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Colossians Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments

11PaulG3972, 2an apostleG652 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424 34by the willG2307 of GodG2316, and 5TimothyG5095 6our brotherG80,

2To the 78saintsG40 and faithfulG4103 brothersG80 and sisters in ChristG5547 who are at ColossaeG2857: 9GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962.

310We 11giveG2168 thanksG2168 to GodG2316, 12the FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, prayingG4336 alwaysG3842 for you, 413since we heardG191 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 and the 14loveG26 whichG3739 you haveG2192 15for 16allG3956 the 17saintsG40; 5becauseG1223 of the 18hopeG1680 19reservedG606 for you in 20heavenG3772, of whichG3739 you previouslyG4257 21heardG4257 in the wordG3056 of truthG225, 22the gospelG2098 6which has comeG3918 to you, justG2531 asG2531 2324in allG3956 the worldG2889 alsoG2532 it is bearingG2592 25fruitG2592 and 26increasingG837, evenG2531G2532 asG2531 it has been doing in you alsoG2532 sinceG575 the dayG2250 you 27heardG191 it and 28understoodG1921 the graceG5485 of GodG2316 in truthG225; 7justG2531 asG2531 you learnedG3129 it from 29EpaphrasG1889, our 30belovedG27 fellowG4889 bond-servantG4889, whoG3739 is a faithfulG4103 servantG1249 of ChristG5547 onG5228 our behalfG5228, 8and he alsoG2532 informedG1213 us of your 31loveG26 in the SpiritG4151.

9For thisG3778 reasonG1223 we alsoG2532, 32sinceG575 the dayG2250 we heardG191 about it, 33have not ceasedG3973 prayingG4336 for you and askingG154 that you may be filledG4137 with the 3435knowledgeG1922 of His willG2307 in allG3956 spiritualG4152 36wisdomG4678 and understandingG4907, 10so that you will 37walkG4043 inG516 aG516 mannerG516 worthyG516 of the LordG2962, 3839to pleaseG699 Him in allG3956 respectsG3956, 40bearingG2592 fruitG2592 in everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041 and 41increasingG837 in the 42knowledgeG1922 of GodG2316; 1143strengthenedG1412 with allG3956 powerG1411, accordingG2596 to 44His gloriousG1391 mightG2904, 45for the attaining of allG3956 perseveranceG5281 and 46patienceG3115; 47joyouslyG3326G5479 12givingG2168 thanksG2168 to 48the FatherG3962, who has qualifiedG2427 us 49to shareG3310 in 50the inheritanceG2819 of the 51saintsG40 in 52lightG5457.

The Incomparable Christ

1353For He rescuedG4506 us from the 5455domainG1849 of darknessG4655, and transferredG3179 us to the kingdomG932 of 5657His belovedG26 SonG5207, 1458in whomG3739 we haveG2192 redemptionG629, the forgivenessG859 of sinsG266.

1559He is the 60imageG1504 of the 61invisibleG517 GodG2316, the 62firstbornG4416 of allG3956 creationG2937: 16for 6364by Him allG3956 thingsG3956 were createdG2936, 65both in the heavensG3772 and on earthG1093, visibleG3707 and invisibleG517, whetherG1535 66thronesG2362, orG1535 dominionsG2963, orG1535 rulersG746, orG1535 authoritiesG1849--67allG3956 thingsG3956 have been createdG2936 throughG1223 Him and for Him. 17He 6869is beforeG4253 allG3956 thingsG3956, and in Him allG3956 thingsG3956 70holdG4921 togetherG4921. 18He is alsoG2532 the 71headG2776 of 72the bodyG4983, the churchG1577; and He is 73the beginningG746, 74the firstbornG4416 from the deadG3498, soG2443 thatG2443 He HimselfG846 will comeG1096 to haveG4409 firstG4409 placeG4409 in everythingG3956. 19For 75it was 76the Father’s goodG2106 pleasureG2106 for allG3956 77the 78fullnessG4138 to dwellG2730 in Him, 20and throughG1223 Him to 79reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, 80whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 81heavenG3772, having madeG1517 82peaceG1517 throughG1223 83the bloodG129 of His crossG4716.

21And although you were 84previouslyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in attitudeG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 85reconciledG604 you in His 86bodyG4983 of fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 87presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 88holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 89the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 90establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not shiftingG3334 from the 91hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 92in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 93and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 94was madeG1096 a 9596ministerG1249.

