Colossians 1

1 Paul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

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

To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: 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 Yeshua the Messiah, praying always for you,

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

4 having heard of your faith in Messiah Yeshua, and of the love which you have toward all the kadoshim,

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the (agape) love which all of you have 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,

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof all of you heard before in the (logos) 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 has come unto you, as it is in all the world; and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day all of you heard of it, 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 Messiah on our behalf,

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

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

Who also declared unto us your (agape) love in the (pneuma) 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, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that all of you might 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 all of you might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, 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 longsuffering with joyfulness;

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

Giving thanks unto the Father, which has made us meet to be partakers 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 power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his (agape) dear Son:

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

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even 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 firstborn 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, 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:

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 congregation, 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; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

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

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness 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, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

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

And you, that were sometime 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,

In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and irreproachable 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 all of you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which all of you have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am 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 Messiah for the sake of his body, which is the church;

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:

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,

Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the (logos) word of God;

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

Even the mystery which has been hid from ages and from generations, but now is 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 Messiah 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 Messiah Yeshua;

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.

Unto which I also labour, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.