Col 1:21 | NET2full | STEP | And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds ,

‏ Colossians 1:21

Paul’s Goal in Ministry

21 And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your ^{▼▼tn The article τῇ (tē) has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).} minds ^{▼▼tn Although διανοία (dianoia) is singular in Greek, the previous plural noun ἐχθρούς (echthrous) indicates that all those from Colossae are in view here.} as expressed through ^{▼▼tn The dative ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς πονηροῖς (en tois ergois tois ponērois) is taken as means, indicating the avenue through which hostility in the mind is revealed and made known.} your evil deeds,