< Colossians 1 >
1 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus through [the] will of God and Timothy 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*)
3 We give thanks to the God (and *ko*) Father of the Lord of us Jesus Christ continually (for *NK(o)*) you praying,
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,
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
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,
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,
8 the [one] also having made known 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
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,
11 with all power being strengthened according to the might glorious of Him unto all 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,
13 who has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred [us] into the kingdom of the Son the beloved of Him,
14 in whom we have redemption (through the blood of him *K*) the forgiveness of sins;
15 [He] is [the] image of the God invisible, [the] firstborn over 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,
17 And He himself is before all things, and all things in Him have held 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;
19 because in Him was pleased all the fullness 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;
21 And you once being alienated and hostile in mind in the deeds evil, now however (He has reconciled [You] *NK(O)*)
22 in the body of the flesh of Him through death to present you holy and unblemished and blameless before Him.
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.
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;
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,
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 )
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;
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*)
29 Unto this also I toil striving according to the energy of Him who is working in me myself in power.
