Colossians 1:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἷς ἠθέλησεν ὁ Θεὸς γνωρίσαι τίς ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς Ἔθνεσιν· ὅς ἐστιν Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης:

Transliteration

To whom ēthelēsen the Theos to gnōrisai what the ploutos of the doxēs of the mystēriou this in the Ethnesin; which estin Christos in you, the elpis of the doxēs:

Grammar Details

• *ēthelēsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he willed
• *Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
• *gnōrisai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to make known
• *ploutos*: nominative, masculine, singular - riches
• *doxēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of glory, objective genitive
• *mystēriou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of mystery, possessive
• *Ethnesin*: dative, neuter, plural - Gentiles, sphere
• *estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ
• *elpis*: nominative, feminine, singular - hope

Word Meanings

• *ēthelēsen*: willed/desired/wished
• *gnōrisai*: to make known/reveal/disclose
• *ploutos*: riches/wealth/abundance
• *doxēs*: glory/honor/splendor
• *mystēriou*: mystery/secret/hidden truth
• *Ethnesin*: Gentiles/nations/peoples
• *elpis*: hope/expectation

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  to whom{G3739} God{G2316} was pleased{G2309} to make known{G1107} what{G5101} is the riches{G4149} of the glory{G1391} of this{G5127} mystery{G3466} among{G1722} the Gentiles,{G1484} which{G3739} is{G2076} Christ{G5547} in{G1722} you,{G5213} the hope{G1680} of glory:{G1391}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  To whom{G3739} God{G2316} would{G2309}{(G5656)} make known{G1107}{(G5658)} what{G5101} is the riches{G4149} of the glory{G1391} of this{G5127} mystery{G3466} among{G1722} the Gentiles{G1484}; which{G3739} is{G2076}{(G5748)} Christ{G5547} in{G1722} you{G5213}, the hope{G1680} of glory{G1391}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  to whom god wolde make knowen the glorious riches of this mistery amonge the gentyls which riches is Christ in you the hope of glory

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  to whom God wolde make knowne the glorious riches of this mistery amoge ye Heythen: which (riches) is Christ in you, eue he that is the hope of glory,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To whom God woulde make knowe what is the riches of the glorie of this misterie among the gentiles, which is Christe in you, the hope of glorie:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  to whom God did will to make known what `is' the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations -- which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

• World English Bible (2000)

  to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 8:10 : 10 But if Christ is in you, even though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.
• John 14:20 : 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
• Eph 3:16-17 : 16 I pray that out of the riches of His glory, He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and established in love,
• 1 Tim 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope,
• Rev 3:20 : 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them, and they with me.
• 1 John 4:4 : 4 You are from God, little children, and you have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
• Eph 1:17-18 : 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
• 1 Cor 3:16 : 16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
• Gal 2:20 : 20 I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
• Rom 9:23 : 23 And what if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of mercy, whom he prepared beforehand for glory—
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Eph 2:22 : 22 And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.
• Col 2:3 : 3 In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• Col 3:11 : 11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and in all.
• Gal 4:19 : 19 My dear children, I am again suffering birth pains for you until Christ is formed in you.
• Eph 1:7 : 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,
• 2 Cor 2:14 : 14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in Christ’s triumphal procession and manifests the aroma of the knowledge of Him through us in every place.
• Matt 13:11 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.
• Luke 17:21 : 21 Nor will people say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.
• John 6:56 : 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
• John 14:17 : 17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him, you know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.
• John 14:23 : 23 Jesus answered, 'If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.'
• John 15:2-5 : 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
• John 17:22-23 : 22 I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one. 23 I in them and You in Me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that You sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me.
• John 17:26 : 26 I have made Your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.
• Rom 5:2 : 2 Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
• 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
• 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.'
• Gal 1:15-16 : 15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,
• Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and His ways beyond tracing out!
• 1 Cor 2:12-14 : 12 Now, we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God. 13 We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit—explaining spiritual truths to spiritual people. 14 But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
• Rom 8:18-19 : 18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation for the revelation of the children of God.
• Eph 3:8-9 : 8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light for everyone the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ, 10 so that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places,
• Phil 4:19 : 19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
• Col 1:5 : 5 This faith and love spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven, which you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel.
• 1 Pet 1:3-4 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
• Ps 16:9-9 : 9 Therefore, my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my body also will rest secure. 10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You allow Your faithful one to see decay. 11 You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.