11 translations · Greek
Colossians 1:27
to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
Colossians 1:27 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
- KJV King James Version
- To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
- ASV American Standard Version
- to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- to whom God willed to make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations—which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- God wanted to make known to them the glorious wealth of this mystery to the nations: Christ living in you is the glorious hope!
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- to whom God did will to make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations — which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,
- DBY Darby Translation
- to whom God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you the hope of glory:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- To whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, in you the hope of glory.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| οἷς | hois | To [them] | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἠθέλησεν | ēthelēsen | has chosen | G2309 θέλω to will/desire |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| γνωρίσαι | gnōrisai | to make known | G1107 γνωρίζω to make known |
| τί | ti | — | G5101 τίς which? |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πλοῦτος | ploutos | riches | G4149 πλοῦτος riches |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δόξης | doxēs | glorious | G1391 δόξα glory |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μυστηρίου | mystēriou | mystery | G3466 μυστήριον mystery |
| τούτου | toutou | of this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| ἐν | en | among | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τοῖς | tois | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἔθνεσιν | ethnesin | Gentiles | G1484 ἔθνος Gentiles |
| ὅ | ho | which | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| Χριστὸς | Christos | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐλπὶς | elpis | hope | G1680 ἐλπίς hope |
| τῆς | tēs | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δόξης | doxēs | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
Related verses
- John 14:20
In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
- Romans 8:10
If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
- Ephesians 3:16–17
that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- 1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
- 1 Corinthians 3:16
Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
- Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
- John 14:17
the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.
- Ephesians 1:17–18
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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,
26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,
27 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
28 whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
29 for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
Read all of Colossians 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
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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