και καρποφορει καθως και εις εσας, αφ' ης ημερας ηκουσατε και εγνωρισατε την χαριν του Θεου εν αληθεια,
7 just as you learned it from Epaphras, our most beloved fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ Jesus.	7 καθως και εμαθετε απο Επαφρα του αγαπητου συνδουλου ημων, οστις ειναι δια σας, πιστος διακονος του Χριστου,
8 And he has also manifested to us your love in the Spirit.	8 οστις και εφανερωσεν εις ημας την εν Πνευματι αγαπην σας.
9 Then, too, from the day when we first heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and requesting that you be filled with the knowledge of his will, with all wisdom and spiritual understanding,	9 Δια τουτο και ημεις, αφ' ης ημερας ηκουσαμεν, δεν παυομεν προσευχομενοι δια σας και δεομενοι να εμπλησθητε απο της επιγνωσεως του θεληματος αυτου μετα πασης σοφιας και πνευματικης συνεσεως,
10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of God, being pleasing in all things, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God,	10 δια να περιπατησητε αξιως του Κυριου, ευαρεστουντες κατα παντα, καρποφορουντες εις παν εργον αγαθον και αυξανομενοι εις την επιγνωσιν του Θεου,
11 being strengthened in every virtue, in accord with the power of his glory, with all patience and longsuffering, with joy,	11 ενδυναμουμενοι εν παση δυναμει κατα το κρατος της δοξης αυτου εις πασαν υπομονην και μακροθυμιαν,
12 giving thanks to God the Father, who has made us worthy to have a share in the portion of the saints, in the light.	12 μετα χαρας ευχαριστουντες τον Πατερα, οστις εκαμεν ημας αξιους της μεριδος του κληρου των αγιων εν τω φωτι,
13 For he has rescued us from the power of darkness, and he has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,	13 οστις ηλευθερωσεν ημας εκ της εξουσιας του σκοτους και μετεφερεν εις την βασιλειαν του αγαπητου αυτου Υιου?
14 in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins.	14 εις τον οποιον εχομεν την απολυτρωσιν δια του αιματος αυτου, την αφεσιν των αμαρτιων?
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature.	15 οστις ειναι εικων του Θεου του αορατου, πρωτοτοκος πασης κτισεως,
16 For in him was created everything in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers. All things were created through him and in him.	16 επειδη δι' αυτου εκτισθησαν 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 εκτισθησαν?
17 And he is before all, and in him all things continue.	17 και αυτος ειναι προ παντων, και τα παντα συντηρουνται δι' αυτου,
18 And he is the head of his body, the Church. He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, so that in all things he may hold primacy.	18 και αυτος ειναι η κεφαλη του σωματος, της εκκλησιας? οστις ειναι αρχη, πρωτοτοκος εκ των νεκρων, δια να γεινη αυτος πρωτευων εις τα παντα,
19 For the Father is well-pleased that all fullness reside in him,	19 διοτι εν αυτω ηυδοκησεν ο Πατηρ να κατοικηση παν το πληρωμα
20 and that, through him, all things be reconciled to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, for the things that are on earth, as well as the things that are in heaven.	20 και δι' αυτου να συνδιαλλαξη τα παντα προς εαυτον, ειρηνοποιησας δια του αιματος του σταυρου αυτου, δι' αυτου, ειτε τα επι της γης ειτε τα εν τοις ουρανοις.
21 And you, though you had been, in times past, understood to be foreigners and enemies, with works of evil,	21 Και σας, οιτινες ησθε ποτε απηλλοτριωμενοι και εχθροι κατα την διανοιαν με τα εργα τα πονηρα,
22 yet now he has reconciled you, by his body of flesh, through death, so as to offer you, holy and immaculate and blameless, before him.	22 τωρα ομως διηλλαξε προς εαυτον δια του σωματος της σαρκος αυτου δια του θανατου, δια να σας παραστηση ενωπιον αυτου αγιους και αμωμους και ανεγκλητους,
23 So then, continue in the faith: well-founded and steadfast and immovable, by the hope of the Gospel that you have heard, which has been preached throughout all creation under heaven, the Gospel of which I, Paul, have become a minister.	23 εαν επιμενητε εις την πιστιν, τεθεμελιωμενοι και στερεοι και μη μετακινουμενοι απο της ελπιδος του ευαγγελιου, το οποιον ηκουσατε, του κηρυχθεντος εις πασαν την κτισιν την υπο τον ουρανον, του οποιου εγω ο Παυλος εγεινα υπηρετης.
24 For now I rejoice in my passion on your behalf, and I complete in my flesh the things that are lacking in the Passion of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the Church.	24 Τωρα χαιρω εις τα παθηματα μου δια σας, και ανταναπληρω τα υστερηματα των θλιψεων του Χριστου εν τη σαρκι μου υπερ του σωματος αυτου, το οποιον ειναι η εκκλησια,
25 For I have become a minister of the Church, according to the dispensation of God that has been given to me among you, so that I may fulfill the Word of God,	25 της οποιας εγω εγεινα υπηρετης κατα την οικονομιαν του Θεου την εις εμε δοθεισαν δια σας, δια να εκπληρωσω το κηρυγμα του λογου του Θεου,
26 the mystery which had remained hidden to past ages and generations, but which now is manifested to his saints.	26 το μυστηριον, το οποιον ητο αποκεκρυμμενον απο των αιωνων και απο των γενεων, τωρα δε εφανερωθη εις τους αγιους αυτου,
27 To them, God willed to made known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ and the hope of his glory within you.	27 εις τους οποιους ηθελησεν ο Θεος να φανερωση τις ο πλουτος της δοξης του μυστηριου τουτου εις τα εθνη, οστις ειναι ο Χριστος εις εσας, η ελπις της δοξης?
28 We are announcing him, correcting every man and teaching every man, with all wisdom, so that we may offer every man perfect in Christ Jesus.	28 τον οποιον ημεις κηρυττομεν, νουθετουντες παντα ανθρωπον και διδασκοντες παντα ανθρωπον εν παση σοφια, δια να παραστησωμεν παντα ανθρωπον τελειον εν Χριστω Ιησου?
29 In him, too, I labor, striving according to his action within me, which he works in virtue.	29 εις το οποιον και κοπιαζω, αγωνιζομενος κατα την ενεργειαν αυτου την ενεργουμενην εν εμοι μετα δυναμεως.