New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:20-29

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 17 18ministerG1249.

24 19NowG3568 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. 25 24Of 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, 26that is, 28the mysteryG3466 which has been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but has nowG3568 been manifestedG5319 to His 29saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 30GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 is 31the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, whichG3739 is 32ChristG5547 in you, the 33hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 34admonishingG3560 everyG3956 manG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 manG444 35with allG3956 36wisdomG4678, soG2443 that we may 37presentG3936 everyG3956 manG444 38 39completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose alsoG2532 I 40laborG2872, 41strivingG75 42accordingG2596 to His 43powerG1411, which 44mightilyG1411 worksG1754 withinG1722 me.

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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 ↩
28. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
29. Colossians 1:26 Or holy ones ↩
30. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
31. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
32. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
33. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
34. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
35. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
36. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
37. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
38. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
39. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
40. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
41. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
42. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
43. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
44. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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