Colossians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus 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 which are at Colosse: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 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, always praying about you,

4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have to all the saints,

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

5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof you heard before in the word of the truth of 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 Which is come to you, as it is in all the world; and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day you heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

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 As you also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

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

8 Who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

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

9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual 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 That you might walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing 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 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness;

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, which has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

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

13 Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear 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 through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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.

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 it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;

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

20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

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

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

22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and unreproveable in his sight:

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

23 If you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

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 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:

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 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill 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 Even the mystery which has been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest 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 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:

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

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 Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

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