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 Timotheus our 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 which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

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,

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the (agape) love which all of you have to 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 which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof all of you heard before in the (logos) 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 has come unto you, as it is in all the world; and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day all of you heard of it, 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 all of you also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

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

Who also declared unto us your (agape) love in the (pneuma) 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,

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that all of you might 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 all of you might walk worthy of the Lord unto all 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 his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

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

Giving thanks unto the Father, which has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance 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 has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his (agape) dear Son:

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

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness 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 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:

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

And he is before all things, 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 might have the preeminence.

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

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness 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, 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.

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

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled

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

In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and irreproachable in his sight:

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 all of you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which all of you have heard, and which was preached to every creature which 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 that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, 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 to me for you, to fulfill the (logos) 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)

Even the mystery which has been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest 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 what is 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, warning 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.

Unto which I also labour, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.