OET interlinear COL 1:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

τοῦ παρόντος εἰς ὑμᾶς

the_‹one› being_present to you_all

Here, the good news is spoken of as though it were a person who could be present with the Colossians. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “which was told to you in Colossae”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ἐν παντὶ τῷ κόσμῳ

in all the world

Here, in all the world is a generalization referring to the part of the world that Paul and the Colossians knew about. If it would be helpful in your language, you could clarify that world refers to the known world at that time. Alternate translation: “in every place that we know about”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐστὶν καρποφορούμενον καὶ αὐξανόμενον

is bearing_fruit and /being/_grown

Here, Paul speaks of the gospel as if it were a plant that could grow and produce fruit. He means that the gospel reaches more people and that it changes how people think and behave. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express Paul’s meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is reaching more people so that they do what is pleasing to God”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καθὼς καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν

as also in as also among you_all

Paul leaves out some of the words that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If your language needs these words, you could supply them from the context. Alternate translation: “just as this good news has reached you so that you do what is pleasing to God” or “just as it has done among you”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐπέγνωτε τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ

knew the grace ¬the ˱of˲_God in truth

Here, in truth could describe: (1) the way in which the Colossians learned about the grace of God. Alternate translation: “accurately grasped how God acts kindly” (2) the way God is gracious to the Colossians. Alternate translation: “learned about the true grace of God” or “understood how God truly acts kindly”