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New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:15-29

151He is the 2image of the 3invisible God, the 4firstborn of all creation. 16For 56by Him all things were created, 7both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether 8thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--9all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17He 1011is before all things, and in Him all things 12hold together. 18He is also 13head of 14the body, the church; and He is 15the beginning, 16the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19For 17it was 18the Father’s good pleasure for all 19the 20fullness to dwell in Him, 20and through Him to 21reconcile all things to Himself, having made 22peace through 23the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, 24whether things on earth or things in 25heaven.

21And although you were 26formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22yet He has now 27reconciled you in His fleshly 28body through death, in order to 29present you before Him 30holy and blameless and beyond reproach-- 23if indeed you continue in 31the faith firmly 32established and steadfast, and not moved away from the 33hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed 34in all creation under heaven, 35and of which I, Paul, 36was made a 3738minister.

2439Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh 40I 41do my share on behalf of 42His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking 43in Christ’s afflictions. 2544Of this church I 45was made a minister according to the 46stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might 47fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, 48the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His 49saints, 27to whom 50God willed to make known what is 51the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is 52Christ in you, the 53hope of glory. 28We proclaim Him, 54admonishing every man and teaching every man 55with all 56wisdom, so that we may 57present every man 5859complete in Christ. 29For this purpose also I 60labor, 61striving 62according to His 63power, which 64mightily works within me.

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Notes

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

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