Colossians

The purpose of this apparatus is to show all variation within Family 35, as identified by a complete
collation of the following thirty-seven representative MSS18, 35, 201, 204, 328, 386, 394, 444, 604,
757, 824, 928, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1248, 1249, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732, 1761, 1768, 1855,
1864, 1865, 1876, 1892, 1897, 2080, 2352, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723. The first reading is that of the
family and represents the vote of all the collated MSS (listed above) that are not identified as having a
variant. 18, 444, 1732, 1864, 2554 and 2723 have no variants.

PROS KOLOSSAEIS1
[Salutation]
1)1 Pauloj( apostoloj Ihsou Cristou dia qelhmatoj Qeou( kai Timoqeoj o` adelfoj( 2 toij
2 3
en Kolossaij a`gioij kai pistoij adelfoij en Cristw carij u`min kai eirhnh apo Qeou
Patroj h`mwn kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou)
[Building rapport]
3 Eucaristoumen tw Qew kai Patri tou Kuriou h`mwn Ihsou Cristou pantote peri
u`mwn proseucomenoi 4 $akousantej thn pistin u`mwn en Cristw Ihsou kai thn agaphn thn4
eij pantaj touj a`giouj%( 5 dia thn elpida thn apokeimenhn u`min en toij ouranoij( h]n
prohkousate en tw logw thj alhqeiaj 6 $tou euaggeliou tou parontoj eij u`maj kaqwj kai en
panti tw kosmw( kai estin karpoforoumenon kai auxanomenon5 kaqwj kai en u`min( afV h-j
h`meraj hkousate kai epegnwte thn carin tou Qeou en alhqeia%( 7 kaqwj kai emaqete apo
Epafra( tou agaphtou sundoulou h`mwn( o[j estin pistoj u`per u`mwn diakonoj tou Cristou(
8 o` kai dhlwsaj h`min thn u`mwn agaphn en pneumati)
[Christ preeminent]
[Walk worthily of the Lord]
1)9 Dia touto kai h`meij( afV h-j h`meraj hkousamen( ou pauomeqa u`per u`mwn proseucomenoi
kai aitoumenoi i`na plhrwqhte thn epignwsin tou qelhmatoj autou en pash sofia kai
sunesei pneumatikh( 10 peripathsai u`maj axiwj tou Kuriou eij pasan areskeian( en panti
ergw agaqw karpoforountej kai auxanomenoi eij thn epignwsin tou Qeou\ 11 en pash
dunamei dunamoumenoi kata to kratoj thj doxhj autou( eij pasan u`pomonhn kai makroqumian\
12 meta caraj eucaristountej tw6 Patri tw i`kanwsanti h`maj eij thn merida tou
klhrou twn a`giwn en tw fwti\ 13 o]j7 errusato h`maj ek thj exousiaj tou skotouj kai
metesthsen eij thn basileian tou Ui`ou thj agaphj autou( 14 en w- ecomen thn apolutrwsin
dia tou ai`matoj autou( thn afesin twn a`martiwn\
[The supremacy of Christ described]
15 o[j estin eikwn tou Qeou tou aoratou( prwtotokoj pashj ktisewj( 16 o`ti en autw
ektisqh ta pantata en toij ouranoij kai ta epi thj ghj( ta o`rata kai ta aorata( eite
qronoi eite kuriothtej eite arcai eite exousiaita panta diV autou kai eij auton ektistai\
17 kai autoj estin pro pantwn( kai ta panta en autw sunesthken) 18 Kai( autoj estin h`
kefalh tou swmatoj( thj ekklhsiaj\
o[j estin arch(8 prwtotokoj ek twn nekrwn( i`na genhtai en pasin autoj prwteuwn(
19 o`ti en autw eudokhsen pan to plhrwma katoikhsai 20 kai diV autou apokatallaxai ta
panta eij auton( eirhnopoihsaj dia tou ai`matoj tou staurou autoudiV autou( eite ta epi
thj ghj eite ta epi9 toij ouranoij)

