front:intro pla1 0 # Colossians Study Questions\n\nAsk yourself these questions as you carefully read this letter, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see his message clearly.
1:2 hud2 basic,observe χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 What does Paul desire for **God our Father** to give to the Colossians?
1:3 z9dq basic,observe εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ Θεῷ Πατρὶ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι 1 What is the main reason that Paul and Timothy **pray for** the Colossians?
1:4 l000 basic,observe ἀκούσαντες τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην ἣν ἔχετε εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους 1 What are the two characteristics of the Colossians that caused Paul to thank God for them?
1:4 l001 basic,observe τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ 1 Toward whom was the **faith** of the Colossians directed?
1:4 fud1 basic,observe τὴν ἀγάπην ἣν ἔχετε εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους 1 Toward whom was the **love** of the Colossians directed?
1:5 nr63 basic,observe διὰ τὴν ἐλπίδα τὴν ἀποκειμένην ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς 1 What was the sources of **the faith and love** of the Colossians?
1:5 vhj8 basic,interpret τὴν ἐλπίδα τὴν ἀποκειμένην ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς 1 What did Paul mean when he said **the hope** of the Colossians was**stored up** for them **in heaven**?
1:5 h7q1 basic,observe ἣν προηκούσατε ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῆς ἀληθείας, τοῦ εὐαγγελίου 1 How did the Colossians know about this **hope** which was **stored up** for them?
1:5 l002 basic,interpret τῷ λόγῳ τῆς ἀληθείας, τοῦ εὐαγγελίου 1 Why does Paul describe **the gospel** as **the word of truth**?
1:6 l003 basic,observe καθὼς καὶ ἐν παντὶ τῷ κόσμῳ, ἐστὶν καρποφορούμενον καὶ αὐξανόμενον 1 What is the **gospel** doing all **over the world**?
1:6 gb16 basic,observe καθὼς καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν 1 What is the **gospel** doing among the Colossians?
1:6 l004 basic,observe ἀφ’ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσατε 1 How long has the **gospel** been **bearing fruit** among the Colossians?
1:6 a4q9 basic,interpet ἐπέγνωτε τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ 1 What does it mean to **truly understood the grace of God**?
1:7 l228 basic,observe καθὼς ἐμάθετε ἀπὸ Ἐπαφρᾶ 1 From whom did the Colossians learn about the grace of God?
1:7 gzw1 basic,observe Ἐπαφρᾶ, τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ συνδούλου ἡμῶν, ὅς ἐστιν πιστὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν διάκονος τοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 What terms does Paul here use to describe Epaphras?
1:7 d3ua basic,interpret ὅς ἐστιν πιστὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν διάκονος τοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 What does it mean to be **a faithful minister of Christ** on behalf of someone?
1:8 nnu9 basic,observe ὁ καὶ δηλώσας ἡμῖν τὴν ὑμῶν ἀγάπην ἐν Πνεύματι 1 What fact about the Colossians did Epaphras make know to Paul and Timothy?
1:8 uu87 basic,interpret τὴν ὑμῶν ἀγάπην ἐν Πνεύματι 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of **your love in the Spirit**?
1:9 csc9 basic,observe ἡμεῖς, ἀφ’ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσαμεν, οὐ παυόμεθα ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι 1 What has the report of the Colossians’ love caused Paul and Timothy to continually do for them?
1:9 c7cj basic,observe αἰτούμενοι, ἵνα πληρωθῆτε τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ συνέσει πνευματικῇ 1 What specific thing do Paul and Timothy pray that God would do for the Colossians?
1:9 l010 basic,interpret ἵνα πληρωθῆτε τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ 1 What does it mean for someone to be filled **with the knowledge of** God’s **will**?
1:10 l011 basic,observe περιπατῆσαι ἀξίως τοῦ Κυρίου εἰς πᾶσαν ἀρεσκείαν 1 What is the result that Paul wants to see in the Colossians as they understand God’s will?
1:10 jr7f basic,observe ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ καρποφοροῦντες, καὶ αὐξανόμενοι τῇ ἐπιγνώσει τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 In this verse, Paul lists the first two of four things that will please God. What are they?
1:11 l012 basic,observe ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει δυναμούμενοι 1 In this verse, Paul lists the third of four things that will please God. What is it?
1:11 vyl8 basic,observe εἰς πᾶσαν ὑπομονὴν καὶ μακροθυμίαν μετὰ χαρᾶς 1 What spiritual characteristics result from **being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might**?
