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But you must keep your faith steady and firm. Don't move away from the hope that the good news holds out to you. It is the good news that you heard. It has been preached to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, now serve the good news.
Reference
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: διατηρέω (diatēréō)
to watch thoroughly, i.e. (positively and transitively) to observe strictly, or (negatively and reflexively) to avoid wholly
Hebrew: ʼâtsal
to separate; hence, to select, refuse, contract
Greek: ἐλπίς (elpís)
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: βέβαιος (bébaios)
stable (literally or figuratively)
Greek: μετακινέω (metakinéō)
to stir to a place elsewhere, i.e. remove (figuratively)
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: machăçeh
a shelter (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: hârâh
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
Greek: κτίσμα (ktísma)
an original formation (concretely), i.e. product (created thing)
Greek: ὑποκάτω (hypokátō)
down under, i.e. beneath
Hebrew: tᵉchôwth
beneath
Hebrew: galgal
a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: Παῦλος (Paûlos)
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
Greek: νυνί (nyní)
just now
Hebrew: ʼĕdayin
then (of time)
Greek: λατρεύω (latreúō)
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Creation
Hebrews 3:14
Faith
Hebrews 10:38
Ephesians 3:17
Acts 14:22
1 Thessalonians 3:5
Hope
Hebrews 3:6
Hebrews 6:19
Ephesians 1:18
Parallel theme
Galatians 6:9
Romans 10:18
Verse Explanation
Paul urges the Colossians to continue firmly in the faith and not abandon the hope of the gospel, emphasizing perseverance because the gospel had been proclaimed throughout the world and entrusted to Paul's ministry.
History
1st century AD: Christian communities faced competing teachings and social pressures that made perseverance in apostolic teaching essential.