1:1 [] PauloV, apostoloV Ihsou Cristou dia qelhmatoV Qeou, kai TimoqeoV o adelfoV,    1:2 proV touV agiouV kai pistouV en Cristw adelfouV touV en KolossaiV× cariV eih umin kai eirhnh apo Qeou PatroV hmwn kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou.    1:3 [] Eucaristoumen ton Qeon kai Patera tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, proseucomenoi pantote uper umwn,    1:4 akousanteV thn eiV ton Ihsoun Criston pistin saV kai thn eiV pantaV touV agiouV agaphn,    1:5 dia thn elpida thn apotetamieumenhn dia saV en toiV ouranoiV, thn opoian prohkousate en tw logw thV alhqeiaV tou euaggeliou,    1:6 to opoion hlqen eiV esaV, kaqwV kai eiV olon ton kosmon, kai karpoforei kaqwV kai eiV esaV, af' hV hmeraV hkousate kai egnwrisate thn carin tou Qeou en alhqeia,    1:7 kaqwV kai emaqete apo Epafra tou agaphtou sundoulou hmwn, ostiV einai dia saV, pistoV diakonoV tou Cristou,    1:8 ostiV kai efanerwsen eiV hmaV thn en Pneumati agaphn saV.    1:9 [] Dia touto kai hmeiV, af' hV hmeraV hkousamen, den pauomen proseucomenoi dia saV kai deomenoi na emplhsqhte apo thV epignwsewV tou qelhmatoV autou meta pashV sofiaV kai pneumatikhV sunesewV,    1:10 dia na peripathshte axiwV tou Kuriou, euarestounteV kata panta, karpoforounteV eiV pan ergon agaqon kai auxanomenoi eiV thn epignwsin tou Qeou,    1:11 endunamoumenoi en pash dunamei kata to kratoV thV doxhV autou eiV pasan upomonhn kai makroqumian,    1:12 [] meta caraV eucaristounteV ton Patera, ostiV ekamen hmaV axiouV thV meridoV tou klhrou twn agiwn en tw fwti,    1:13 ostiV hleuqerwsen hmaV ek thV exousiaV tou skotouV kai meteferen eiV thn basileian tou agaphtou autou Uiou×    1:14 eiV ton opoion ecomen thn apolutrwsin dia tou aimatoV autou, thn afesin twn amartiwn×    1:15 ostiV einai eikwn tou Qeou tou aoratou, prwtotokoV pashV ktisewV,    1:16 epeidh di' autou ektisqhsan ta panta, ta en toiV ouranoiV kai ta epi thV ghV, ta orata kai ta aorata, eite qronoi eite kuriothteV eite arcai eite exousiai× ta panta di' autou kai eiV auton ektisqhsan×    1:17 kai autoV einai pro pantwn, kai ta panta sunthrountai di' autou,    1:18 kai autoV einai h kefalh tou swmatoV, thV ekklhsiaV× ostiV einai arch, prwtotokoV ek twn nekrwn, dia na geinh autoV prwteuwn eiV ta panta,    1:19 dioti en autw hudokhsen o Pathr na katoikhsh pan to plhrwma    1:20 kai di' autou na sundiallaxh ta panta proV eauton, eirhnopoihsaV dia tou aimatoV tou staurou autou, di' autou, eite ta epi thV ghV eite ta en toiV ouranoiV.    1:21 Kai saV, oitineV hsqe pote aphllotriwmenoi kai ecqroi kata thn dianoian me ta erga ta ponhra,    1:22 twra omwV dihllaxe proV eauton dia tou swmatoV thV sarkoV autou dia tou qanatou, dia na saV parasthsh enwpion autou agiouV kai amwmouV kai anegklhtouV,    1:23 ean epimenhte eiV thn pistin, teqemeliwmenoi kai stereoi kai mh metakinoumenoi apo thV elpidoV tou euaggeliou, to opoion hkousate, tou khrucqentoV eiV pasan thn ktisin thn upo ton ouranon, tou opoiou egw o PauloV egeina uphrethV.    