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Colossians 1:12-29

12giving thanks to 1the Father, who has qualified us 2to share in 3the inheritance of the 4saints in 5light. 136For He rescued us from the 78domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of 910His beloved Son, 1411in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

1512He is the 13image of the 14invisible God, the 15firstborn of all creation: 16for 1617by Him all things were created, 18both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether 19thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities--20all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17He 2122is before all things, and in Him all things 23hold together. 18He is also the 24head of 25the body, the church; and He is 26the beginning, 27the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19For 28it was 29the Father’s good pleasure for all 30the 31fullness to dwell in Him, 20and through Him to 32reconcile all things to Himself, 33whether things on earth or things in 34heaven, having made 35peace through 36the blood of His cross.

21And although you were 37previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, 22yet He has now 38reconciled you in His 39body of flesh through death, in order to 40present you before Him 41holy and blameless and beyond reproach-- 23if indeed you continue in 42the faith firmly 43established and steadfast, and not shifting from the 44hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed 45in all creation under heaven, 46and of which I, Paul, 47was made a 4849minister.

2450Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh 51I am supplementing what is lacking 52in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of 53His body, which is the church. 2554I 55was made a minister of this church according to the 56commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might 57fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, 58the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His 59saints, 27to whom 60God willed to make known what 61the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is 62Christ in you, the 63hope of glory. 28We proclaim Him, 64admonishing every person and teaching every person 65with all 66wisdom, so that we may 67present every person 6869complete in Christ. 29For this purpose I also 70labor, 71striving 72according to His 73power which 74works mightily within me.

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Notes

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

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