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translationWords
- en:tw:Christ
- en:tw:God
- en:tw:blameless
- en:tw:creation
- en:tw:death
- en:tw:evil
- en:tw:faith
- en:tw:flesh
- en:tw:goodnews
- en:tw:heaven
- en:tw:holy
- en:tw:paul
- en:tw:proclaim
- en:tw:reconcile
- en:tw:servant
translationNotes
- And you also - "And you Colossian believers also".
- were strangers from God - The Greek word contains an element of choice. AT: "were alienated from God" or "had pushed God away" or "were hostile toward God".
- were his enemies in your mind and by your evil deeds - were his enemies because you thought evil thoughts and because you did evil deeds. (UDB)
- God has reconciled you in the body of Christ's flesh through death - When God reconciled you to Christ, he did not see Christ, but you on the cross such that when christ died, he saw you die.
- blameless - "without blame"
- unreproveable - "without accusation". Cannot be accused of any sin.
- before himself - "before God himself"
- continue grounded - "continue to be firmly established" or "stable"
- settled in the faith - "steadfast" or "secure"
- the confidence of the gospel - "being confident in the gospel".
- ** that was proclaimed in all the creation under heaven, the gospel that I, Paul, became a servant** - "that people proclaimed the gospel in all the creation under heaven. This is the same gospel that I, Paul, proclaim in serving God." (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)