Kolose 2:7
Konteks2:7 rooted 1 and built up in him and firm 2 in your 3 faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Kolose 3:4
Konteks3:4 When Christ (who is your 4 life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.
Kolose 4:3
Konteks4:3 At the same time pray 5 for us too, that 6 God may open a door for the message 7 so that we may proclaim 8 the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 9
[2:7] 1 tn Or “having been rooted.”
[2:7] 2 sn The three participles rooted, built up, and firm belong together and reflect three different metaphors. The first participle “rooted” (perfect tense) indicates a settled condition on the part of the Colossian believers and refers to horticulture. The second participle “built up” (present passive) comes from the world of architecture. The third participle “firm [established]” (present passive) comes from the law courts. With these three metaphors (as well as the following comment on thankfulness) Paul explains what he means when he commands them to continue to live their lives in Christ. The use of the passive probably reflects God’s activity among them. It was he who had rooted them, had been building them up, and had established them in the faith (cf. 1 Cor 3:5-15 for the use of mixed metaphors).
[2:7] 3 tn The Greek text has the article τῇ (th), not the possessive pronoun ὑμῶν (Jumwn), but the article often functions as a possessive pronoun and was translated as such here (ExSyn 215).
[3:4] 4 tc Certain
[4:3] 5 tn Though προσευχόμενοι (proseucomenoi) is an adverbial participle related to the previous imperative, προσκαρτερεῖτε (proskartereite), it is here translated as an independent clause due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[4:3] 6 tn The ἵνα (Jina) clause has been rendered as substantival here, indicating the content of the prayer rather than the purpose for it. These two ideas are very similar and difficult to differentiate in this passage, but the conjunction ἵνα following a verb of praying is generally regarded as giving the content of the prayer.
[4:3] 7 tn Grk “that God may open for us a door of the word to speak the mystery of Christ.” The construction in Greek is somewhat awkward in this clause. The translation attempts to simplify this structure somewhat and yet communicate exactly what Paul is asking for.