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Both the Text and the apparatus are the responsibility of Wilbur N. Pickering, ThM PhD, .
2
kolossaij || kolassaij [40%] 149,201,328,394,604,757,986,1075,1249,1548,1855,1864c,2352,2587
3
umin || --- 386
4
thn || hn ecete (11.4%) 2080
5
kai auxanomenon 35c || --- (52%) 35
6
tw || 1 qew kai [30%] 1768,1892m
7
oj || 1 kai 1897
8
arch || aparch 1249
9
epi || en [50%] 1892c
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[The truth applied]

21 Kai u`maj $pote ontaj aphllotriwmenouj kai ecqrouj th dianoia en toij ergoij
toij ponhroij% 22 nuni de apokathllaxen en tw swmati thj sarkoj autou dia tou qanatou
autou( parasthsai u`maj1 a`giouj kai amwmouj kai anegklhtouj katenwpion autou23 ei ge
epimenete th pistei teqemeliwmenoi kai e`draioi( kai mh metakinoumenoi apo thj elpidoj tou
euaggeliou( ou- hkousate tou khrucqentoj en pash th ktisei th u`po ton ouranon( ou-
egenomhn egw( Pauloj( diakonoj)
[What Paul does and why he does it]
[Present everyone perfect in Christ]
1)24 Nun cairw en toij paqhmasin mou u`per u`mwn kai antanaplhrw ta u`sterhmata twn
qliyewn tou Cristou en th sarki mou( u`per tou swmatoj autou( o[ estin h` ekklhsia( 25 h-j
egenomhn egw diakonoj kata thn oikonomian tou Qeou2 thn doqeisan moi eij u`maj( plhrwsai
ton logon tou Qeou( 26 to musthrion to apokekrummenon apo twn aiwnwn kai apo twn
genewn( nuni de efanerwqh toij a`gioij autou\ 27 oi-j hqelhsen o` Qeoj gnwrisai ti,j o`
ploutoj thj doxhj tou musthriou toutou en toij eqnesin( o[j estin Cristoj en u`min( h` elpij
thj doxhj\ 28 o]n h`meij kataggellomen( nouqetountej panta anqrwpon kai didaskontej panta
anqrwpon3 en pash sofia( i`na parasthswmen panta anqrwpon teleion en Cristw\4 29 eij o]
kai kopiw( agwnizomenoj5 kata thn energeian autou thn energoumenhn en emoi en dunamei)
[A wealth of confident understanding]
2)1 Qelw gar u`maj eidenai h`likon6 agwna ecw peri u`mwn kai twn en Laodikeia( kai
o`soi ouc e`wrakasin to proswpon mou en sarki( 2 i`na paraklhqwsin ai` kardiai autwn(
sumbibasqentwn en agaph kai eij panta plouton thj plhroforiaj thj sunesewj( eij
epignwsin tou musthriou tou Qeou kai Patroj kai tou Cristou( 3 en w- eisin pantej oi`
qhsauroi thj sofiaj kai thj gnwsewj apokrufoi)
4 Touto de legw i`na mh tij u`maj7 paralogizhtai en piqanologia) 5 Ei gar kai th
sarki apeimi( alla tw pneumati sun u`min eimi( cairwn kai blepwn8 u`mwn thn taxin kai to
sterewma thj eij Criston pistewj u`mwn)
[Christian responsibility]
2)6 ~Wj oun parelabete ton Criston( Ihsoun ton Kurion( en autw peripateite(
7 errizwmenoi kai epoikodomoumenoi en autw kai bebaioumenoi9 en th pistei( kaqwj
edidacqhte( perisseuontej en auth10 en eucaristia)
[Christ VS the world]
8 Blepete mh tij u`maj estai o` sulagwgwn11 dia thj filosofiaj kai kenhj apathj(
kata thn paradosin twn anqrwpwn( kata ta stoiceia tou kosmou kai ou kata Criston)
9 ~Oti en autw katoikei pan to Plhrwma thj Qeothtoj swmatikwj( 10 kai este en autw
peplhrwmenoi o[j estin h` kefalh pashj archj kai exousiaj\ 11 en w- kai perietmhqhte(
peritomh aceiropoihtw( en th apekdusei tou swmatoj twn a`martiwn thj sarkoj( en th
peritomh tou Cristou( 12 suntafentej autw en tw baptismati\ en w- kai sunhgerqhte dia
thj pistewj thj energeiaj tou Qeou tou egeirantoj auton ek twn12 nekrwn)

