unfoldingWord_en_tn/en_tn_52-COL.tsv

1	Book	Chapter	Verse	ID	SupportReference	OrigQuote	Occurrence	GLQuote	OccurrenceNote
2	COL	01	01	fny3			0	an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God	whom God chose to be an apostle of Christ Jesus
3	COL	01	03	q1su	figs-exclusive		0	We give ... our Lord ... we always	These words do not include the Colossians. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
4	COL	01	04	km8w	figs-exclusive		0	We have heard	Paul is excluding his audience. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
5	COL	01	04	z6eb			0	your faith in Christ Jesus	your belief in Christ Jesus
6	COL	01	06	ait7			0	the grace of God in truth	the true grace of God
7	COL	01	07	pz3h	translate-names		0	Epaphras	the man who preached the gospel to the people in Colossae (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
8	COL	01	09	iyq4			0	Connecting Statement:	Because the Spirit has enabled them to love others, Paul prays for them and tells them here how he prays for them.
9	COL	01	09	s83e			0	Because of this love	Because the Holy Spirit has enabled you to love other believers
10	COL	01	09	u7zh			0	from the day we heard this	from the day Epaphras told us these things
11	COL	01	09	mzz8			0	in all wisdom and spiritual understanding	, so that the Holy Spirit will make you wise and able to understand what God wants you to do
12	COL	01	10	vv4g			0	in pleasing ways	in ways that will please the Lord
13	COL	01	10	vfp3	figs-metaphor		0	will bear fruit	Paul is speaking of the Colossian believers as if they were trees or plants. As a plant grows and bears fruit, so also believers are to keep getting to know God better and doing good deeds. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
14	COL	01	11	mzf2	figs-metaphor		0	into all perseverance and patience	Paul speaks of the Colossian believers as if God would move them into a location of perseverance and patience. In reality, he is praying that they will never stop trusting in God and that they will be completely patient as they honor him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
15	COL	01	12	t5lw			0	has made you able to have a share	has allowed you to share
16	COL	01	12	lt2q			0	has made you able	Here Paul is focusing on his readers as receivers of God's blessings. But he does not mean that he himself has no share in those blessings.
17	COL	01	12	r2zw	figs-metaphor		0	inheritance	Receiving what God has promised believers is spoken of as if it were inheriting property and wealth from a family member. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
18	COL	01	13	g9d3			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul talks about the ways in which Christ is excellent.
19	COL	01	13	mv87			0	He has rescued us	God has rescued us
20	COL	01	17	wk9y			0	He himself is before all things	It is he who existed before all things
21	COL	01	18	qsf3			0	He is the head	Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the head
22	COL	01	18	q8i3	figs-metaphor		0	He is the head of the body, the church	Paul speaks of Jesus' position over the church as if he were the head on the human body. As the head rules the body, so does Jesus rule the church. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
23	COL	01	18	s12x			0	firstborn from among the dead	Jesus is the first person to die and come back to life, never to die again.
24	COL	01	20	zh4u	guidelines-sonofgodprinciples		0	Son	This is an important title for Jesus, the Son of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
25	COL	01	20	as3p			0	through the blood of his cross	by means of the blood Jesus shed on the cross
26	COL	01	21	kv5u			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul makes it clear that God has now revealed that Christ exchanges the sin of Gentile believers for his holiness.
27	COL	01	21	imq1			0	At one time, you also	There was a time when you Colossian believers also
28	COL	01	22	ejt4	figs-metaphor		0	to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before him	Paul is describing the Colossians as though Jesus had physically cleaned them, put them in clean clothes, and brought them to stand before God the Father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
29	COL	01	23	d9kg	figs-activepassive		0	that was proclaimed	that believers proclaimed (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
30	COL	01	23	q21b			0	to every person created under heaven	to every person in the world
31	COL	01	24	rcw3			0	I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ	Paul speaks about the suffering that he continues to experience. He may be acknowledging here that there is much suffering that he and all other Christians must endure before Christ comes again, and that Christ in a spiritual sense joins with them in experiencing these hardships. Paul certainly does not mean that Christ's sufferings alone were not enough to provide salvation for the believers.
