Colossians 1

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

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

2 to the holy ones in Colossae, and to the faithful brothers in Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

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

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

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

4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that [is] to all the holy ones,

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

5 because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which you heard of beforehand by the word of the truth of the good news,

because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth, the Good News,

6 which has come to you, as also in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as also in you, from the day in which you heard, and knew the grace of God in truth,

which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

7 as you also learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful servant of the Christ for you,

even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

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

who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

9 Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you 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 this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

10 to walk worthily of the LORD, pleasing in all, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God,

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

12 Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us for the participation of the inheritance of the holy ones in the light,

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

13 who rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

14 in whom we have the redemption [[through His blood]], the forgiveness of sins,

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

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

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

16 because all things were created in Him, those in the heavens, and those on the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him,

For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created by him and for him.

17 and He is before all, and all things have consisted in Him.

He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

18 And He is the head of the body—the Assembly—who is a beginning, a firstborn out of the dead, that He might become first in all [things] Himself,

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 because all the fullness was pleased to dwell in Him,

For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself—having made peace through the blood of His Cross—through Him, whether the things on the earth, whether the things in the heavens.

and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross through him, whether things on the earth or things in heaven.

21 And you—once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now He reconciled,

You, who once were alienated and were hostile in your minds, doing evil deeds,

22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and unblemished, and unblameable before Himself,

yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,

23 if you also remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which you heard, which was preached in all the creation that [is] under Heaven, of which I, Paul, became a servant.

if it is so that you continue in the faith, established and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for His body, which is the Assembly,

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ for the sake of his body, which is the church;

25 of which I became a servant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,

26 the secret that has been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was revealed to His holy ones, (aiōn g165)

the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints. (aiōn g165)

27 to whom God willed to make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations—which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,

To them God was pleased to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the non-Jews, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

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

whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ Jesus;

29 for which I also labor, striving according to His working that is working in me in power.

for which I also labor, struggling according to his power, which works in me mightily.