Colossians 1

1 Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, by God's will, and Timotheus the brother,

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

2 to the holy and faithful brethren in Christ which [are] in Colosse. Grace to you and peace from God our Father [and Lord Jesus Christ].

To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus, who are at Colossa.

3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ continually [when] praying for you,

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.

4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which ye have towards all the saints,

Hearing your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which you have towards all the saints.

5 on account of the hope which [is] laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings,

For the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard in the word of the truth of the gospel,

6 which are come to you, as [they are] in all the world, [and] are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard [them] and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth:

Which is come unto you, as also it is in the whole world, and bringeth forth fruit and groweth, even as it doth in you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth.

7 even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-bondman, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

As you learned of Epaphras, our most beloved fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ Jesus;

8 who has also manifested to us your love in [the] Spirit.

Who also hath manifested to us your love in the spirit.

9 For this reason we also, from the day we heard [of your faith and love], do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Therefore we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you, and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding:

10 [so as] to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God;

That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God:

11 strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;

Strengthened with all might, according to the power of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering with joy,

12 giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light,

Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light:

13 who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love:

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated 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 remission of sins;

15 who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

16 because by him were created all things, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities: all things have been created by him and for him.

For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.

17 And he is before all, and all things subsist together by him.

And he is before all, and by him all things consist.

18 And he is the head of the body, the assembly; who is [the] beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that he might have the first place in all things:

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 hold the primacy:

19 for in him all the fulness [of the Godhead] was pleased to dwell,

Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father, that all fullness should dwell;

20 and by him to reconcile all things to itself, having made peace by the blood of his cross — by him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens.

And through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth, and the things that are in heaven.

21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled

And you, whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works:

22 in the body of his flesh through death; to present you holy and unblamable and irreproachable before it,

Yet now he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unspotted, and blameless before him:

23 if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which [is] under heaven, of which I Paul became minister.

If so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister.

24 Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly;

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up those things that are wanting of the sufferings of Christ, in my flesh, for his body, which is the church:

25 of which I became minister, according to the dispensation of God which [is] given me towards you to complete the word of God,

Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I may fulfill the word of God:

26 the mystery which [has been] hidden from ages and from generations, but has now been made manifest to his saints; (aiōn g165)

The mystery which hath been hidden from ages and generations, but now is manifested to his saints, (aiōn g165)

27 to whom God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you the hope of glory:

To whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, in you the hope of glory.

28 whom we announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, to the end that we may present every man perfect in Christ.

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

29 Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power.

Wherein also I labour, striving according to his working which he worketh in me in power.