32	COL	01	24	fm9y	figs-metaphor		0	I fill up in my flesh	Paul speaks of his body as if it were a container that could hold suffering. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
33	COL	01	24	mge9	figs-metaphor		0	for the sake of his body, which is the church	Paul often speaks of the church, the group of all Christian believers, as if it were Christ's body. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
34	COL	01	27	c7ln	figs-metaphor		0	Christ in you	Paul speaks of the believers as if they were actual containers in which Christ is present. This is one of his ways of expressing the union of the believers with Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
35	COL	01	27	mr83			0	the hope of glory	so you can confidently expect to share in God's glory
36	COL	01	28	va1x	figs-exclusive		0	we proclaim ... We admonish ... we teach ... we may present	These words do not include the Colossians. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
37	COL	01	28	na8w			0	We admonish every person	We warn everyone
38	COL	02	01	tt6v			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul continues to encourage the believers in Colossae and Laodicea to understand that Christ is God and that he lives in believers, so they should live in the same way they received him.
39	COL	02	01	dqg5			0	how great a struggle I have had for you	Paul has exerted much effort in developing their purity and understanding of the gospel.
40	COL	02	01	fn4z			0	those at Laodicea	This was a city very close to Colossae where there was also a church for which Paul was praying.
41	COL	02	02	a4px			0	brought together	This means brought together in a close relationship.
42	COL	02	02	kdg8	figs-metaphor		0	all the riches of full assurance of understanding	Paul speaks of a person who is completely sure that the good news is true as though that person were rich in physical things. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
43	COL	02	02	qgi2			0	the secret truth of God	This is knowledge that can be revealed only by God.
44	COL	02	02	v13e			0	that is, Christ	Jesus Christ is the secret truth revealed by God.
45	COL	02	03	vd98	figs-doublet		0	wisdom and knowledge	These words mean basically the same thing here. Paul uses them together to emphasize that all spiritual understanding comes from Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
46	COL	02	04	j8di			0	trick	This means to cause someone to believe something that is not true, so he acts on that belief, and suffers harm as a result.
47	COL	02	04	y4r3			0	persuasive speech	speech that will make a person think differently
48	COL	02	05	ev9p			0	good order	doing things properly
49	COL	02	05	hth1			0	the strength of your faith	how nothing and no one can cause you to stop believing
50	COL	02	07	fw47	figs-metaphor		0	Be rooted in him	Paul speaks of a person with true faith in Christ as if that person were a tree growing in solid ground with deep roots. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
51	COL	02	07	tb5m	figs-metaphor		0	be built on him	Paul speaks of a person with true faith in Christ as if that person were a building that has a strong foundation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
52	COL	02	07	yh83			0	be established in faith	trust in Jesus for everything
53	COL	02	08	cbw5			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul urges the believers to be careful not to turn to the words and rules of others because nothing can add to the fullness of God that believers have in Christ.
54	COL	02	08	lm1v			0	See that	Make sure that
55	COL	02	08	ga9l	figs-metaphor		0	captures you	Paul speaks of the way a person can believe false teachings (because they believe false things or love the wrong things) as if someone had physically caught and held that person by force. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
56	COL	02	08	p3vx			0	philosophy	religious doctrines and beliefs that are not from God's word but are based on man's thoughts about God and life
57	COL	02	08	t8xx	figs-metaphor		0	empty deceit	Paul speaks of false ideas that produce nothing and so are without value as though they are containers with nothing in them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
58	COL	02	09	ahq5			0	in him all the fullness of God lives in bodily form	God's total nature lives in physical form in Christ
59	COL	02	10	je36	figs-metaphor		0	who is the head over every power and authority	Christ is the ruler over every other ruler (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
60	COL	02	11	ii43	figs-metaphor		0	a circumcision not done by humans	With this metaphor, Paul says that God has made Christian believers acceptable to himself in a way that reminded him of circumcision, the ceremony through which Hebrew male babies were added to the community of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
61	COL	02	13	f9ms	figs-metaphor		0	you were dead ... he made you alive	With this metaphor Paul speaks of coming into new spiritual life as if it were coming back to life physically. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
62	COL	02	13	wh4z			0	dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh	You were dead on two accounts: 1) you were spiritually dead, living a life of sin against Christ and 2) you were not circumcised according to the law of Moses.
