Kolose 1:21
Konteks1:21 And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your 1 minds 2 as expressed through 3 your evil deeds,
Kolose 1:26
Konteks1:26 that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.
Kolose 3:17
Konteks3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Kolose 4:7
Konteks4:7 Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave 4 in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. 5
Kolose 4:10-11
Konteks4:10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him). 4:11 And Jesus who is called Justus also sends greetings. In terms of Jewish converts, 6 these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
[1:21] 1 tn The article τῇ (th) has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
[1:21] 2 tn Although διανοία (dianoia) is singular in Greek, the previous plural noun ἐχθρούς (ecqrous) indicates that all those from Colossae are in view here.
[1:21] 3 tn The dative ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς πονηροῖς (en toi" ergoi" toi" ponhroi") is taken as means, indicating the avenue through which hostility in the mind is revealed and made known.
[4:7] 4 tn See the note on “fellow slave” in 1:7.
[4:7] 5 tn Grk “all things according to me.”
[4:11] 6 tn Grk “those of the circumcision.” The verse as a whole is difficult to translate because it is unclear whether Paul is saying (1) that the only people working with him are Jewish converts at the time the letter is being written or previously, or (2) that Aristarchus, Mark, and Jesus Justus were the only Jewish Christians who ever worked with him. Verses 12-14 appear to indicate that Luke and Demas, who were Gentiles, were also working currently with Paul. This is the view adopted in the translation. See M. J. Harris, Colossians and Philemon (EGGNT), 207-8.
