Colossians 1:21

Paul’s Goal in Ministry

1:21 And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your39 minds40 as expressed through41 your evil deeds,

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39	tn The article τῇ (tē) has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
40	tn Although διανοία (dianoia) is singular in Greek, the previous plural noun ἐχθρούς (echthrous) indicates that all those from Colossae are in view here.
41	tn The dative ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς πονηροῖς (en tois ergois tois ponērois) is taken as means, indicating the avenue through which hostility in the mind is revealed and made known.