Colossians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timothy the brother,

2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

to the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying about you,

4 because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love toward all the sanctified,

5 the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

because of the hope being reserved for you in the heavens, which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the good news

6 that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.

being present for you, just as also in all the world. And it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day that ye heard and recognized the grace of God in truth.

7 You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

Just as also ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow bondman, who is a faithful helper of the Christ for you,

8 and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.

the man who also made clear to us your love in spirit.

9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,

11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

being strengthened in every ability, according to the dominion of his glory, for all perseverance and longsuffering with joy.

12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.

13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

Who rescued us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

who is an image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

Because in him all things were created, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or lordships or principal offices or positions of authority, all things have been created through him, and for him.

17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

And he is before all, and in him all things hold together.

18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might become preeminent in all things.

19 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

Because in him it was considered good for all the fullness to dwell,

20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

and through him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross, through him whether things upon the earth or things in the heavens.

21 Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

And you, being formerly alienated and hostile in mind, in works, in things evil. But now he has reconciled

22 But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblemished and unblameable before him.

23 if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

If ye truly continue in the faith, founded, and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the good news that ye heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I Paul became a helper.

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

I now rejoice in sufferings for you, and make complete in my flesh things lacking of the afflictions of the Christ for his body, which is the church.

25 I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

Of which I became a helper according to the administration of God, which was given to me for you to fulfill the word of God,

26 the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. (aiōn g165)

the mystery that was hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been made known to his sanctified. (aiōn g165)

27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

To whom God wanted to make known what is the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

29 To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

For which also I labor, striving according to his working, which works in me with power.