COL 3:3 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. ἀπεθάνετε
2. apothnēskō
3. you all died off
4. ‘died
5. 5990
6. VIAA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ died_off
8. ˱you_all˲ died_off
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133590
1. Γάρ
2. gar
3. For/Because
4. because
5. 10630
6. C·······
7. for
8. for
9. S
10. Y64
11. 133591
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133592
1. ἡ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133593
1. ζωή
2. zōē
3. life
4. -
5. 22220
6. N····NFS
7. life
8. life
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133594
1. ὑμῶν
2. su
3. of you all
4. your
5. 47710
6. R···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133595
1. κέκρυπται
2. kruptō
3. has been hidden
4. hidden
5. 29280
6. VIEP3··S
7. ˓has_been˒ hidden
8. ˓has_been˒ hidden
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133596
1. σύν
2. sun
3. with
4. -
5. 48620
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133597
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133598
1. Χριστῷ
2. χristos
3. chosen one messiah
4. messiah
5. 55470
6. N····DMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Messiah
9. WN
10. Y64; Person=Jesus
11. 133599
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133600
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133601
1. Θεῷ
2. theos
3. god
4. God
5. 23160
6. N····DMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y64; Person=God
11. 133602

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–17: Behave in ways that please God

Theme: Paul told the Colossians that they should decide to please only God. That is, they should not do evil deeds, they should love one another, they should live peacefully with one another, and they should continually learn more and more about God.

Paragraph 3:1–4

Theme: Paul told the Colossians that they should behave as those who belong to Christ should behave.

3:3a

For you died,

You should do this since it is as if you died when Christ died,
For your old way of life is finished, just as though you had died,

For: The conjunction For connects 3:3 with 3:2. It provides the basis for what Paul said in 3:2. He said that since our old sinful nature has died, we should not continually think about earthly things, but rather concentrate on the things of heaven.

you died: See the notes on 2:12a and 2:20a. Again, Paul did not mean that the Colossians had actually died, but that their sinful nature had died.

3:3b

and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

and you now live united with Christ in God’s presence. People do not yet see/understand this new life of yours.
and now you have new/spiritual life, just like Christ who is with God does, a new life which no one can yet see.

your life is now hidden: The word hidden here contrasts with “appear” in 3:4b. When Paul said that a believer’s new life was hidden, he meant that it was hidden from the world and its evil influences—just as a dead body that has been buried is hidden and cannot be seen. People who do not know God cannot see or understand the believer’s new life.

with Christ: As in 2:12a–b, the phrase with Christ shows identification with Christ. It means “together with Christ.”

in God: Scholars do not agree about how to understand this phrase or how it fits with the rest of this verse. It may mean “in God’s presence” (the SSA discusses this). Most English versions leave it ambiguous.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γάρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεθάνετε Γάρ καί ἡ ζωή ὑμῶν κέκρυπται σύν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ)

The word For introduces the reason why the Colossians should think about the things above ([3:1–2](../03/01.md)): it is because they died. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the transition more explicitly. Alternate translation: [You should think about the things above, because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀπεθάνετε

˱you_all˲_died_off

Here Paul expresses in slightly different form the idea he already stated in [2:20](../02/20.md): the Colossians have been united to Christ in his death. As Christ actually died, so God counts the Colossian believers as having died with Christ. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this idea as you did in [2:20](../02/20.md), or express it plainly. Alternate translation: [you died in union with the Messiah] or [you participated in the Messiah’s death]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν κέκρυπται σὺν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεθάνετε Γάρ καί ἡ ζωή ὑμῶν κέκρυπται σύν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ)

Paul speaks as if the Colossians’ lives were objects that could be hidden where Christ is, and as if the place they were hidden was God. By using this metaphor, Paul wants the Colossians to know that they are safe (with Christ in God) but also that their new life is not yet fully revealed (hidden). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [God is protecting your new life with Christ and will reveal it when the time comes]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν κέκρυπται σὺν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεθάνετε Γάρ καί ἡ ζωή ὑμῶν κέκρυπται σύν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form. Alternate translation: [God has hidden your life with Christ in himself]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν κέκρυπται

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεθάνετε Γάρ καί ἡ ζωή ὑμῶν κέκρυπται σύν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind life, you could rephrase the sentence so that you could use a verb for “living.” Alternate translation: [you live in a hidden way]

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. For/Because
2. because
3. 10630
4. S
5. gar
6. C-·······
7. for
8. for
9. S
10. Y64
11. 133591
1. you all died off
2. ‘died
3. 5990
5. apothnēskō
6. V-IAA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ died_off
8. ˱you_all˲ died_off
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133590
1. and
2. and
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133592
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133593
1. life
2. -
3. 22220
5. zōē
6. N-····NFS
7. life
8. life
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133594
1. of you all
2. your
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y64; R132543
11. 133595
1. has been hidden
2. hidden
3. 29280
5. kruptō
6. V-IEP3··S
7. ˓has_been˒ hidden
8. ˓has_been˒ hidden
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133596
1. with
2. -
3. 48620
5. sun
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133597
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133598
1. chosen one messiah
2. messiah
3. 55470
4. WN
5. χristos
6. N-····DMS
7. chosen_one/messiah
8. Messiah
9. WN
10. Y64; Person=Jesus
11. 133599
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133600
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 133601
1. god
2. God
3. 23160
4. GN
5. theos
6. N-····DMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y64; Person=God
11. 133602

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 3:3

SR Greek word order

Section 3:1–17: Behave in ways that please God

Paragraph 3:1–4

3:3a

3:3b

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