COL 1:29 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Εἰς
2. eis
3. To
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. S
10. Y64
11. 133114
1. ὅ
2. hos
3. which
4. -
5. 37390
6. R····ANS
7. which
8. which
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133115
1. καί
2. kai
3. also
4. -
5. 25320
6. D·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133116
1. κοπιῶ
2. kopiaō
3. I am labouring
4. -
5. 28720
6. VIPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ labouring
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ laboring
9. -
10. Y64; R132987; Person=Paul
11. 133117
1. ἀγωνιζόμενος
2. agōnizomai
3. striving
4. -
5. 750
6. VPPM·NMS
7. striving
8. striving
9. -
10. Y64; R132987; Person=Paul
11. 133118
1. κατά
2. kata
3. according to
4. according
5. 25960
6. P·······
7. according_to
8. according_to
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133119
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133120
1. ἐνέργειαν
2. energeia
3. working
4. -
5. 17530
6. N····AFS
7. working
8. working
9. -
10. Y64; F133124
11. 133121
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. of him
4. his
5. 8460
6. R···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y64; R133112; Person=Jesus
11. 133122
1. τήν
2. ho
3. which
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····AFS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133123
1. ἐνεργουμένην
2. energeō
3. working
4. -
5. 17540
6. VPPM·AFS
7. working
8. working
9. -
10. Y64; R133121
11. 133124
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133125
1. ἐμοί
2. egō
3. me
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1D·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133126
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133127
1. δυνάμει
2. dunamis
3. power
4. power
5. 14110
6. N····DFS
7. power
8. power
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133128

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:24–2:5: Paul told about the way he worked hard to tell the gospel to the non-Jews

Theme: Paul willingly suffered and worked hard so that the Colossians, most of whom were not Jews, would understand the true message about Christ so thoroughly that no one would be able to deceive them.

Paragraph 1:24–29

Theme: Paul willingly suffered so that the Colossians, most of whom were not Jews, would know the message about Christ.

1:29a

To this end I also labor,

That is why I work so hard.

To this end: This refers back to 1:28c. The purpose for which Paul worked so hard was to “present everyone perfect in Christ.”

I also labor: This means, “I work hard.”

1:29b

striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

That is, I exert every effort to do this task by working with all the strength with which Christ empowers me.
Christ is working in me powerfully, and I am using all the power he gives me to do this job of proclaiming the gospel.

striving: This means, “striving intensely, making every effort, doing everything possible.” It can refer to the struggle in an athletic contest or in a battle. However, here it does not refer to a physical effort. Paul knew that he was in a spiritual battle against Satan. Although he was in prison, he was fully committed to using all his energy to help the believers.

with all His energy: Paul worked hard and exerted great effort to do his job of preaching the gospel. However, he knew he did not do it by his own power. He said that it was Christ’s energy, the energy that Christ gave him, that enabled him to work as hard as he did.

working powerfully within me: Paul said that Christ’s energy was working powerfully in him, enabling him to do his job. In some languages it is not possible to talk about “Christ’s energy which so powerfully works in me.” One possible way to translate this would be:

the energy which Christ gives to me as he works in me

The UBS Handbook suggests a translation like this:

the mighty strength which Christ gives me and which shows up as I work

General Comment about 1:28–29

In some languages it might be necessary to reorder 1:28–29. One way to do this is:

Christ’s powerful help in me enables me constantly to work hard to warn people to continue to follow Christ and to teach them more about him. I work so hard to do this because my strong desire is that every one who is united to Christ will be perfect when they stand before God.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

κοπιῶ, ἀγωνιζόμενος

˱I˲_˓am˒_laboring striving

The words labor and striving mean very similar things. The repetition emphasizes how hard Paul works. If your language does not use repetition in this way or has only one word for this concept, you could use just one word and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [work hard] or [labor greatly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ, τὴν ἐνεργουμένην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εἰς ὅ καί κοπιῶ ἀγωνιζόμενος κατά τήν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ τήν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἐμοί ἐν δυνάμει)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind working, you could express the idea with a verb. Alternate translation: [according to how God works, who works]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν δυνάμει

in in power

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind power, you could express the idea with an adjective or adverb. Alternate translation: [in powerful ways]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. To
2. -
3. 15190
4. S
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. S
10. Y64
11. 133114
1. which
2. -
3. 37390
5. hos
6. R-····ANS
7. which
8. which
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133115
1. also
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133116
1. I am labouring
2. -
3. 28720
5. kopiaō
6. V-IPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ labouring
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ laboring
9. -
10. Y64; R132987; Person=Paul
11. 133117
1. striving
2. -
3. 750
5. agōnizomai
6. V-PPM·NMS
7. striving
8. striving
9. -
10. Y64; R132987; Person=Paul
11. 133118
1. according to
2. according
3. 25960
5. kata
6. P-·······
7. according_to
8. according_to
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133119
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133120
1. working
2. -
3. 17530
5. energeia
6. N-····AFS
7. working
8. working
9. -
10. Y64; F133124
11. 133121
1. of him
2. his
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y64; R133112; Person=Jesus
11. 133122
1. which
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····AFS
7. ¬which
8. ¬which
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133123
1. working
2. -
3. 17540
5. energeō
6. V-PPM·AFS
7. working
8. working
9. -
10. Y64; R133121
11. 133124
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133125
1. me
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1D·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133126
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133127
1. power
2. power
3. 14110
5. dunamis
6. N-····DFS
7. power
8. power
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133128

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.