Colossians 1

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

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

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

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 We give thanks to God 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 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

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

5 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,

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 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;

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

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

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

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

9 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,

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 worthily of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit 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 power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance 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 the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;

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

13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and transferred 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 our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;

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

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

16 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.

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

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

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

19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

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

20 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.

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

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

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

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 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;

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 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,

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 has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed 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 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;

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 proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone all wisdom, that we may present everyone 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 for which I also labor, struggling according to his power, which works in me mightily.

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