New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:26-29

26that is, 1the mysteryG3466 which has been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but has nowG3568 been manifestedG5319 to His 2saintsG40,

27to whomG3739 3GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 is 4the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, whichG3739 is 5ChristG5547 in you, the 6hopeG1680 of gloryG1391.

28We proclaimG2605 Him, 7admonishingG3560 everyG3956 manG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 manG444 8with allG3956 9wisdomG4678, soG2443 that we may 10presentG3936 everyG3956 manG444 11 12completeG5046 in ChristG5547.

29For thisG3739 purpose alsoG2532 I 13laborG2872, 14strivingG75 15accordingG2596 to His 16powerG1411, which 17mightilyG1411 worksG1754 withinG1722 me.

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Notes

1. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
2. Colossians 1:26 Or holy ones ↩
3. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
4. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
5. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
6. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
7. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
8. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
9. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
10. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
11. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
12. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
13. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
14. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
15. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
16. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
17. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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