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1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, |
1:2 | To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colosse: Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
1:3 | We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you, |
1:4 | since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of your love for all the saints; |
1:5 | because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, |
1:6 | which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard about it, and knew the grace of God in truth; |
1:7 | as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, |
1:8 | who also declared to us your love in the Spirit. |
1:9 | For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; |
1:10 | that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; |
1:11 | strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; |
1:12 | giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers in the inheritance of the saints in the light, |
1:13 | who has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, |
1:14 | in whom we have redemption through His blood even the forgiveness of sins. |
1:15 | He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. |
1:16 | Because, all things were created by Him that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether they are thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created by Him and for Him. |
1:17 | And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. |
1:18 | And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. |
1:19 | Because, it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, |
1:20 | and by Him, having made peace through the blood of His cross, to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven. |
1:21 | And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled |
1:22 | in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight, |
1:23 | if you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, and which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. |
1:24 | I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, |
1:25 | of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, |
1:26 | even the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. |
1:27 | To them God desired to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. |
1:28 | Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. |
1:29 | To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily. |
1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, |
1:2 | 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. |
1:3 | We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, |
1:4 | Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, |
1:5 | For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; |
1:6 | Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: |
1:7 | As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; |
1:8 | Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. |
1:9 | For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; |
1:10 | That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; |
1:11 | Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; |
1:12 | Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: |
1:13 | Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: |
1:14 | In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: |
1:15 | Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: |
1:16 | For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: |
1:17 | And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. |
1:18 | And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. |
1:19 | For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; |
1:20 | And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. |
1:21 | And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled |
1:22 | In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: |
1:23 | If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; |
1:24 | Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: |
1:25 | Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; |
1:26 | Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: |
1:27 | To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: |
1:28 | Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: |
1:29 | Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. |
1:1 | Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by ye will of God, and Timotheus our brother, |
1:2 | To the saints and faithfull brethren in Christ, which are at Colosse, grace be vnto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Iesus Christ. |
1:3 | We giue thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, praying alwayes for you, |
1:4 | Since we heard of your faith in Christ Iesus, and of the loue which yee haue to all the Saints, |
1:5 | For the hope which is layd vp for you in heauen, whereof ye heard before in the word of the trueth of the Gospel, |
1:6 | Which is come vnto you as it is in all the world, and bringeth foorth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day yee heard of it, and knew the grace of God in trueth, |
1:7 | As yee also learned of Epaphras our deare felow seruant, who is for you a faithfull Minister of Christ: |
1:8 | Who also declared vnto vs your loue in the spirit. |
1:9 | For this cause wee also, since the day we heard it, doe not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisedome and spirituall vnderstanding: |
1:10 | That ye might walke worthy of the Lord vnto all pleasing, being fruitfull in euery good worke, & increasing in the knowledge of God: |
1:11 | Strengthened with all might according to his glorious power, vnto all patience and long suffering with ioyfulnesse: |
1:12 | Giuing thanks vnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light: |
1:13 | Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne, |
1:14 | In whom we haue redemption through his blood, euen the forgiuenesse of sinnes: |
1:15 | Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first borne of euery creature. |
1:16 | For by him were all things created that are in heauen, and that are in earth, visible and inuisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him. |
1:17 | And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. |
1:18 | And hee is the head of the body, the Church: who is the beginning, the first borne from the dead, that in all things he might haue the preeminence: |
1:19 | For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulnesse dwell, |
1:20 | And (hauing made peace through the blood of his crosse) by him to reconcile all things vnto himself, by him, I say, whether they bee things in earth, or things in heauen. |
1:21 | And you that were sometimes alienated, and enemies in your minde by wicked workes, yet now hath hee reconciled, |
1:22 | In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy & vnblameable, and vnreprooueable in his sight, |
1:23 | If ye continue in the faith grounded and setled, and be not moued away from the hope of the Gospel, which yee haue heard, and which was preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen, whereof I Paul am made a Minister. |
1:24 | Who now reioyce in my sufferings for you, and fill vp that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodies sake, which is the Church, |
1:25 | Whereof I am made a Minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is giuen to mee for you, to fulfill the word of God: |
1:26 | Euen the mystery which hath been hid from ages, and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints, |
1:27 | To whom God would make knowen what is the riches of the glory of this mysterie among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: |
1:28 | Whom we preach, warning euery man, and teaching euery man in all wisedome, that we may present euery man perfect in Christ Iesus. |
1:29 | Whereunto I also labour, striuing according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. |
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