1
umaj || hmaj 1892
2
tou qeou || --- 1637
3
kai didaskontej panta anqrwpon 757c || --- 757,1865 (obvious homoioteleuton)
4
cristou || 1 ihsou [60%] 1892c,2080
5
agwnizomenoj || agonizomenoj 394
6
h`likon || hvlikon 1855
7
umaj || hmaj 1876
8
blepwn || blepw 757
9
bebaioumenoi || bebaioumen 1248v
10
auth || autw [1%] 1248
11
sulagwgwn || sulagagwn 1249 || sullagwgwn 2352
12
twn 35c,1072c || --- [30%] 35,1072,1768
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13 Kai u`maj(1 nekrouj ontaj toij paraptwmasin kai th akrobustia thj sarkoj
u`mwnsunezwopoihsen u`maj sun autw\ carisamenoj h`min panta ta paraptwmata\
14 exaleiyaj to kaqV h`mwn ceirografon $toij dogmasin% o] h=n u`penantion h`min( kai auto
hrken2 ek tou mesou( proshlwsaj auto tw staurw\ 15 apekdusamenoj taj arcaj kai taj
exousiaj( edeigmatisen en parrhsia( qriambeusaj autouj en autw)
[Dont be disqualified!]
16 Mh oun tij u`maj3 krinetw en brwsei h.4 en posei( h. en merei e`orthj h. noumhniaj h.
sabbatwn( 17 a[ estin skia twn mellontwn( to de swma Cristou) 18 Mhdeij u`maj
katabrabeuetw(5 qelwn en tapeinofrosunh kai qrhskeia twn aggelwn( a] mh e`wraken
embateuwn( eikh fusioumenoj u`po tou nooj thj sarkoj autou( 19 kai ou kratwn thn kefalhn(
ex ou- pan to swma( dia twn a`fwn6 kai sundesmwn epicorhgoumenon kai sumbibazomenon(
auxei thn auxhsin tou Qeou)
20 Ei oun apeqanete sun Cristw apo twn stoiceiwn tou kosmou( ti,( w`j zwntej en
kosmw( dogmatizesqe 21~~Mh a`yh( mhde7 geush( mhde qighj!VV22 $a[ estin panta eij fqoran
th apocrhsei% kata ta entalmata kai didaskaliaj twn anqrwpwn? 23 ~Atina estin logon
men econta sofiaj en eqeloqrhskeia8 kai tapeinofrosunh kai afeidia swmatoj( ouk en timh
tini proj plhsmonhn thj sarkoj)
[Things above VS things below]
3)1 Ei oun sunhgerqhte tw Cristw( ta anw zhteite( ou- o` Cristoj estin( en dexia
tou Qeou kaqhmenoj\ 2 ta anw froneite( mh ta epi thj9 ghj( 3 apeqanete gar kai h` zwh
u`mwn kekruptai sun tw Cristw en tw Qew) 4 ~Otan10 o` Cristoj fanerwqh( h` zwh h`mwn(11
tote kai u`meij sun autw12 fanerwqhsesqe en doxh)
5 Nekrwsate oun ta melh u`mwn ta epi thj ghj porneian( akaqarsian( paqoj(
epiqumian kakhn( kai thn pleonexian h`tij estin eidwlolatria\13 6 diV a] ercetai h` orgh tou
Qeou epi touj ui`ouj thj apeiqeiaj( 7 en oi-j kai u`meij14 periepathsate pote o`te ezhte en
autoij) 8 Nuni de apoqesqe kai u`meij ta pantaorghn( qumon( kakian( blasfhmian(
aiscrologianek tou stomatoj u`mwn) 9 Mh yeudesqe eij allhlouj( apekdusamenoi15 ton
palaion anqrwpon sun taij praxesin autou 10 kai endusamenoi ton neon( ton
anakainoumenon eij epignwsin katV eikona tou ktisantoj auton( 11 o`pou ouk eni ~Ellhn kai
Ioudaioj( peritomh kai akrobustia( barbaroj( Skuqhj( douloj( eleuqeroj\ alla ta panta kai16
en pasin Cristoj)
[Relationships among believers]
12 Endusasqe oun( w`j eklektoi tou Qeou( a`gioi kai hgaphmenoi( splagcna
oiktirmou(17 crhstothta( tapeinofrosunhn( praothta( makroqumian\ 13 anecomenoi allhlwn
kai carizomenoi e`autoij(18 ean tij proj tina ech1 momfhnkaqwj kai o` Cristoj ecarisato