1:24 Twra cairw eiV ta paqhmata mou dia saV, kai antanaplhrw ta usterhmata twn qliyewn tou Cristou en th sarki mou uper tou swmatoV autou, to opoion einai h ekklhsia,    1:25 thV opoiaV egw egeina uphrethV kata thn oikonomian tou Qeou thn eiV eme doqeisan dia saV, dia na ekplhrwsw to khrugma tou logou tou Qeou,    1:26 to musthrion, to opoion hto apokekrummenon apo twn aiwnwn kai apo twn genewn, twra de efanerwqh eiV touV agiouV autou,    1:27 eiV touV opoiouV hqelhsen o QeoV na fanerwsh tiV o ploutoV thV doxhV tou musthriou toutou eiV ta eqnh, ostiV einai o CristoV eiV esaV, h elpiV thV doxhV×    1:28 ton opoion hmeiV khruttomen, nouqetounteV panta anqrwpon kai didaskonteV panta anqrwpon en pash sofia, dia na parasthswmen panta anqrwpon teleion en Cristw Ihsou×    1:29 eiV to opoion kai kopiazw, agwnizomenoV kata thn energeian autou thn energoumenhn en emoi meta dunamewV.    2:1 [] Dioti qelw na exeurhte opoion megan agwna ecw dia saV kai touV en Laodikeia kai touV osoi den eidon to proswpon mou swmatikwV,    2:2 dia na parhgorhqwsin ai kardiai autwn, enwqentwn omou en agaph kai eiV panta plouton thV plhroforiaV thV sunesewV, wste na gnwriswsi to musthrion tou Qeou kai PatroV kai tou Cristou,    2:3 en tw opoiw einai kekrummenoi panteV oi qhsauroi thV sofiaV kai thV gnwsewV.    2:4 [] Legw de touto, dia na mh saV exapata tiV me piqanologian×    2:5 dioti an kai kata to swma hmai apwn, me to pneuma omwV eimai meq' umwn, cairwn kai blepwn thn taxin saV kai thn staqerothta thV eiV Criston pistewV saV.    2:6 KaqwV loipon parelabete ton Criston Ihsoun ton Kurion, en autw peripateite,    2:7 errizwmenoi kai epoikodhmoumenoi en autw kai stereoumenoi en th pistei kaqwV edidacqhte, perisseuonteV en auth meta eucaristiaV.    2:8 Blepete mh saV exapathsh tiV dia thV filosofiaV kai thV mataiaV apathV, kata thn paradosin twn anqrwpwn, kata ta stoiceia tou kosmou kai ouci kata Criston×    2:9 dioti en autw katoikei pan to plhrwma thV qeothtoV swmatikwV,    2:10 kai eisqe plhreiV en autw, ostiV einai h kefalh pashV archV kai exousiaV,    2:11 eiV ton opoion kai perietmhqhte me peritomhn aceiropoihton, apekduqenteV to swma twn amartiwn thV sarkoV dia thV peritomhV tou Cristou,    2:12 suntafenteV met' autou en tw baptismati, dia tou opoiou kai sunanesthte dia thV pistewV thV energeiaV tou Qeou, ostiV anesthsen auton ek twn nekrwn.    2:13 [] Kai esaV, ontaV nekrouV eiV ta amarthmata kai thn akrobustian thV sarkoV saV, sunezwopoihse met' autou, sugcwrhsaV eiV esaV panta ta ptaismata,    2:14 exaleiyaV to kaq' hmwn ceirografon, sunistamenon eiV diatagmata, to opoion hto enantion eiV hmaV, kai afhresen auto ek tou mesou, proshlwsaV auto epi tou staurou×    2:15 kai apogumnwsaV taV arcaV kai taV exousiaV, paredeigmatise parrhsia, qriambeusaV kat' autwn ep' autou.    