Colossians 1

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

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

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

to the saints at Colosse, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the 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, always praying for you,

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

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love ye show to 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,

because of the hope laid up for you in the heavens, which ye have heard before in the word of truth, 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 come unto you, as it is also unto all the world; and beareth fruit, as also among you, from the day that ye 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,

even as ye have learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-labourer, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you;

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

who also declared to us your love in the 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 cause we also from the day we heard it have not ceased praying for you, and beseeching God that ye 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;

that ye may walk worthy of the Lord, well pleasing him in all things, in every good work fruitful, 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 might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joy;

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

giving thanks to God, even the Father, who hath made us meet for a portion in 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 hath plucked us out from the dominion of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love:

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

in whom we have redemption through his blood, and 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 prime author of all creation:

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, celestial and terrestrial, visible or invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers, all 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, and by him all things subsist.

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; he is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, that he might be in all things pre-eminent.

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

For it hath pleased the Father that in him all fulness should dwell;

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, making peace by the blood of his cross: by him, I say, whether they be things on earth, or things in the heavens.

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

And you who in time past were all aliens, and enemies in mind by wicked works, hath he now 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 the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and irreprehensible in his presence:

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 ye abide in faith grounded and firm, and never moved aside from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached to the whole creation which is under heaven, of which I Paul am 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 in my flesh the measure of afflictions for Christ which remains to be endured for 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 am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which was given me for you to fulfil the ministry of 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 hid from ages and from generations, but is now unveiled 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 riches of the glory 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.

for which also I am labouring, conflicting in the energy of his might, which worketh in me powerfully.