Colossians 1:21
Strong's Lexicon
Once
ποτε (pote)
Particle
Strong's Greek 4218: At one time or other, at some time, formerly. From the base of pou and te; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

were
ὄντας (ontas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

alienated [ from God ]
ἀπηλλοτριωμένους (apēllotriōmenous)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 526: From apo and a derivative of allotrios; to estrange away, i.e. to be non-participant.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

were hostile
ἐχθροὺς (echthrous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2190: Hated, hostile; subst: an enemy. From a primary echtho; hateful; usually as a noun, an adversary.

in
τῇ ()
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

your minds
διανοίᾳ (dianoia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1271: From dia and nous; deep thought, properly, the faculty, by implication, its exercise.

because of
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[your]
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

evil
πονηροῖς (ponērois)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.

deeds.
ἔργοις (ergois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds because of your evil deeds.

Young's Literal Translation
And you—once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.

New American Standard Bible
And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, [engaged] in evil deeds,

King James Bible
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.

New Living Translation
This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.

English Standard Version
And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,

New American Standard Bible
And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds,

King James Bible
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.

International Standard Version
You who were once alienated with a hostile attitude, doing evil,

NET Bible
And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds,

American Standard Version
And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

English Revised Version
And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, yet now hath he reconciled

Young's Literal Translation
And you -- once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,
















Cross References
2 Samuel 22:24
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

Romans 5:10
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Ephesians 2:3
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Ephesians 2:12
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

Ephesians 2:15
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

Colossians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

Colossians 1:20
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Colossians 1:19
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Colossians 1:22
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

Colossians 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
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