2:16 [] AV mh saV krinh loipon mhdeiV dia faghton h dia poton h dia logon eorthV h neomhniaV h sabbatwn,    2:17 ta opoia einai skia twn mellontwn, to swma omwV einai tou Cristou.    2:18 AV mh saV sterhsh mhdeiV tou brabeiou me prospoihsin tapeinofrosunhV kai me qrhskeian twn aggelwn, embateuwn eiV pragmata ta opoia den eide, mataiwV fusioumenoV upo tou nooV thV sarkoV autou,    2:19 kai mh kratwn thn kefalhn, ton Criston, ek tou opoiou olon to swma dia twn armwn kai sundesmwn diathroumenon kai sundeomenon auxanei kata thn auxhsin tou Qeou.    2:20 Ean loipon apeqanete meta tou Cristou apo twn stoiceiwn tou kosmou, dia ti wV zwnteV en tw kosmw upokeisqe eiV diatagmata,    2:21 Mh piashV, mh geuqhV, mh eggishV,    2:22 ta opoia panta fqeirontai dia thV crhsewV, kata ta entalmata kai taV didaskaliaV twn anqrwpwn;    2:23 ta opoia ecousi fainomenon monon sofiaV eiV eqeloqrhskeian kai tapeinofrosunhn kai sklhragwgian tou swmatoV, eiV oudemian timhn econta thn eucaristhsin thV sarkoV.    3:1 [] Ean loipon sunanesthte meta tou Cristou, ta anw zhteite, opou einai o CristoV kaqhmenoV en dexia tou Qeou,    3:2 ta anw froneite, mh ta epi thV ghV.    3:3 Dioti apeqanete, kai h zwh saV einai kekrummenh meta tou Cristou en tw Qew×    3:4 otan o CristoV, h zwh hmwn, fanerwqh, tote kai seiV met' autou qelete fanerwqh en doxh.    3:5 [] Nekrwsate loipon ta melh saV ta epi thV ghV, porneian, akaqarsian, paqoV, epiqumian kakhn kai thn pleonexian, htiV einai eidwlolatreia,    3:6 dia ta opoia ercetai h orgh tou Qeou epi touV uiouV thV apeiqeiaV,    3:7 eiV ta opoia kai seiV periepathsate pote, ote ezhte en autoiV×    3:8 [] twra omwV aporriyate kai seiV tauta panta, orghn, qumon, kakian, blasfhmian, aiscrologian ek tou stomatoV saV×    3:9 mh yeudesqe eiV allhlouV, afou apexeduqhte ton palaion anqrwpon meta twn praxewn autou    3:10 kai eneduqhte ton neon, ton anakainizomenon eiV epignwsin kata thn eikona tou ktisantoV auton,    3:11 opou den einai Ellhn kai IoudaioV, peritomh kai akrobustia, barbaroV, SkuqhV, douloV, eleuqeroV, alla ta panta kai en pasin einai o CristoV.    3:12 [] Enduqhte loipon, wV eklektoi tou Qeou agioi kai hgaphmenoi, splagcna oiktirmwn, crhstothta, tapeinofrosunhn, praothta, makroqumian,    3:13 upoferonteV allhlouV kai sugcwrounteV eiV allhlouV, ean tiV ech paraponon kata tinoV× kaqwV kai o CristoV sunecwrhsen eiV esaV, outw kai seiV×    3:14 kai en pasi toutoiV enduqhte thn agaphn, htiV einai sundesmoV thV teleiothtoV.    3:15 Kai h eirhnh tou Qeou aV basileuh en taiV kardiaiV umwn, eiV thn opoian kai proseklhqhte eiV en swma× kai ginesqe eugnwmoneV.    3:16 O logoV tou Cristou aV katoikh en umin plousiwV meta pashV sofiaV× didaskonteV kai nouqetounteV allhlouV me yalmouV kai umnouV kai wdaV pneumatikaV, en cariti yallonteV ek thV kardiaV umwn proV ton Kurion.    3:17 Kai pan o, ti an pratthte en logw h en ergw, panta en tw onomati tou Kuriou Ihsou prattete, eucaristounteV di' autou ton Qeon kai Patera.    