Colossians 1

1 PAUL, a legate of Jesus the Messiah by the pleasure of God, and Timothy a brother,

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

2 to them who are at Colosse, the brethren, holy and believing in Jesus the Messiah: peace be with you, and grace from God our Father.

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 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, at all times, and pray for you;

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

4 lo, ever since we heard of your faith in Jesus the Messiah, and of your love to all the saints;

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 that is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye heard before in the word of truth of the gospel;

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 announced to you, as also to all the world; and which groweth and yieldeth fruits, as it doth also among you from the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in reality:

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 as ye learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful minister of the Messiah;

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 and who hath made known to us your love in the Spirit.

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

9 Therefore we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray for you; and to ask that ye may be filled with a knowledge of the good pleasure of God, in all wisdom, and in all spiritual understanding;

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 that ye may walk as is right, and may please God with all good works, and may yield fruits, and grow in the knowledge of God;

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 and may be strengthened with all strength, according to the greatness of his glory, in all patience and long suffering;

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

12 and may, with joy, give thanks to God the Father, who hath fitted us for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light;

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 and hath rescued us from the dominion of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son;

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

14 by whom we have redemption and remission of sins:

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

15 who is the likeness of the invisible God, and the first-born of all creatures:

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

16 and by him was created every thing that is in heaven and on earth, all that is seen and all that is unseen, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or sovereignties; every thing was through him, and was created by him:

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 was prior to all, and by him every thing exists.

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

18 And he is the head of the body the church; as he is the head and first-born from among the dead, that he might be the first in all things.

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 For it pleased the Father, that in him all fullness should dwell;

because in Him was pleased all the fullness to dwell

20 and by him, to reconcile all things to himself; and through him, he hath pacified, with the blood of his cross, both those on earth and those in heaven.

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 also to you, who were before alienated and enemies in your minds, because of your evil deeds,

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

22 to you, he hath now given peace, by the body of his flesh, and by his death; that he might establish you in his presence, holy, without blemish, and without offence;

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

23 provided ye continue in your faith, your foundation being firm, and ye be not removed from the hope of the gospel; of which ye have heard, that it is proclaimed in all the creation beneath heaven; of which gospel I Paul am a minister.

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 And I rejoice in the sufferings which are for your sakes; and, in my flesh, I fill up the deficiency in the afflictions of the Messiah, in behalf of his body, which is the church;

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 I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me among you, that I should fulfill the word of God,

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 namely, that mystery, which was hidden for ages and generations, but is now revealed to his saints; (aiōn g165)

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)

27 to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which mystery is the Messiah; who in you is the hope of our glory;

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 proclaim, and teach and make known to every man, in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Jesus the Messiah.

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 And for this also, I toil and strive, with the aid of the strength that is imparted to me.

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