COL 2:4 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. Τοῦτο
2. houtos
3. This
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. S
10. Y64
11. 133196
1. δέ
2. de
3. -
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 133197
1. λέγω
2. legō
3. I am saying
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
9. -
10. Y64; R132987; Person=Paul
11. 133198
1. ἵνα
2. hina
3. in order that
4. -
5. 24430
6. C·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133199
1. μηδείς
2. mēdeis
3. no one
4. -
5. 33670
6. R····NMS
7. no_one
8. no_one
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133200
1. μή
2. mē
3. -
4. -
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. -
11. 133201
1. τὶς
2. tis
3. -
4. -
5. 51000
6. R····NMS
7. anyone
8. anyone
9. -
10. -
11. 133202
1. ὑμᾶς
2. su
3. you all
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133203
1. ἡμάς
2. egō
3. -
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1A·P
7. us
8. us
9. -
10. -
11. 133204
1. παραλογίζηται
2. paralogizomai
3. may be deluding
4. -
5. 38840
6. VSPM3··S
7. ˓may_be˒ deluding
8. ˓may_be˒ deluding
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133205
1. ἐν
2. en
3. by
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. by
8. by
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133206
1. πιθανολογίᾳ
2. pithanologia
3. persuade speech
4. persuasive
5. 40860
6. N····DFS
7. persuade_speech
8. persuade_speech
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133207

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 2:1–5

Theme: Paul was deeply committed to helping the Colossians to understand God’s message about Christ. He knew it was important for them to understand it fully so that no one would deceive them.

2:4a

I say this

I am telling you this

I say this: The word this refers back to what Paul had been saying earlier in 1:24–2:3, especially how very important Christ is (2:3). In some languages it may be better to translate this:

I have written this to you

I have told you these things in my letter…

2:4b

so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

so that no one will deceive you by teaching you a false message, talking persuasively in a way that causes you to think he is right.

so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric: Paul had heard that there were people in Colossae who were teaching a false message. (See the Introduction to these Notes.) These teachers wanted to deceive the Colossian Christians, that is, to lead them astray, to cause them to believe their wrong teachings.

smooth rhetoric: This means they tried to make their teaching sound true and reasonable, so that other people would believe what they said.

General Comment about 2:4

One way to translate 2:4 is:

I am saying these things to you so that no one will persuade you to believe their false teachings, even if what they teach sounds believable.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦτο

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τοῦτο λέγω ἵνα μηδείς ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται ἐν πιθανολογίᾳ)

The word this refers to what Paul has said in [2:2–3](../02/02.md) about the Messiah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could summarize what Paul has said instead of using this. Alternate translation: [these things about the Messiah]

μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τοῦτο λέγω ἵνα μηδείς ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται ἐν πιθανολογίᾳ)

Alternate translation: [people cannot deceive you] or [no one will mislead you]

Note 2 topic: translate-explicit

πιθανολογίᾳ

persuade_speech

The implication is that the agruments to which the phrase persuasive speech refers appear plausible. The phrase itself does not suggest that the arguments are true or false, but the context here suggests that the arguments are false even though they sound believable. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or a short phrase that expresses this idea. Alternate translation: [plausible arguments] or [fine-sounding arguments]

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. This
2. -
3. 37780
4. S
5. houtos
6. R-····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. S
10. Y64
11. 133196
1. I am saying
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ saying
9. -
10. Y64; R132987; Person=Paul
11. 133198
1. in order that
2. -
3. 24430
5. hina
6. C-·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133199
1. no one
2. -
3. 33670
5. mēdeis
6. R-····NMS
7. no_one
8. no_one
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133200
1. may be deluding
2. -
3. 38840
5. paralogizomai
6. V-SPM3··S
7. ˓may_be˒ deluding
8. ˓may_be˒ deluding
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133205
1. you all
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2A·P
7. you_all
8. you_all
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133203
1. by
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. by
8. by
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133206
1. persuade speech
2. persuasive
3. 40860
5. pithanologia
6. N-····DFS
7. persuade_speech
8. persuade_speech
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133207

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.