New American Standard Bible 1995
Colossians 1:20-25
20and throughG1223 Him to 1reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, having madeG1517 2peaceG1517 throughG1223 3the bloodG129 of His crossG4716; throughG1223 Him, I say, 4whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 5heavenG3772.
21And although you were 6formerlyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in mindG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 7reconciledG604 you in His fleshlyG4561 8bodyG4983 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 9presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 10holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 11the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 12establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not movedG3334 awayG3334 from the 13hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 14in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 15and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 16was madeG1096 a 1718ministerG1249.
2419NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 for your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 20I 21do my shareG466 on behalfG5228 of 22His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577, in fillingG466 up whatG3588 is lackingG5303 23in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347. 2524Of this church I 25was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 accordingG2596 to the 26stewardshipG3622 from GodG2316 bestowedG1325 on me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 27fullyG4137 carryG4137 out the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316,
Notes
- 1. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
- 2. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
- 3. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
- 4. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
- 5. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
- 6. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
- 7. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
- 8. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
- 9. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
- 10. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
- 11. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
- 12. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
- 13. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
- 14. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
- 15. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
- 16. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
- 17. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
- 18. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
- 19. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
- 20. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
- 21. Colossians 1:24 Or representatively...fill up ↩
- 22. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
- 23. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
- 24. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
- 25. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
- 26. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
- 27. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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