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Colossians 1:21

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1:21 And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your¹ minds² as expressed through³ your evil deeds,

Colossians 3:7

Context
3:7 You also lived your lives⁴ in this way at one time, when you used to live among them.

¹tn The article τῇ (th) has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

²tn Although διανοία (dianoia) is singular in Greek, the previous plural noun ἐχθρούς (ecqrous) indicates that all those from Colossae are in view here.

³tn The dative ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς πονηροῖς (en toi" ergoi" toi" ponhroi") is taken as means, indicating the avenue through which hostility in the mind is revealed and made known.

⁴tn Grk “you also walked.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is commonly used in the NT to refer to behavior or conduct of one’s life (L&N 41.11).

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