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 Timotheus the 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 in Colossae, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: 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 give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying 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,

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

because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard of before in the word of the truth of the good news,

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,

which is present to you, as also in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as also in you, from the day in which ye heard, and knew 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,

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

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

who also did declare to us 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

Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His 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,

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

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

in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering 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 did make us meet for the participation of the inheritance of the saints in the light,

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

who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate [us] into the reign of the Son of His love,

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

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of the sins,

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

who is the image of the invisible God, first-born 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,

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

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

and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.

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;

And himself is the head of the body — the assembly — who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all [things] — himself — first,

19 because in Him was pleased all the fullness to dwell

because in him it did please all the fulness to tabernacle,

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 the all things to himself — having made peace through the blood of his cross — through him, whether the things upon the earth, whether the things in the heavens.

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

And you — once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

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

in the body of his flesh through the death, to present you holy, and unblemished, and unblameable before himself,

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 also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that [is] under the heaven, of which I became — I Paul — a ministrant.

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 now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

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,

of which I — I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,

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 secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested 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 whom God did will 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,

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*)

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

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

for which also I labour, striving according to his working that is working in me in power.