3:18 [] Ai gunaikeV, upotassesqe eiV touV andraV saV, kaqwV prepei en Kuriw.    3:19 Oi andreV, agapate taV gunaikaV saV kai mh hsqe pikroi proV autaV.    3:20 Ta tekna, upakouete eiV touV goneiV kata panta× dioti touto einai euareston eiV ton Kurion.    3:21 Oi patereV, mh ereqizete ta tekna saV, dia na mh mikroyucwsin.    3:22 Oi douloi, upakouete kata panta eiV touV kata sarka kuriouV saV, ouci me ofqalmodouleiaV wV anqrwpareskoi, alla me aplothta kardiaV, foboumenoi ton Qeon.    3:23 Kai pan o, ti an pratthte, ek yuchV ergazesqe, wV eiV ton Kurion kai ouci eiV anqrwpouV,    3:24 exeuronteV oti apo tou Kuriou qelete labei thn antapodosin thV klhronomiaV× dioti eiV ton Kurion Criston douleuete.    3:25 OstiV omwV adikei, qelei labei thn amoibhn thV adikiaV autou, kai den uparcei proswpolhyia.    4:1 [] Oi kurioi, apodidete eiV touV doulouV saV to dikaion kai to ison, exeuronteV oti kai seiV ecete Kurion en ouranoiV.    4:2 [] Emmenete eiV thn proseuchn, agrupnounteV eiV authn meta eucaristiaV,    4:3 proseucomenoi entautw kai peri hmwn, na anoixh eiV hmaV o QeoV quran tou logou, dia na lalhswmen to musthrion tou Cristou, dia to opoion kai eimai dedemenoV,    4:4 dia na fanerwsw auto kaqwV prepei na lalhsw.    4:5 [] Peripateite en fronhsei proV touV exw, exagorazomenoi ton kairon.    4:6 O logoV saV aV hnai pantote me carin, hrtumenoV me alaV, dia na exeurhte pwV prepei na apokrinhsqe proV ena ekaston.    4:7 [] Ta kat' eme panta qelei saV fanerwsei o TucikoV o agaphtoV adelfoV kai pistoV diakonoV kai sundouloV en Kuriw,    4:8 ton opoion epemya proV esaV di' auto touto, dia na maqh thn katastasin saV kai na parhgorhsh taV kardiaV saV,    4:9 meta tou Onhsimou tou pistou kai agaphtou adelfou, ostiV einai apo saV× qelousi saV fanerwsei panta ta edw.    4:10 SaV aspazetai AristarcoV o sunaicmalwtoV mou kai MarkoV o aneyioV tou Barnaba, peri tou opoiou elabete paraggeliaV× ean elqh proV esaV, upodecqhte auton,    4:11 kai IhsouV o legomenoV IoustoV, oitineV einai ek thV peritomhV, outoi monoi einai sunergoi mou eiV thn basileian tou Qeou, oitineV egeinan eiV eme parhgoria.    4:12 SaV aspazetai o EpafraV, ostiV einai apo saV, o douloV tou Cristou, pantote agwnizomenoV dia saV en taiV proseucaiV, dia na staqhte teleioi kai plhreiV eiV pan qelhma tou Qeou×    4:13 dioti marturw peri autou oti ecei zhlon polun dia saV kai touV en Laodikeia kai touV en Ierapolei.    4:14 SaV aspazetai LoukaV o iatroV o agaphtoV kai o DhmaV.    4:15 Aspasqhte touV en Laodikeia adelfouV kai ton Numfan kai thn kat' oikon autou ekklhsian×    4:16 kai afou anagnwsqh metaxu saV h epistolh, kamete na anagnwsqh kai en th ekklhsia twn Laodikewn, kai thn ek LaodikeiaV na anagnwshte kai seiV.    4:17 Kai eipate proV ton Arcippon× Prosece eiV thn diakonian, thn opoian parelabeV en Kuriw, dia na ekplhroiV authn.    4:18 O aspasmoV egrafh me thn ceira emou tou Paulou. Enqumeisqe ta desma mou. H cariV eih meq' umwn× amhn.