Colossians 1:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds because of your evil deeds.

Young's Literal Translation
And you—once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

King James Bible
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

Greek
Once
ποτε (pote)
Particle
Strong's 4218: At one time or other, at some time, formerly. From the base of pou and te; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

were
ὄντας (ontas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

alienated [ from God ]
ἀπηλλοτριωμένους (apēllotriōmenous)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 526: From apo and a derivative of allotrios; to estrange away, i.e. to be non-participant.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

were hostile
ἐχθροὺς (echthrous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2190: Hated, hostile; subst: an enemy. From a primary echtho; hateful; usually as a noun, an adversary.

in
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

your minds
διανοίᾳ (dianoia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1271: From dia and nous; deep thought, properly, the faculty, by implication, its exercise.

because of
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[your]
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

evil
πονηροῖς (ponērois)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.

deeds.
ἔργοις (ergois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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