1:12 abc1 basic,observe εὐχαριστοῦντες τῷ Πατρὶ 1 In this verse, Paul lists the fourth of four things that will please God. What is it?
1:12 wed9 basic,observe τῷ ἱκανώσαντι ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν μερίδα τοῦ κλήρου τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ φωτί 1 What reason does Paul here give for believers to give **thanks to the Father**?
1:12 vq5g basic,interpret τῷ ἱκανώσαντι ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν μερίδα τοῦ κλήρου τῶν ἁγίων 1 In what way has the Father **qualified** the Colossians **to share in the inheritance of the saints**?
1:12 pa9c basic,interpret τοῦ κλήρου τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ φωτί 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of **the inheritance of the saints in the light**?
1:14 uwu7 basic,observe ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν 1 What two things have we received through Christ?
1:14 b8b7 basic,interpret ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν 1 What did Christ do in order to make it possible for believers to **have redemption** and **the forgiveness of sins**?
1:15 c8ss basic,interpret ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου 1 What does Paul mean when he says the **Son is the image of the invisible God**?
1:15 r3aa basic,interpret εἰκὼν τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου 1 Since God is **invisible**, in what way can the **Son** be His **image**?
1:15 d1zm basic,interpret πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως 1 What does it mean for the **Son** to be **the firstborn over all creation**?
1:15 l014 basic,interpret πρωτότοκος 1 What special rights did a **firstborn** son have in the days of Paul?
1:16 sfb1 basic,observe ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίσθη τὰ πάντα ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τὰ ὁρατὰ καὶ τὰ ἀόρατα, εἴτε θρόνοι, εἴτε κυριότητες, εἴτε ἀρχαὶ, εἴτε ἐξουσίαι 1 What **things were created** by the Son?
1:16 ki8l basic,observe ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίσθη τὰ πάντα ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τὰ ὁρατὰ καὶ τὰ ἀόρατα, εἴτε θρόνοι, εἴτε κυριότητες, εἴτε ἀρχαὶ, εἴτε ἐξουσίαι 1 Is there anything that was created that Paul does not attibute to the action of the Son?
1:16 es4l basic,observe τὰ πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν ἔκτισται. 1 According to Paul, for whom were all things created?
1:17 l015 basic,interpret καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν πρὸ πάντων 1 What does Paul mean when he says that Jesus the Son is **before all things**?\n
1:17 l016 basic,interpret καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐν αὐτῷ συνέστηκεν 1 What does Paul mean when he says that in the Son, **all things hold together**?
1:18 l017 basic,observe καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας 1 What is another name for **the body**, of which Christ is **the head**?
1:18 n654 basic,observe αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας 1 In what sense is Jesus **the head** of **the church**?
1:18 q1p8 basic,interpret ὅς ἐστιν ἡ ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν 1 What does Paul mean when he says Jesus is **the beginning and firstborn from among the dead**?
1:18 td57 basic,observe πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose for which Jesus became the **firstborn from among the dead**. What is that purpose?
1:18 sz79 basic,observe ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων 1 What does Paul mean when he says Christ has **preeminence** **in all things**?
1:19 abc2 basic,observe ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ εὐδόκησεν πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα κατοικῆσαι 1 What about the Son caused God to be **pleased**?
1:19 hgb9 basic,interpret πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of **all** God’s **fullness**?
1:19 l019 basic,interpret ἐν αὐτῷ εὐδόκησεν πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα κατοικῆσαι 1 What does the fact that all God’s **fullness** dwells in the Son tell us about who the Son is?
1:20 ie95 basic,observe καὶ δι’ αὐτοῦ ἀποκαταλλάξαι τὰ πάντα εἰς αὐτόν 1 What did God accomplish through His Son?
1:20 x36x basic,observe ἀποκαταλλάξαι τὰ πάντα εἰς αὐτόν & εἴτε τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, εἴτε τὰ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς 1 What **things** did God **reconcile to Himself** through his Son?
1:20 l020 basic,observe εἰρηνοποιήσας διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ σταυροῦ αὐτοῦ δι’ αὐτοῦ 1 What did the Son do that enabled God **to reconcile to Himself all things**?
1:20 c52s basic,observe τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ σταυροῦ αὐτοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of **the blood of His cross**?
