Colossians 1
1 I, Paul, [am writing this letter to you], and our fellow believer Timothy [is with me]. I am an apostle who represents Christ Jesus, because that is what God wanted.
Paulus, een apostel van Jezus Christus, door den wil van God, en Timotheüs de broeder,
2 [I am sending this letter] to you who are in Colossae [city], and who are God’s people, and our faithful fellow believers who have a close relationship with Christ. We pray that God our Father will be acting kindly towards you, and that he will cause you to have [inner] peace.
aan de heilige en geloovige broeders in Christus te Kolosse, genade zij ulieden en vrede, van God onzen Vader, en van den Heere Jezus Christus!
3 Very often [HYP] we thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, while we are praying for you,
Wij danken den God en Vader van onzen Heere Jezus Christus, en bidden altijd voor u,
4 because we have heard that you believe in Christ Jesus, and that you love all God’s people.
gehoord hebbende mij; geloof in Christus Jezus, en de liefde die gij hebt tot al de heiligen,
5 You do that because you confidently expect to receive that which God is (reserving/keeping safe) for you in heaven, which you heard about previously when you heard the true message, that is, the message [about Christ].
om de hope die voor n bewaard wordt in de hemelen, waarvan gij te voren gehoord hebt in het woord der waarheid, des Evangelies,
6 [People] proclaimed it [PRS] to you, just like [people] have proclaimed it in many different countries [HYP, IDM]. The true message is changing more and more people’s lives, just like it changed your lives because you heard it and you truly experienced that God acts kindly towards us in ways we do not deserve.
dat tot u gekomen is, gelijk het ook in de geheele wereld is, vrucht dragende en aanwassende, gelijk ook onder u, van dien dag af dat gij het gehoord hebt en dat gij de genade van God in waarheid bekend hebt;
7 That is just what Epaphras taught you [would happen]. We love Epaphras. He serves Christ together with us and works for Christ faithfully for your benefit.
gelijk gij ook geleerd hebt van Epafras, onzen beminden mededienstknecht, die voor u een getrouw dienaar van Christus is;
8 He told us that you love [all God’s people], just like God’s Spirit [has enabled you to] (OR, spiritually).
die ons ook bekend gemaakt heeft uw liefde in den geest.
9 Because of what we heard about you, we have also been praying [LIT] very often to God for you [HYP], ever since we heard this report about you. We pray that you will truly know all that God wants you to do; that is, that you will become very wise, and that you will understand spiritual matters well.
Daarom hebben ook wij, van den dag af dat wij het gehoord hebben, niet opgehouden voor u te bidden en te begeeren dat gij zoudt vervuld worden met de kennis van zijn wil, in alle geestelijke wijsheid en verstand;
10 We have been praying like that in order that you will conduct yourselves as the Lord’s people should conduct themselves, in order that you will please the Lord in every way. Specifically, we have been praying like that in order that you will be doing every sort of good deed [IDM] and in order that you will be getting to know God truly, more and more.
om waardiglijk te wandelen voor den Heere, tot alle welbehagelijkheid, in alle goed werk vrucht dragende en aanwassende in de kennis van God;
11 And we pray that [God] will greatly strengthen you [spiritually] with the mighty power that he has shown [to people], in order that you will always be steadfast and patient [when you experience difficulties], while [at the same time] you will be rejoicing.
met alle kracht bekrachtigd zijnde naar de sterkte zijner glorie, tot alle volharding en lankmoedigheid; met blijdschap
12 And we pray that you will be thanking God our Father, because he has enabled you/us to receive the things that he will give to his people in heaven [SYN].
den Vader dankende die ons bekwaam gemaakt heeft om deelgenooten te zijn van de erfenis der heiligen in het licht;
13 God our Father rescued us [spiritually] so that the evil one no longer rules us [MET, MTY], and he caused us now to be ruled by his Son, whom he loves.
die ons getrokken heeft uit de macht der duisternis en ons overgebracht heeft lot het koninkrijk van den Zoon zijner liefde,
14 That is, because of our relationship with his Son (OR, because of what the one who is also God did), God has redeemed/bought us; in particular, he has forgiven our sins.
in wien wij de verlossing hebben, de vergiffenis der zonden;
15 God’s Son reveals perfectly what God, his Father, is like, whom no one can see. God’s Son existed before and ranks above everything that God has created.
die het beeld is van den onzichtbaren God, de eerstgeborene van de geheele schepping.
16 When God created everything that is on the earth, he did it by having his Son do it. He created everything that [people] can see, and also everything which is in heaven that [people] cannot see. In particular, his Son created all ranks of important spirit beings. [And his Son ranks above everything], because God by the work of had his Son, and because by his Son all things were created {because [God] had his Son create everything} in order that everything might praise his Son,
Want in Hem is alles geschapen! Wat in de hemelen en op de aarde is, de zichtbare en de onzichtbare dingen, hetzij troonen, hetzij heerschappijen, hetzij overheden, hetzij machten, alle dingen zijn door Hem en tot Hem geschapen;
17 and because it is his Son who existed before anything else existed, and because God sustains everything by what his Son [does].
en zelf is Hij vóór alle dingen en al die dingen blijven bestaan in Hem.
18 And [God’s Son ranks above everything], because it is his Son who [rules over his people] [MET] [as a person’s] head [controls his physical] body, because his Son causes his people to live [spiritually]. [God’s Son] is the first one who became alive again, in order that he should become more important than anything and everyone.
