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New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:14-29

141in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

152He is the 3image of the 4invisible God, the 5firstborn of all creation. 16For 67by Him all things were created, 8both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether 9thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--10all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17He 1112is before all things, and in Him all things 13hold together. 18He is also 14head of 15the body, the church; and He is 16the beginning, 17the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19For 18it was 19the Father’s good pleasure for all 20the 21fullness to dwell in Him, 20and through Him to 22reconcile all things to Himself, having made 23peace through 24the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, 25whether things on earth or things in 26heaven.

21And although you were 27formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22yet He has now 28reconciled you in His fleshly 29body through death, in order to 30present you before Him 31holy and blameless and beyond reproach-- 23if indeed you continue in 32the faith firmly 33established and steadfast, and not moved away from the 34hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed 35in all creation under heaven, 36and of which I, Paul, 37was made a 3839minister.

2440Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh 41I 42do my share on behalf of 43His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking 44in Christ’s afflictions. 2545Of this church I 46was made a minister according to the 47stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might 48fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, 49the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His 50saints, 27to whom 51God willed to make known what is 52the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is 53Christ in you, the 54hope of glory. 28We proclaim Him, 55admonishing every man and teaching every man 56with all 57wisdom, so that we may 58present every man 5960complete in Christ. 29For this purpose also I 61labor, 62striving 63according to His 64power, which 65mightily works within me.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:14 Rom 3:24 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:15 Lit Who is ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:15 2 Cor 4:4 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:15 John 1:1 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:15 Rom 8:29 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:16 Or in ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:20f; Col 2:15 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:16 John 1:3; Rom 11:36; 1 Cor 8:6 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:17 Or has existed prior to ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:17 John 1:1; 8:58 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:17 Or endure ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:22 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:23; Col 1:24; 2:19 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 1:18 Rev 3:14 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 1:18 Acts 26:23 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 1:19 Eph 1:5 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 1:19 John 1:16 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 1:19 I.e. fullness of deity ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 1:24 Or representatively...fill up ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
  48. 48. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
  49. 49. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
  50. 50. Colossians 1:26 Or holy ones ↩
  51. 51. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
  52. 52. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
  53. 53. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
  54. 54. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
  55. 55. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
  56. 56. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
  57. 57. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
  58. 58. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
  59. 59. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
  60. 60. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
  61. 61. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
  62. 62. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
  63. 63. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
  64. 64. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
  65. 65. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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