1:21 p472 basic,observe καὶ ὑμᾶς ποτε ὄντας ἀπηλλοτριωμένους, καὶ ἐχθροὺς τῇ διανοίᾳ ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς πονηροῖς, 1 What was the former condition of the Colossians before God?
1:21 l022 basic,observe ἐχθροὺς τῇ διανοίᾳ 1 What formerly caused the Colossians to engage in **evil deeds**?
1:22 w32h basic,observe νυνὶ δὲ ἀποκατηλλάγητε ἐν τῷ σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ, διὰ τοῦ θανάτου 1 What did God require in order to reconcile the Colossians to Himself?
1:22 qe48 basic,observe παραστῆσαι ὑμᾶς ἁγίους, καὶ ἀμώμους, καὶ ἀνεγκλήτους, κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ 1 For what purpose did God reconcile the Colossians to Himself?
1:23 l024 basic,observe εἴ γε ἐπιμένετε τῇ πίστει, τεθεμελιωμένοι καὶ ἑδραῖοι, καὶ μὴ μετακινούμενοι ἀπὸ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ εὐαγγελίου οὗ ἠκούσατε 1 What does Paul say the Colossians must continue to do in order to be holy, unblemished, and blameless in God’s presence?
1:23 l025 basic,interpret μὴ μετακινούμενοι ἀπὸ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ εὐαγγελίου 1 In what way might a believer be **moved from the hope of the gospel**?
1:23 j49j basic,observe τοῦ κηρυχθέντος ἐν πάσῃ κτίσει τῇ ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν 1 According to Paul, to whom has the gospel **been proclaimed**?
1:23 ujs1 basic,observe οὗ ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ Παῦλος διάκονος 1 What was Paul’s role with respect to **the gospel**?
1:23 asn2 basic,interpret ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ Παῦλος διάκονος 1 In what way did Paul **become a servant** of the gospel?
1:24 l026 basic,observe νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν 1 How did Paul respond to his **sufferings** for the Colossians?
1:24 l027 basic,observe καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ 1 According to Paul, what purpose were his sufferings accomplishing?
1:24 p3jn basic,interpret ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου 1 In what way was Paul able to **fill up** in his flesh **what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions**?
1:24 l028 basic,observe ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία 1 According to Paul, what is Christ’s **body**?
1:25 yp6z basic,observe ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος, κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 How did Paul become a **servant** of the church?
1:25 pd7h basic,observe κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What was **the commission** that God gave to Paul?
1:26 x9qk basic,interpret τὸ μυστήριον τὸ ἀποκεκρυμμένον ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γενεῶν 1 Why does Paul here describe word of God that he proclaims as **the mystery**?
1:26 q6y3 basic,observe νῦν δὲ ἐφανερώθη τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ 1 What has **now** happened to the mystery?
1:27 g5t1 basic,observe οἷς ἠθέλησεν ὁ Θεὸς, γνωρίσαι τί τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν 1 To whom has God **chosen to make known** **the glorious riches of this mystery**?
1:27 l031 basic,observe τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου & ὅ ἐστιν Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης 1 What is the content of **this mystery**?
1:27 l030 basic,interpret Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης 1 How does Christ in the Colossian Gentile believers become **the hope of glory** for them?
1:28 hgu3 basic,observe ὃν ἡμεῖς καταγγέλλομεν, νουθετοῦντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ διδάσκοντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ 1 What are Paul and Timothy doing in order to proclaim Christ?
1:28 e14e basic,observe ἵνα παραστήσωμεν πάντα ἄνθρωπον τέλειον ἐν Χριστῷ 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose for which Paul and Timothy proclaim Christ. What is that purpose?
1:29 r2ak basic,observe εἰς ὃ καὶ κοπιῶ, ἀγωνιζόμενος κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ, τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν δυνάμει. 1 What is Paul doing in order to accomplish his goal of presenting everyone perfect in Christ?
1:29 duy9 basic,observe κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ, τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν δυνάμει 1 What is **working powerfully** within Paul to enable him to accomplish his purpose?
2:1 l033 basic,observe ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, καὶ τῶν ἐν Λαοδικίᾳ, καὶ ὅσοι οὐχ ἑόρακαν τὸ πρόσωπόν μου ἐν σαρκί 1 How well did Paul know the believers at Colossae and at the nearby city of Laodicea?
