Colossians 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
הערת לימוד
Study Note
The conditional 'if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel' is not a doubt about the Colossians' status but a description of what genuine faith looks like — it perseveres. The three-fold stability metaphor (tethemeliōmenoi — founded, hedraioi — firm, mē metakinoumenoi — not moved) addresses a specific threat: the Colossian 'philosophy' (2:8) that was potentially destabilizing the community. The phrase 'the gospel... proclaimed in all creation under heaven' reflects the same universal scope as verse 6, and Paul's role as its 'minister' (diakonos) grounds his authority to encourage steadfastness. Hebrews 3:14 uses nearly identical language: 'we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.'
תרגומים נוספים
if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that <FI>is<Fi> under the heaven, of which I became--I Paul--a ministrant.
If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
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