What Does Colossians 1:2 Mean in the King James?

To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:2 · KJV

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King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.

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THE KEY

The greeting brings favor and wholeness together as one arrival from God in the Anointed One.

THE MEANING

This verse addresses you as set apart and steady in the Anointed One. Favor and wholeness come to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One. You are named in relationship, with favor and wholeness spoken toward you now.

THE ROOT

χάρις

charis

GROWS FROM

χαρ-

char-

Favor, gracious giving, and the related joy of receiving favor.

English “grace” can sound like an abstract quality; this word family also reaches into freely giving and joy. Here favor is a welcome that arrives from God, carrying the generosity and gladness of a gift.

ALSO GROWS

charizomai: Give freely, grant favor

χαρίζομαι

This verb makes favor active as something freely given, fitting the greeting’s source in God.

chara: Joy, gladness

χαρά

The shared word family links favor with joy, giving the greeting a warmth deeper than formal politeness.

charisma: A gift freely given, a favor-gift

χάρισμα

This branch shows favor taking the form of something bestowed.

εἰρήνη

eirēnē

GROWS FROM

εἰρήν-

eirēn-

Peace, concord, wholeness.

The greeting’s peace opens toward wholeness: life held in right relation, not merely a quiet interval. Paired with favor, it names wholeness as something that comes to you from God.

ALSO GROWS

eirēneuō: Be at peace, live peaceably

εἰρηνεύω

This verb shows the word family describing a lived condition, not only a feeling of calm.

eirēnopoieō: Make peace, bring peace

εἰρηνοποιέω

This compound carries peace into action, showing that wholeness can be made present between people.

πιστοῖς

pistois

GROWS FROM

πιστ-

pist-

Trustworthy, firm, steady; related to trust and reliance.

The word translated “faithful” carries steadiness and trust, not merely a label of belief. The greeting names the brethren as people whose relation to the Anointed One is marked by trust and firmness.

ALSO GROWS

pistis: Trust, reliance

πίστις

This noun names the trust at the heart of the same word family.

pisteuō: Trust, rely, believe

πιστεύω

This verb shows trust as an active relation, illuminating the steadiness named in the greeting.

THE PATTERN

God gives favor, and wholeness is received in relationship with God.

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

Numbers 6:26 · KJVThe LORD’s blessing includes peace as something given to the reader, echoing wholeness as received.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Ephesians 2:8 · KJVThe verse locates deliverance in God’s freely given favor, received through trust.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Romans 5:1 · KJVTrust is joined to peace with God through Jesus, showing wholeness as received in relationship.

THE THREAD

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:7 · KJV

The same word for peace appears here as in the greeting, and it is described as keeping your heart and mind. This opens the greeting’s wholeness as an active presence within you, coming from God through Christ Jesus.

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