that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
that their hearts may take courage, being instructed through [a] reasoning, in [a] love and all riches of (the) fulness of their (lit. his) understanding, unto (the) knowledge of the mystery of God the Father of Christ,
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
δια να παρηγορηθωσιν αι καρδιαι αυτων, ενωθεντων ομου εν αγαπη και εις παντα πλουτον της πληροφοριας της συνεσεως, ωστε να γνωρισωσι το μυστηριον του Θεου και Πατρος και του Χριστου,
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
For if I am not with you in (the) flesh, [but] I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the firmness of your faith which is in Christ.
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
διοτι αν και κατα το σωμα ημαι απων, με το πνευμα ομως ειμαι μεθ' υμων, χαιρων και βλεπων την ταξιν σας και την σταθεροτητα της εις Χριστον πιστεως σας.
Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
See, then, lest by any means there is he who robbeth you through a philosophy and a vain. deceit, according to the traditions of the men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ:
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
Βλεπετε μη σας εξαπατηση τις δια της φιλοσοφιας και της ματαιας απατης, κατα την παραδοσιν των ανθρωπων, κατα τα στοιχεια του κοσμου και ουχι κατα Χριστον·
in whom you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
he in whom ye were circumcised in a circumcision not made with hand, in (the) stripping off of (the) body of the flesh, in (the) circumcision of Christ;
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
εις τον οποιον και περιετμηθητε με περιτομην αχειροποιητον, απεκδυθεντες το σωμα των αμαρτιων της σαρκος δια της περιτομης του Χριστου,
having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
having been buried with him in the baptism, this in which ye rose with him also through the faith of the working ,of God, he who raised him from them who are dead.
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
συνταφεντες μετ' αυτου εν τω βαπτισματι, δια του οποιου και συνανεστητε δια της πιστεως της ενεργειας του Θεου, οστις ανεστησεν αυτον εκ των νεκρων.
You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
And ye also being dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive with him, having forgiven. us all our transgressions,
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
Και εσας, οντας νεκρους εις τα αμαρτηματα και την ακροβυστιαν της σαρκος σας, συνεζωοποιησε μετ' αυτου, συγχωρησας εις εσας παντα τα πταισματα,
wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
having blotted out the handwriting [this] which was being [given] against us in the decrees, that which was opposing us; and it (pron.) he took away from (the) midst, having nailed it into the cross.
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
εξαλειψας το καθ' ημων χειρογραφον, συνισταμενον εις διαταγματα, το οποιον ητο εναντιον εις ημας, και αφηρεσεν αυτο εκ του μεσου, προσηλωσας αυτο επι του σταυρου·
Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
let not any one overcome you in it, wishing in a humbleness of heart and a service of the angels: he took his stands on the things which he saw, being proud without cause by (the) heart of his flesh,
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
Ας μη σας στερηση μηδεις του βραβειου με προσποιησιν ταπεινοφροσυνης και με θρησκειαν των αγγελων, εμβατευων εις πραγματα τα οποια δεν ειδε, ματαιως φυσιουμενος υπο του νοος της σαρκος αυτου,
and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
and he layeth not hold on the head from whom is the whole body, being supplied through the joints and the bonds, and being generated it will grow in the growth of God.
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
και μη κρατων την κεφαλην, τον Χριστον, εκ του οποιου ολον το σωμα δια των αρμων και συνδεσμων διατηρουμενον και συνδεομενον αυξανει κατα την αυξησιν του Θεου.
Which things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
which are things in which there is a show indeed of [a] wisdom in (the) wish of a service, and a humbleness of heart, and an unsparingness of (e) the body, not in [an] honour, in [a] satisfying of (the) flesh.
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
τα οποια εχουσι φαινομενον μονον σοφιας εις εθελοθρησκειαν και ταπεινοφροσυνην και σκληραγωγιαν του σωματος, εις ουδεμιαν τιμην εχοντα την ευχαριστησιν της σαρκος.