En Hij is het Hoofd des lichaams, der gemeente; Hij die het begin is, de eerstgeborene uit de dooden, opdat Hij zelf in alles de eerste plaats zou hebben.
19 [God’s Son reveals perfectly what God his Father is like], because his Father chose to live completely in him.
Want het heeft den Vader behaagd dat de geheele volheid wonen zou in Hem,
20 [God our Father caused his Son to rule us], because he decided to reconcile with himself everything that is on earth and that is in heaven by what his Son did, in order that everything might honor his Son; that is, God our Father decided to reconcile everything to himself as a result of his [Son’s] blood [flowing when he died] on the cross. [The chiastic material is rearranged below so that the directly related propositional clusters are joined together.] 13 God our Father rescued us [spiritually] so that we are no longer ruled by the evil one, and God our Father caused us now to be ruled by his Son (OR, the man who is also God) whom he loves. 14a That is, by means of what his Son did, we have been redeemed by God, our Father. 14b In particular, our sins have been forgiven by God, our Father. 20 God, our Father, has done this because he decided to reconcile to himself, by means of his Son, everything that is on earth and that is in heaven, in order that his Son might be honored; that is, God, our Father decided to reconcile everything to himself by means of God’s Son’s blood [flowing out when he died] on the cross. 15b God cannot be seen by anyone, 15a but his Son reveals perfectly what God—his Father—is like, 19a because it is in his Son that the Father chose 19b that he himself would dwell completely. 15c God’s Son ranks above everything 15d that has been created, 16 because it was by means of God’s Son that God created everything that is on the earth and that can be seen by people, and also everything that is in heaven and that cannot be seen by people. In particular, all types of important spirit beings were created by means of him, since everything has been created by God by means of God’s Son. And his Son ranks above everything, because everything has been created by God, in order that God’s Son might be honored by everything, 17 and because it is he who existed before anything else existed, and since everything is sustained by God by means of God’s Son. 18 And God’s Son ranks above everything because it is he who [rules over all believers, just like a person’s] head [controls his physical body, because he causes all believers to live spiritually]. His Son is the first one who rose from among those who have died, in order that he should become more important than everything and everyone.
en dat Hij door Hem alle dingen zou verzoenen tot zich zelven, vrede gemaakt hebbende door het bloed zijns kruises, door Hem, zeg ik, zoowel de dingen op aarde als die in de hemelen zijn.
21 As for you, [although] formerly God [considered you his] enemies (OR, [God considered you] as alienated [from him]) and [although] you were formerly hostile [to God] because you thought evil thoughts and because you did evil deeds,
En Hij heeft u, die te voren vervreemd zijt geweest en vijanden in uw gezindheid, door de booze werken,
22 nevertheless, God our Father has now reconciled you [with himself. He did that] as a result of his Son dying physically. He did it in order that you should be completely holy when he brings you into his presence.
nu ook verzoend in het lichaam zijns vleesches, door den dood, om u heilig en onbevlekt en onberispelijk voor Hem te stellen,
23 He wants you to continue [DOU] to believe the message about Christ; specifically, he wants you to continue to be stable/steadfast and to continue to confidently expect to receive that which you heard about when you heard that message. That message has been proclaimed {They have proclaimed that message} to people in very many places [HYP]; and I, Paul, also become someone who tells it to people.
indien het is dat gij gegrond en vast blijft in het geloof, en niet bewogen wordt van de hope des Evangelies dat gij gehoord hebt, dat gepredikt is aan alle schepsel onder den hemel en waarvan ik Paulus, een dienaar ben geworden.
24 At the present time I am rejoicing that I am suffering for your benefit; that is, I am completing what Christ [decided] that I should suffer physically for the benefit of all believers, [who are as dear to him as] his own body.
Nu verheug ik mij in mijn lijden voor u, en ik maak in mijn vleesch volkomen wat nog ontbreekt aan de verdrukkingen van Christus, voor zijn lichaam, dat is de gemeente,
25 I myself became someone who serves God’s people, because I was appointed {[God] appointed me} to be responsible to [help] you [who are non-Jews]. I became one who serves God’s people in order that I should make known to you non-Jews the whole message from/about God.
waarvan ik een dienaar geworden ben, naar den last dien God mij gegeven heeft, om onder ulieden het woord Gods te vervullen,
26 [We did not know this message previously; that is, God] concealed it from [the people who lived in all] the previous ages, but he has now revealed it to his people. (aiōn g165)
te weten de verborgenheid die verborgen is geweest van alle eeuwen en geslachten, doch nu geopenbaard is aan zijn heiligen, (aiōn g165)
27 That is, God decided to reveal to them this message, which declares that he will greatly bless the non-Jews. Specifically, this message declares that Christ, [by his Spirit], will live in you who are non-Jews, with the result that you confidently expect that you will experience how glorious [God is].
aan wie God heeft willen bekend maken welke de rijkdom is der glorie van deze verborgenheid onder de heidenen: namelijk Christus in u, de hope der glorie;
28 We tell about Christ [to every class of persons]; we warn them, and specifically, we teach everyone very wisely. We do this in order that every person who (has a close relationship with/is united to) Christ may be (all that God wants them to be/perfect) when we present them to Christ.
dien wij verkondigen, door iederen mensch te vermanen en iederen mensch te onderwijzen in alle wijsheid, om iederen mensch volkomen te stellen in Christus;
29 In order that I might [achieve/accomplish this], I am also working very hard, depending on Christ to empowering me very greatly.
waartoe ik ook arbeid, strijdende naar zijn werking die in mij werkt met kracht.
