Colossians 1:3 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Εὐχαριστοῦμεν
2. εὐχαριστέω
3. We are giving thanks
4. We thank
5. G2168 ↗
6. V-IPA1··P
7. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ giving_thanks
8. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ giving_thanks
9. PS
10. Y64; R132525; Person=Paul; R132534
11. 132559
1. τῷ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 132560
1. Θεῷ
2. θεός
3. to god
4. God
5. G2316 ↗
6. N-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ god
8. ˱to˲ God
9. GN
10. Y64; Person=God
11. 132561
1. καί
2. καί
3. -
4. -
5. G2532 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 132562
1. Πατρί
2. πατήρ
3. +the father
4. father
5. G3962 ↗
6. N-····DMS
7. ˓the˒ father
8. ˓the˒ Father
9. G
10. Y64; Person=God
11. 132563
1. τοῦ
2. ὁ
3. of the
4. of
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 132564
1. Κυρίου
2. κύριος
3. master
4. master
5. G2962 ↗
6. N-····GMS
7. master
8. Lord
9. GN
10. Y64
11. 132565
1. ἡμῶν
2. ἐγώ
3. of us
4. our
5. G1473 ↗
6. R-···1G·P
7. ˱of˲ us
8. ˱of˲ us
9. -
10. Y64; R132525; Person=Paul; R132534; R132543
11. 132566
1. Ἰησοῦ
2. Ἰησοῦς
3. Yaʸsous
4. Yeshua !(Jesus Grk Yesus
5. G2424 ↗
6. N-····GMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y64
11. 132567
1. Χριστοῦ
2. χριστός
3. chosen one messiah
4. Messiah
5. G5547 ↗
6. N-····GMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Christ
9. WN
10. Y64; Person=Jesus
11. 132568
1. πάντοτε
2. πάντοτε
3. always
4. continually
5. G3842 ↗
6. D-·······
7. always
8. always
9. -
10. Y64
11. 132569
1. ὑπέρ
2. ὑπέρ
3. -
4. -
5. G5228 ↗
6. P-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. -
11. 132570
1. περί
2. περί
3. because/for
4. for
5. G4012 ↗
6. P-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y64
11. 132571
1. ὑμῶν
2. σύ
3. you all
4. you all
5. G4771 ↗
6. R-···2G·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 132572
1. προσευχόμενοι
2. προσεύχομαι
3. praying
4. pray
5. G4336 ↗
6. V-PPM·NMP
7. praying
8. praying
9. -
10. Y64; R132525; Person=Paul; R132534
11. 132573

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:3–12: Paul thanked God for the Colossians and prayed for them

In this section, Paul told the Colossian Christians that he often thanked God for them. He was grateful to God that they had trusted in Christ Jesus, and that they loved all God’s people. He told them about his prayers for them—that God would cause them to be wise and help them to know what he wanted them to do.

Epaphras had come from Colossae to visit Paul in prison. He brought news to Paul about the Christian congregations in Colossae and the towns nearby. Paul was happy to hear that the Christians in Colossae were trusting firmly in Jesus. However, he was concerned to hear that there were some people among them who wanted to continue to practice their old religious beliefs, and others who said that Christians must obey the Jewish laws. In this section of his letter, Paul concentrated on the good news he had heard from Epaphras.

Paragraph 1:3–8

The theme in this section is that Paul continually thanked God for the Colossian Christians, because they had trusted in Christ Jesus and because they loved their fellow Christians.

1:3

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

¶ Every time we^(excl) pray for you, we^(excl) thank God, who is the Father of our^(incl) Lord Jesus Christ, for you,
¶ Every time we^(excl) pray for you, we^(excl) thank God for you. God is the Father of our^(incl) Lord Jesus Christ.

We: Paul said We here instead of “I” because he was including Timothy, and perhaps others who were with him.

the Father: God is not the father of Jesus in the way that a man is the biological father of a child. The use of the word Father is figurative and is used to express the unique and close relationship between God and Jesus. Calling God Father and Jesus “God’s Son” are important figures of speech throughout the NT, and you should keep these figures in your translation. If it is really impossible for you to use these figures of speech in your language, you must discuss other possibilities with your Translation Consultant to be sure you have chosen the best alternative.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

εὐχαριστοῦμεν & ἡμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ Θεῷ Πατρί τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ πάντοτε περί ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι)

The word We here does not include the Colossians, but the word our here does include the Colossians

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

πάντοτε

always

Here, always is an exaggeration that the Colossians understood to mean that Paul and Timothy prayed for them often. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word that indicates frequency. Alternate translation: [consistently] or [frequently]

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

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
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. We are giving thanks
2. We thank
3. G2168 ↗
4. Εὐχαριστοῦμεν
5. εὐχαριστέω
6. V-IPA1··P
7. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ giving_thanks
8. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ giving_thanks
9. PS
10. Y64; R132525; Person=Paul; R132534
11. 132559
1. to
2. God
3. G2316 ↗
4. Θεῷ
5. θεός
6. N-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ god
8. ˱to˲ God
9. GN
10. Y64; Person=God
11. 132561
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τῷ
5. ὁ
6. E-····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 132560
1. god
2. God
3. G2316 ↗
4. Θεῷ
5. θεός
6. N-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ god
8. ˱to˲ God
9. GN
10. Y64; Person=God
11. 132561
1. +the father
2. father
3. G3962 ↗
4. Πατρί
5. πατήρ
6. N-····DMS
7. ˓the˒ father
8. ˓the˒ Father
9. G
10. Y64; Person=God
11. 132563
1. of the
2. of
3. G3588 ↗
4. τοῦ
5. ὁ
6. E-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 132564
1. master
2. master
3. G2962 ↗
4. Κυρίου
5. κύριος
6. N-····GMS
7. master
8. Lord
9. GN
10. Y64
11. 132565
1. of us
2. our
3. G1473 ↗
4. ἡμῶν
5. ἐγώ
6. R-···1G·P
7. ˱of˲ us
8. ˱of˲ us
9. -
10. Y64; R132525; Person=Paul; R132534; R132543
11. 132566
1. Yaʸsous
2. Yeshua !(Jesus Grk Yesus
3. G2424 ↗
4. Ἰησοῦ
5. Ἰησοῦς
6. N-····GMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y64
11. 132567
1. chosen one messiah
2. Messiah
3. G5547 ↗
4. Χριστοῦ
5. χριστός
6. N-····GMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Christ
9. WN
10. Y64; Person=Jesus
11. 132568
1. always
2. continually
3. G3842 ↗
4. πάντοτε
5. πάντοτε
6. D-·······
7. always
8. always
9. -
10. Y64
11. 132569
1. praying
2. pray
3. G4336 ↗
4. προσευχόμενοι
5. προσεύχομαι
6. V-PPM·NMP
7. praying
8. praying
9. -
10. Y64; R132525; Person=Paul; R132534
11. 132573
1. because/for
2. for
3. G4012 ↗
4. περί
5. περί
6. P-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y64
11. 132571
1. you all
2. you all
3. G4771 ↗
4. ὑμῶν
5. σύ
6. R-···2G·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 132572

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.

OET interlinear COL 1:3

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 1:3–12: Paul thanked God for the Colossians and prayed for them

Paragraph 1:3–8

1:3

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