63	COL	02	13	k2hw			0	forgave us all of our trespasses	he forgave us, both us Jews and you Gentiles, of all our trespasses
64	COL	02	14	w22z	figs-metaphor		0	He canceled the written record of debts that stood against us	Paul speaks of the way God forgives our sins as if it were the way a person, to whom many people owe money or goods, destroys the record of that debt so they do not have to pay him back. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
65	COL	02	15	gh24	figs-metaphor		0	made a public spectacle of them	In Roman times, it was common practice for the Roman armies to have a victory parade when they returned home, displaying all the prisoners they had captured and goods they had obtained. God was victorious over the evil powers and authorities. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
66	COL	02	18	kn5d	figs-metaphor		0	enters into the things he has seen	Here Paul speaks about people who claim to have dreams and visions from God and who talk proudly about them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
67	COL	02	18	wp42	figs-metaphor		0	puffed up	Here a person who boasts is spoken of as if he were an object into which someone had blown air to make it larger than it should be. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
68	COL	02	20	yg7h	figs-metaphor		0	If you died together with Christ to the elements of the world	With this metaphor, Paul speaks of a believer as a person who is spiritually united with Christ: as Christ died, so the believer has spiritually died; as Christ has come back to life, so the believer has come back to spiritual life, that is, to responsiveness to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
69	COL	02	20	uu77			0	live as obligated to the world	think you must obey the desires of the world
70	COL	02	20	fe1k	figs-metonymy		0	the world	the thoughts, desires, and assumptions of the sinful majority of the world's people (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
71	COL	02	23	y2dc			0	These rules have the wisdom of self-made religion and humility and severity of the body	These rules seem wise to unbelieving people because they allow those who follow them to appear humble because they hurt their own bodies
72	COL	02	23	e7p5			0	have no value against the indulgence of the flesh	do not help you stop following your human desires
73	COL	03	01	ya97			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul warns the believers that because they are one with Christ, they ought not do certain things.
74	COL	03	01	p3fw			0	things above	things in heaven
75	COL	03	03	l9yk	figs-metaphor		0	For you have died	As Christ actually died, so God counts the Colossian believers as having died with Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
76	COL	03	04	n4nj	figs-metonymy		0	who is your life	Christ is the one who gives spiritual life to the believer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
77	COL	03	05	p9w9			0	uncleanness	impure behavior
78	COL	03	05	e65k			0	passion	strong, lustful desire
79	COL	03	06	s9lm			0	wrath of God	God's anger against those who do evil as shown by what he does to punish them.
80	COL	03	08	d3wr			0	evil intentions	desire to do wicked deeds
81	COL	03	08	lgz1			0	insults	speech used to hurt others
82	COL	03	08	f59z			0	obscene speech	words that do not belong in polite conversation
83	COL	03	09	c6tk			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul continues to tell the believers how to live and reminds them that Christians should treat everyone according to the same standard.
84	COL	03	09	vsd8	figs-metaphor		0	you have taken off the old man with its practices	Here Paul is speaking of a Christian's rejecting his old sinful life as if it were an old garment that he takes off in order to put on a new garment. It was very common for Israelites such as Paul to speak of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
85	COL	03	10	brx6	figs-metaphor		0	and you have put on the new man	Here Paul is speaking of a Christian's rejecting his old sinful life as if it were an old garment that he takes off (verse 9) in order to put on a new garment. It was very common for Israelites such as Paul to speak of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
86	COL	03	10	d15v	figs-metonymy		0	the image	This refers to Jesus Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
87	COL	03	11	vt4t			0	barbarian	a foreigner who does not know local customs
88	COL	03	11	n7by			0	Scythian	This is someone from the land of Scythia, which was outside the Roman Empire. Greeks and Romans used this word for someone who grew up in a place where everyone did wicked things all the time.
89	COL	03	13	rts1			0	Be gracious to each other	Treat each other better than they deserve for you to treat them
90	COL	03	16	h5k9			0	admonish one another	caution and encourage one another
91	COL	03	16	ubi5			0	with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs	with all sorts of songs to praise God
92	COL	03	17	g8p8			0	in word or in deed	in speaking or in acting
93	COL	03	17	bv84	figs-metaphor		0	through him	Possible meanings are 1) because he has done great deeds or 2) because he has made it possible for people to speak to God and so give him thanks. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
94	COL	03	18	flu9			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul then gives some special instructions to wives, husbands, children, fathers, slaves, and masters.