1
umaj 1637c || hmaj 1637 (hard to decipher, but looks like an u written over an h)
2
hrken 1876c || hren [40%] 149,201,328,394,928c,986,1072c,1249,1768,1876,1892c
3
umaj || hmaj 328,394,604,928,1249,1855
4
h || kai [2%] 1855
5
katabrabeuetw 394c || katabreuetw 2587 || katabrabebetw 824 || katabrabetw 394
6
a`fwn || avfwn [25%] 1248,1725,1732,1876,2352
7
mhde || mhte 1248
8
eqeloqrhskeia || eqeloqrhskia [10%] 1248,1503
9
thj || --- 1768
10
otan || 1 de 1761
11
hmwn || umwn [10%] 386,1072
12
sun autw 2466c || --- 2466
13
eidwlolatria || eidwlolatreia [45%] 1768
14
umeij 1876c? || hmeij 1876
15
apekdusamenoi || apekdusa 394 (at end of line)
16
kai || --- 1248
17
oiktirmou || oiktirmwn [20%] 386,1761
18
eautoij || autoij 394
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u`min( ou`twj kai u`meij\ 14 epi pasin de toutoij thn agaphn( h`tij estin sundesmoj thj
teleiothtoj)
15 Kai h` eirhnh tou Qeou brabeuetw en taij kardiaij u`mwn( eij h]n kai eklhqhte en
e`ni swmati\2 kai eucaristoi ginesqe)
16 ~O logoj tou Cristou enoikeitw en u`min plousiwj en pash sofia didaskontej kai
nouqetountej e`autouj( yalmoij kai u`mnoij kai wdaij pneumatikaij en cariti adontej en th
kardia u`mwn tw Kuriw)
17 Kai pan o[ ti3 an poihte en logw h. en4 ergw( panta en onomati5 Kuriou Ihsou(
eucaristountej tw Qew kai Patri diV autou)
[Household relationships]
18 Ai` gunaikej( u`potassesqe toij idioij andrasin( w`j anhken en Kuriw)
19 Oi` andrej( agapate taj gunaikaj kai mh pikrainesqe proj autaj)
20 Ta tekna( u`pakouete toij goneusin kata panta( touto gar estin euareston en6
Kuriw)
21 Oi` paterej( mh ereqizete ta tekna u`mwn( i`na mh aqumwsin)
22 Oi` douloi( u`pakouete kata panta toij kata sarka kurioij( mh en ofqalmodouliaij7
w`j anqrwpareskoi( allV en a`plothti kardiaj( foboumenoi ton Qeon) 23 Kai pan o[ ti ean8
poihte( ek yuchj ergazesqe( w`j tw Kuriw kai ouk anqrwpoij( 24 eidotej o`ti apo Kuriou
lhyesqe thn antapodosin thj klhronomiaj\ tw gar Kuriw Cristw douleuete) 25 $~O de
adikwn komieitai o] hdikhsen( kai ouk estin proswpolhyia)%
4)1 Oi` kurioi( to dikaion kai thn isothta toij douloij parecesqe(9 eidotej o`ti kai
u`meij ecete Kurion en ouranoij)
[Redeem the time]
2 Th proseuch proskartereite( grhgorountej en auth en eucaristia(
3 proseucomenoi a`ma kai peri h`mwn( i`na o` Qeoj anoixh h`min10 quran tou logou( lalhsai to
musthrion tou Cristou $diV o] kai dedemai%( 4 i`na fanerwsw auto( w`j dei me lalhsai) 5 En
sofia peripateite proj touj exw( ton kairon exagorazomenoi) 6 ~O logoj u`mwn pantote en
cariti( a`lati11 hrtumenoj( eidenai pwj dei u`maj12 e`ni e`kastw apokrinesqai)13
[Concluding remarks]
4)7 Ta katV eme panta gnwrisei u`min Tucikoj( o` agaphtoj adelfoj kai pistoj diakonoj kai
sundouloj en Kuriw( 8 o]n epemya proj u`maj eij auto touto( i`na gnw ta peri u`mwn kai
parakalesh taj kardiaj u`mwn( 9 sun Onhsimw( tw pistw kai agaphtw adelfw( o[j estin ex
u`mwn\ panta u`min14 gnwriousin ta w`de)15
10 Aspazetai u`maj Aristarcoj( o` sunaicmalwtoj mou( kai Markoj o` aneyioj
Barnaba $peri ou- elabete entolaj\ ean elqh proj u`maj dexasqe auton%( 11 kai Ihsouj o`
legomenoj Ioustoj( oi` ontej ek peritomhj ou`toi monoi sunergoi eij thn basileian tou Qeou\
oi`tinej egenhqhsan moi parhgoria)

