11 translations · Greek
Colossians 1:23
if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
Colossians 1:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
- KJV King James Version
- If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
- ASV American Standard Version
- if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- if you also remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which you heard, which was preached in all the creation that [is] under Heaven, of which I, Paul, became a servant.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But your trust in him must continue rock-solid and immovable. Don't be shaken from the hope of the good news that you heard, the good news that's been shared throughout the world—that's the work that I Paul have been doing.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that [is] under the heaven, of which I became — I Paul — a ministrant.
- DBY Darby Translation
- if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which [is] under heaven, of which I Paul became minister.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached to every creature which is under heaven; of which I Paul am made a minister;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- If so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| εἴ | ei | if | G1487 εἰ if |
| γε | ge | indeed | G1065 γέ indeed |
| ἐπιμένετε | epimenete | you continue | G1961 ἐπιμένω to remain/keep on |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πίστει | pistei | in [your] faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| τεθεμελιωμένοι | tethemeliōmenoi | established | G2311 θεμελιόω to found |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἑδραῖοι | hedraioi | firm | G1476 ἑδραῖος steadfast |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 μή not |
| μετακινούμενοι | metakinoumenoi | moved | G3334 μετακινέω to shift |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐλπίδος | elpidos | hope | G1680 ἐλπίς hope |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| εὐαγγελίου | euangeliou | gospel | G2098 εὐαγγέλιον gospel |
| οὗ | hou | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἠκούσατε | ēkousate | you heard | G191 ἀκούω to hear |
| τοῦ | tou | which | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κηρυχθέντος | kērychthentos | has been proclaimed | G2784 κηρύσσω to preach |
| ἐν | en | to | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| πάσῃ | pasē | every | G3956 πᾶς all |
| κτίσει | ktisei | creature | G2937 κτίσις creation |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὑπὸ | hypo | under | G5259 ὑπό by/under: by |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| οὐρανόν | ouranon | heaven | G3772 οὐρανός heaven |
| οὗ | hou | [and] of which | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐγενόμην | egenomēn | have become | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| Παῦλος | Paulos | Paul | G3972 Παῦλος Paul |
| διάκονος | diakonos | a servant | G1249 διάκονος servant |
Related verses
- Hebrews 3:14
For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end:
- Hebrews 3:6
but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.
- Matthew 24:13–14
But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved. This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
- Galatians 6:9
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
- Hebrews 10:38
But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
- Acts 14:22
confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.
- Colossians 1:5–6
because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News, which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
- Romans 10:18
But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
- Ephesians 3:17
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Hebrews 6:19
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
21 You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,
22 yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,
23 if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly;
25 of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,
Read all of Colossians 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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