95	COL	03	18	tt9u			0	Wives, submit to	Wives, obey
96	COL	03	21	bvi3			0	do not provoke your children	do not needlessly make your children angry
97	COL	03	22	cx6a			0	obey your masters according to the flesh	obey your human masters
98	COL	03	22	iy1n			0	things, not with eyeservice as people pleasers	things. Do not obey only when your master is watching, as though you need only to please people
99	COL	03	23	arw4			0	as to the Lord	as you would work for the Lord
100	COL	03	24	f3ed			0	the reward of the inheritance	the inheritance as your reward
101	COL	03	24	p3pw	figs-metaphor		0	inheritance	Receiving what God has promised believers is spoken of as if it were inheriting property and wealth from a family member. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
102	COL	03	25	ak8j			0	who does unrighteousness	who actively does wrong of any kind
103	COL	04	01	qhd2			0	Connecting Statement:	After speaking to masters, Paul ends his special instructions to the different kinds of believers in the church at Colossae.
104	COL	04	01	ae3y	figs-doublet		0	right and fair	These words mean almost the same thing and are used to emphasize the things that are morally correct. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
105	COL	04	01	t9wy			0	you also have a master in heaven	God wants the relationship between an earthly master and his slave to be loving the way God, the heavenly master, loves his earthly servants, including the earthly slaves' masters.
106	COL	04	02	wx86			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul continues to give instructions to believers on how to live and speak.
107	COL	04	03	lj4f			0	open a door for the word	make an opportunity for us tp preach his message
108	COL	04	03	ce37			0	the secret truth of Christ	This refers to the gospel of Jesus Christ, which was not understood before Christ came.
109	COL	04	04	hm5w			0	Pray that I may make it clear	Pray that I might be able to speak the message of Jesus Christ clearly
110	COL	04	07	vtb1			0	General Information:	Onesimus was a slave of Philemon in Colossae. He had stolen money from Philemon and run away to Rome where he became a Christian through the ministry of Paul. Now Tychicus and Onesimus are the ones bringing Paul's letter to Colossae.
111	COL	04	07	ut91			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul closes with special instructions about certain people as well as greetings to and from individual believers.
112	COL	04	07	xzz4			0	the things concerning me	everything that has been happening to me
113	COL	04	08	vyq5	figs-exclusive		0	about us	These words do not include the Colossians. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
114	COL	04	09	yqh9			0	the faithful and beloved brother	Paul calls Onesimus a fellow Christian and servant of Christ.
115	COL	04	09	n15d			0	They will tell	Tychicus and Onesimus will tell
116	COL	04	09	vb7j			0	everything that has happened here	They will tell the Colossian believers all that is taking place where Paul is currently living. Tradition says Paul was in Rome under house arrest or in prison at this time.
117	COL	04	10	wmf4			0	Aristarchus	He was in prison with Paul in Ephesus when Paul wrote this letter to the Colossians.
118	COL	04	10	cg3a			0	if he comes	if Mark comes
119	COL	04	11	bm6s			0	Jesus who is called Justus	This is a man who also worked with Paul.
120	COL	04	11	p8e9			0	These alone of the circumcision	These men—Aristarchus, Mark, and Justus—alone of the circumcision
121	COL	04	12	et2g			0	General Information:	Laodicea and Hierapolis were towns close to Colossae.
122	COL	04	12	gg86			0	Epaphras	Epaphras was the man who had preached the good news to the people in Colossae ([Colossians 1:7](../01/07.md)).
123	COL	04	12	ek51			0	a slave of Christ Jesus	a committed disciple of Christ Jesus
124	COL	04	12	p8ff			0	always strives for you in prayer	earnestly prays for you
125	COL	04	12	nuh9			0	you may stand complete and fully assured	you may stand mature and confident
126	COL	04	13	k8vv			0	I bear witness of him, that he works hard for you	I have observed that he has worked very hard for you
127	COL	04	14	hq1k			0	Demas	This is another co-worker with Paul.
128	COL	04	15	sc5g			0	brothers	Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women.
129	COL	04	15	zkp3			0	in Laodicea	a city very close to Colossae where there was also a church
130	COL	04	18	an7s			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul closes his letter with a greeting written in his own handwriting.