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New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 1:20-29

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

21And although you were 6previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, 22yet He has now 7reconciled you in His 8body of flesh 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 shifting 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 am supplementing what is lacking 21in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of 22His body, which is the church. 2523I 24was made a minister of this church according to the 25commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might 26fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, 27the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His 28saints, 27to whom 29God willed to make known what 30the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is 31Christ in you, the 32hope of glory. 28We proclaim Him, 33admonishing every person and teaching every person 34with all 35wisdom, so that we may 36present every person 3738complete in Christ. 29For this purpose I also 39labor, 40striving 41according to His 42power which 43works mightily within me.

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Notes

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

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