2:2 sa5y basic,observe ἵνα παρακληθῶσιν αἱ καρδίαι αὐτῶν, συμβιβασθέντες ἐν ἀγάπῃ, καὶ εἰς πᾶν πλοῦτος τῆς πληροφορίας τῆς συνέσεως 1 Here the first occurrence of **that** introduces three results that Paul expects from his struggle for the believers. What are those results?
2:2 cda2 basic,interpret εἰς πᾶν πλοῦτος τῆς πληροφορίας τῆς συνέσεως 1 Here Paul seems to use every way possible to emphasize the degree to which he wants the Colossians to understand. Why does he do that?
2:2 l034 basic,observe εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ μυστηρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ, Χριστοῦ 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose of the Colossians’ full understanding. What is that purpose?
2:2 kpw1 basic,interpret τοῦ μυστηρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ, Χριστοῦ 1 In what way is **Christ** **the mystery of God**?
2:3 w8yq basic,observe ἐν ᾧ εἰσιν πάντες οἱ θησαυροὶ τῆς σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι 1 According to Paul, what is **hidden** in Christ?
2:3 z1xr basic,interpret πάντες οἱ θησαυροὶ τῆς σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of **all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge** being in Christ?
2:4 pn2a basic,observe τοῦτο λέγω ἵνα μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται ἐν πιθανολογίᾳ. 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose for which Paul tells the Colossians these things. What is that purpose?
2:4 lx3p basic,interpret ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται ἐν πιθανολογίᾳ 1 How does **smooth rhetoric** enable someone to **deceive** others?
2:5 v9w2 basic,observe εἰ γὰρ καὶ τῇ σαρκὶ ἄπειμι 1 In what way was Paul **absent from** the Colossians?
2:5 l035 basic,observe τῷ πνεύματι σὺν ὑμῖν εἰμι 1 In what way was Paul **present with** the Colossians?
2:5 rl4c basic,interpret τῷ πνεύματι σὺν ὑμῖν εἰμι 1 What did Paul mean when he said he was **present with** the Colossians **in spirit**?
2:5 l038 basic,observe χαίρων καὶ βλέπων ὑμῶν τὴν τάξιν, καὶ τὸ στερέωμα τῆς εἰς Χριστὸν πίστεως ὑμῶν 1 What did the Colossians do that caused Paul to **delight**?
2:6 tzh2 basic,observe ὡς οὖν παρελάβετε τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν Κύριον 1 Who did the Colossians consider Christ Jesus to be?
2:6 l040 basic,observe ὡς οὖν παρελάβετε τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν Κύριον, ἐν αὐτῷ περιπατεῖτε 1 In what way did Paul want the Colossians to **continue to walk**?
2:6 w9tm basic,interpret ἐν αὐτῷ περιπατεῖτε 1 Here **walk** is a metaphor. What does Paul when he says to **continue to walk** in Christ?
2:7 i7h4 basic,observe ἐρριζωμένοι καὶ ἐποικοδομούμενοι ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ βεβαιούμενοι τῇ πίστει, καθὼς ἐδιδάχθητε, περισσεύοντες ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ 1 What actions does Paul list that would demonstrate that the Colossians were walking in Christ?
2:7 bp2n basic,interpret ἐρριζωμένοι καὶ ἐποικοδομούμενοι ἐν αὐτῷ 1 Here, being **rooted** and **built up** are two metaphors explaining how the Colossians can be in Christ. What does Paul mean by using them?
2:7 jmq9 basic,interpret βεβαιούμενοι τῇ πίστει, καθὼς ἐδιδάχθητε 1 In the context of this letter, why is it important that the Colossians be **established in the faith** just as they **were taught**?
2:7 l042 basic,observe περισσεύοντες ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ 1 With what did Paul want the Colossians to overflow?
2:7 ytx7 basic,interpret περισσεύοντες ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ 1 What does it mean to overflow with thankfulness?
2:8 l043 basic,observe βλέπετε, μή τις ὑμᾶς ἔσται ὁ συλαγωγῶν διὰ τῆς φιλοσοφίας καὶ κενῆς ἀπάτης 1 What are two methods Paul fears false teachers might use to take the Colossians **captive**?
2:8 d3rx basic,observe κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, κατὰ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου 1 According to Paul, what is the basis for **philosophy and empty deception**?
2:8 a3eb basic,observe καὶ οὐ κατὰ Χριστόν 1 What does Paul want the Colossians to use as the basis of their faith?
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