Colossians Chapter 1

1PaulG3972, apostleG652 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424, by 1God's will, and Timotheus the brotherG80, 2to the holyG40 and faithfulG4103 brethren in ChristG5547 which [are] in Colosse. GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from 2GodG2316 our FatherG3962 [and Lord Jesus ChristG5547]. 3We giveG2168 thanksG2168 to the 3GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 continually [when] prayingG4336 for you, 4having heardG191 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, and the loveG26 which ye have towards all the saintsG40, 5on accountG3056 of the hopeG1680 which [is] laid up for you in the heavensG3772; of which ye heard before in the wordG3056 of the truthG225 of the glad tidings, 6which areG1510 come to you, as [they areG1510] in all the worldG2889, [and] areG1510 bearing fruitG2592 and growingG837, evenG2532 as alsoG2532 among you, from the dayG2250 ye heardG191 [them] and knewG1921 indeed the graceG5485 of 4GodG2316, in truthG225: 7even as ye learnedG3129 from EpaphrasG1889 our belovedG27 fellow-bondman, who isG1510 a faithfulG4103 ministerG1249 of ChristG5547 for you, 8who has alsoG2532 manifested to us your loveG26 in [the] SpiritG4151. 9For this reason we alsoG2532, from the dayG2250 we heardG191 [of your faith and love], do not ceaseG3973 prayingG4336 and askingG154 for you, to the end that ye may be filledG4137 with the fullG4137 knowledgeG1922 of his will, in all wisdomG4678 and spiritualG4152 understandingG4907, 10[so as] to walkG4043 worthilyG516 of the LordG2962 unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruitG2592 in every goodG18 workG2041, and growingG837 by the true knowledgeG1922 of 5GodG2316; 11strengthened with all powerG1411 accordingG2596 to the might of his gloryG1391 unto all enduranceG5281 and longsuffering with joyG5479; 12givingG2168 thanksG2168 to the FatherG3962, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saintsG40 in lightG5457, 13who has deliveredG4506 us from the authorityG1849 of darknessG4655, and translated [us] into the kingdomG932 of the SonG5207 of his loveG26: 14in whom we have redemptionG629, the forgivenessG859 of sinsG266; 15who isG1510 imageG1504 of the invisibleG517 6GodG2316, firstbornG4416 of all creationG2937; 16because by him were created all thingsG3956, the thingsG3956 in the heavensG3772 and the thingsG3956 upon the earthG1093, the visible and the invisibleG517, whether thronesG2362, or lordships, or principalities, or authoritiesG1849: all thingsG3956 have been created by him and for him. 17And he isG1510 before all, and all thingsG3956 subsist together by him. 18And he isG1510 the headG2776 of the bodyG4983, the assemblyG1577; who isG1510 [the] beginning, firstbornG4416 from among the deadG3498, that he might have the first placeG1096 in all thingsG3956: 19for in him all the fulness [of the 7Godhead] was pleased to dwellG2730, 20and by him to reconcileG604 all thingsG3956 to itself, having made peace by the bloodG129 of his crossG4716 — by him, whether the thingsG3956 on the earthG1093 or the thingsG3956 in the heavensG3772. 21And you, who onceG4218 wereG1510 alienated and enemiesG2190 in mindG1271 by wickedG4190 worksG2041, yet nowG1161 has it reconciledG604 22in the bodyG4983 of his fleshG4561 through deathG2288; to presentG3936 you holyG40 and unblamable and irreproachable before it, 23if indeed ye abide in the faithG4102 foundedG2311 and firmG1476, and not moved awayG575 from the hopeG1680 of the glad tidings, which ye have heardG191, which have been proclaimedG2784 in the whole creationG2937 which [is] under heavenG3772, of which I PaulG3972 becameG1096 ministerG1249. 24NowG3568, I rejoiceG5463 in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which isG1510 behind of the tribulationsG2347 of ChristG5547 in my fleshG4561, for his bodyG4983, which isG1510 the assemblyG1577; 25of which I becameG1096 ministerG1249, accordingG2596 to the dispensation of 8GodG2316 which [is] givenG1325 me towards you to complete the wordG3056 of 9GodG2316, 26the mysteryG3466 which [has been] hidden from agesG165 and from generationsG1074, but has nowG1161 been madeG5319 manifestG5319 to his saintsG40; 27to whom 10GodG2316 would makeG1107 known what areG1510 the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of this mysteryG3466 among the nationsG1484, which isG1510 ChristG5547 in you the hopeG1680 of gloryG1391: 28whom we announce, admonishingG3560 every manG444, and teachingG1321 every manG444, in all wisdomG4678, to the end that we may presentG3936 every manG444 perfectG5046 in ChristG5547. 29Whereunto alsoG2532 I toilG2872, combating accordingG2596 to his workingG1754, which worksG1754 in me in powerG1411.