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Colossians 1:21

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Paul’s Goal in Ministry

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

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Footnotes

  1. 39 The article τῇ (tē) has been translated as a possessive pronoun ( ).
  2. 40 Although διανοία (dianoia) is singular in Greek, the previous plural noun ἐχθρούς (echthrous) indicates that all those from Colossae are in view here.
  3. 41 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.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds as expressed in your evil actions.

NLTNew 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And although you were formerly alienated and enemies in attitude, because of your evil deeds,

KJV 1900King James Version

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