Colossians 1

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

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

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

to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ that are in Colosse: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

3 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.

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

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

since we heard of your faithfulness in Christ Jesus, and your love for all the saints,

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

in consequence of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

6 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.

which is present among you, as it is also in all the world, and is producing fruit, even as it has been doing also among you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,

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

as you learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ for you,

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

and who also made known to us your love in spirit.

9 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:

For this reason, we also, from the day in which we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to request that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

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

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, in order to please him in all things, by means of every good work bringing forth fruit, and increasing in the knowledge, of God,

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

strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, in order to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness,

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

giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:

13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,

14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins;

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;

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

who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature;

16 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.

for by him were all things created, things in heaven and things in earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities; all things were created by him, and for him:

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

and he is before all things, and by him all things consist:

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 hold the primacy:

and he is the head of the body, the church: and he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be preeminent;

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

for it pleased the Father that all his fullness should dwell in him,

20 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.

and by him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace by the blood of his cross; by him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

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

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

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

by means of death in his fleshly body, that he may present you holy, and without spot, and blameless in his sight;

23 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.

if you continue in the faith, founded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, have been made a minister.

24 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:

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what remains of my sufferings for Christ in my flesh for the sake of his body, which is the church,

25 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:

of which I was made a minister according to the commission from God, which was given to me for you, that I might fully preach the word of God,

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

the mystery which was concealed from the ages and the generations, but is now made manifest to his saints, (aiōn g165)

27 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.

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

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

whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

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

to which end I also labor, striving according to his energy, which works in me mightily.