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New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:20-29

20and through Him to 1reconcile all things to Himself, having made 2peace through 3the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, 4whether things on earth or things in 5heaven.

21And although you were 6formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22yet He has now 7reconciled you in His fleshly 8body through death, in order to 9present you before Him 10holy and blameless and beyond reproach-- 23if indeed you continue in 11the faith firmly 12established and steadfast, and not moved away from the 13hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed 14in all creation under heaven, 15and of which I, Paul, 16was made a 1718minister.

2419Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh 20I 21do my share on behalf of 22His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking 23in Christ’s afflictions. 2524Of this church I 25was made a minister according to the 26stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might 27fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, 28the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His 29saints, 27to whom 30God willed to make known what is 31the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is 32Christ in you, the 33hope of glory. 28We proclaim Him, 34admonishing every man and teaching every man 35with all 36wisdom, so that we may 37present every man 3839complete in Christ. 29For this purpose also I 40labor, 41striving 42according to His 43power, which 44mightily works within me.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 1:24 Or representatively...fill up ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 1:26 Or holy ones ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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