Colossians 1

1 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus through [the] will of God and Timothy the brother

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

2 To those in Colossae saints and faithful brothers in Christ: Grace to you and peace from God [the] Father of us (and Lord Jesus Christ. *K*)

to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ who are in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 We give thanks to the God (and *ko*) Father of the Lord of us Jesus Christ continually (for *NK(o)*) you praying,

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

4 having heard of the faith of you in Christ Jesus and the love (that *N(k)O*) (you have *no*) toward all the saints,

because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints,

5 because of the hope which is being laid up for you in the heavens which you heard of before in the word of truth the gospel

the faith and love that spring from the hope that is laid up for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the message of the truth of the gospel

6 which is being present unto you, even as also in all the world (and *k*) it is bearing fruit (and increasing *NO*) even as also among you from the day you heard and you knew the grace of God in truth,

that has come to you. This gospel has gone out into all the world, where it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.

7 even as (and *k*) you learned from Epaphras the beloved fellow bond-servant of us, who is faithful on behalf of (of you *NK(O)*) a servant of Christ,

You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf

8 the [one] also having made known to us your love in [the] Spirit.

and who also told us about your love in the Spirit.

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

For this reason, from the day we heard this, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

10 to walk (you *k*) worthily of the Lord in all pleasing in every work good bringing forth fruit and growing (into *k*) (knowledge *N(k)O*) of God,

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord with every desire to please him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 with all power being strengthened according to the might glorious of Him unto all endurance and patience with joy.

being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience with joy;

12 giving thanks to the Father the [One] having qualified (you *N(K)O*) for the share of the inheritance of the saints in the light,

giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

13 who has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred [us] into the kingdom of the Son the beloved of Him,

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,

14 in whom we have redemption (through the blood of him *K*) the forgiveness of sins;

in whom we have redemption, the remission of sins.

15 [He] is [the] image of the God invisible, [the] firstborn over all creation;

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

16 because in Him were created all things (which [are] *k*) in the heavens and (*ko*) upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things through Him and unto Him have been created,

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions, rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.

17 And He himself is before all things, and all things in Him have held together,

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

18 And He himself is the head of the body the church; who is (the *o*) beginning, firstborn out from the dead, so that may be in all things He himself holding preeminence;

He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in everything he may be preeminent.

19 because in Him was pleased all the fullness to dwell

For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of the cross of Him, through Him whether the [things] on the earth or the [things] (in *NK(o)*) the heavens;

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

21 And you once being alienated and hostile in mind in the deeds evil, now however (He has reconciled [You] *NK(O)*)

At one time you were alienated from God and hostile in your minds because of your evil works. But now God has reconciled you to himself

22 in the body of the flesh of Him through death to present you holy and unblemished and blameless before Him.

through the death of Christ in his physical body, in order to bring you into his own presence as holy, unblemished, and above reproach,

23 if indeed you continue in the faith established and firm and not being moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which having been proclaimed in all (*k*) creation under heaven, of which have become I myself Paul a minister.

if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, without shifting away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been preached in all creation under heaven, and of this gospel I, Paul, have become a servant.

24 Now I rejoice in the sufferings (of mine *k*) for you and I am filling up that which is lacking of the tribulations of Christ in the flesh of mine for the body of Him which is the church;

I rejoice now in my sufferings for you, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.

25 of which became I myself a minister according to the administration of God which having been given me toward you to complete the word of God,

I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

26 the mystery which hidden from the ages and from the generations, (now *N(k)O*) however having been manifested to the saints of Him; (aiōn g165)

the mystery that has been hidden for ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. (aiōn g165)

27 to whom has willed God to make known (what the *N(k)O*) riches of the glory of the mystery this among the Gentiles, (which *N(k)O*) is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

To them God resolved to make known how great among the Gentiles are the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28 whom we ourselves preach admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ (Jesus *K*)

He is the one we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ Jesus.

29 Unto this also I toil striving according to the energy of Him who is working in me myself in power.

To this end I labor, striving according to his energy that is powerfully at work within me.