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ech || ecei [10%] 1876
2
swmati || swmatoi 394
3
o] ti || o`ti [20%] 201,1548
4
en 1725c,1768c || --- [10%] 1725,1768,1897
5
onomati 35c || 1 tou [10%] 35
6
en || tw [20%] 201,204
7
ofqalmodouliaij || ofqalmodouleiaij [43%] 201,986,1855c
8
ean 1892c || an (19.1%) 1248,1503 || --- 1892
9
parecesqe || parecete [18%] 1761
10
o qeoj anoixh hmin || ~ 3412 328,394,604,928,1249
11
alati || allati 1876
12
umaj || hmaj 386
13
apokrinesqai || apokrikrinesqai 824 (from one page to the next)
14
umin || umwn 2466
15
w=de || w-de 386v,444,1249,1548,1732,1865,1892
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12 Aspazetai u`maj Epafraj( o` ex u`mwn( douloj Cristou( pantote agwnizomenoj u`per

u`mwn en taij proseucaij( i`na sthte teleioi kai peplhrwmenoi en panti qelhmati tou Qeou)
13 Marturw gar autw o`ti ecei zhlon polun u`per u`mwn( kai twn en Laodikeia kai twn en
~Ierapolei)
14 Aspazetai u`maj Loukaj( o` iatroj o` agaphtoj( kai Dhmaj) 15 Aspasasqe1 touj en
Laodikeia adelfouj( kai Numfan kai thn katV oikon autou ekklhsian)
16 Kai o`tan anagnwsqh parV u`min h` epistolh(2 poihsate i`na kai en th Laodikewn3
ekklhsia anagnwsqh( kai thn ek Laodikeiaj i`na kai u`meij anagnwte)
17 Kai eipate Arcippw( ~~Blepe4 thn diakonian h]n parelabej en Kuriw( i`na authn
plhroij)VV
[Sign-off]
4)18 ~O aspasmoj th emh ceiri Paulou) Mnhmoneuete mou twn desmwn) ~H carij meqV u`mwn)
Amhn)5

1
aspasasqe 201c || aspasasqai 201
2
epistolh || 1 auth 2080
3
laodikewn || laodikaiwn [15%] 1100
4
blepe || blepete 1248
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