2497NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 forG5228 your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 98I am supplementingG466 whatG5303 isG5303 lackingG5303 99in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 inG5228 behalfG5228 of 100His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577. 25101I 102was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 of thisG3739 church accordingG2596 to the 103commissionG3622 from GodG2316 grantedG1325 to me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 104fullyG4137 carryG4137 outG4137 the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 105the mysteryG3466 which had been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but nowG3568 has been revealedG5319 to His 106saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 107GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 108the wealthG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 is, the mystery that is 109ChristG5547 in you, the 110hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 111admonishingG3560 everyG3956 personG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 personG444 112with allG3956 113wisdomG4678, soG2443 thatG2443 we may 114presentG3936 everyG3956 personG444 115116completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose I alsoG2532 117laborG2872, 118strivingG75 119accordingG2596 to His 120powerG1753 which 121worksG1754 mightilyG1411 withinG1722 me.

Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:1 Phil 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:1 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:1 Lit through ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:1 1 Cor 1:1 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:1 2 Cor 1:1; 1 Thess 3:2 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:1 Lit the ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:2 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:2 Acts 9:13 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:2 Rom 1:7 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:3 Rom 1:8 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:3 Or always give...praying for you ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:3 Rom 15:6; 2 Cor 1:3 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:4 Eph 1:15; Philem 5 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:4 Gal 5:6 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 1:4 Or toward ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 1:4 Eph 6:18 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 1:4 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 1:5 Acts 23:6 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 1:5 2 Tim 4:8 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 1:5 Eph 1:13 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 1:6 Or it is in all the world also, bearing ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 1:6 Rom 10:18 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 1:6 Rom 1:13 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 1:6 Or spreading abroad ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 1:6 Eph 4:21 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 1:6 Or came to fully know ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 1:7 Col 4:12 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 1:7 Col 4:7 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 1:8 Rom 15:30 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 1:9 Col 1:4 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 1:9 Eph 1:16 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 1:9 Or real knowledge ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 1:9 Phil 1:9 ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 1:9 Eph 1:17 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 1:10 Eph 4:1 ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 1:10 Lit unto all pleasing ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 1:10 Eph 5:10 ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 1:10 Rom 1:13 ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 1:10 Or growing by the knowledge ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 1:10 Or real knowledge ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 1:11 1 Cor 16:13 ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 1:11 Lit the might of His glory ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 1:11 Lit unto all ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 1:11 Or patience with joy ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 1:11 Eph 4:2 ↩
  48. 48. Colossians 1:12 Eph 2:18 ↩
  49. 49. Colossians 1:12 Lit unto the portion of ↩
  50. 50. Colossians 1:12 Acts 20:32 ↩
  51. 51. Colossians 1:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  52. 52. Colossians 1:12 Acts 26:18 ↩
  53. 53. Colossians 1:13 Lit Who rescued ↩
  54. 54. Colossians 1:13 Lit authority ↩
  55. 55. Colossians 1:13 Eph 6:12 ↩
  56. 56. Colossians 1:13 Lit the Son of His love ↩
  57. 57. Colossians 1:13 Eph 1:6 ↩
  58. 58. Colossians 1:14 Rom 3:24 ↩
  59. 59. Colossians 1:15 Lit Who is ↩
  60. 60. Colossians 1:15 2 Cor 4:4 ↩
  61. 61. Colossians 1:15 John 1:1 ↩
  62. 62. Colossians 1:15 Rom 8:29 ↩
  63. 63. Colossians 1:16 Or in ↩
  64. 64. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
  65. 65. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:10 ↩
  66. 66. Colossians 1:16 Eph 1:20f; Col 2:15 ↩
  67. 67. Colossians 1:16 John 1:3; Rom 11:36; 1 Cor 8:6 ↩
  68. 68. Colossians 1:17 Or has existed prior to ↩
  69. 69. Colossians 1:17 John 1:1; 8:58 ↩
  70. 70. Colossians 1:17 Or endure ↩
  71. 71. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:22 ↩
  72. 72. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:23; Col 1:24; 2:19 ↩
  73. 73. Colossians 1:18 Rev 3:14 ↩
  74. 74. Colossians 1:18 Acts 26:23 ↩
  75. 75. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell ↩
  76. 76. Colossians 1:19 Eph 1:5 ↩
  77. 77. Colossians 1:19 John 1:16 ↩
  78. 78. Colossians 1:19 I.e., fullness of deity ↩
  79. 79. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  80. 80. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
  81. 81. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
  82. 82. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
  83. 83. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
  84. 84. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
  85. 85. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  86. 86. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
  87. 87. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
  88. 88. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
  89. 89. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
  90. 90. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
  91. 91. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
  92. 92. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
  93. 93. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
  94. 94. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
  95. 95. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
  96. 96. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
  97. 97. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
  98. 98. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
  99. 99. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
  100. 100. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
  101. 101. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
  102. 102. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
  103. 103. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
  104. 104. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
  105. 105. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
  106. 106. Colossians 1:26 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  107. 107. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
  108. 108. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
  109. 109. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
  110. 110. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
  111. 111. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
  112. 112. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
  113. 113. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
  114. 114. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
  115. 115. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
  116. 116. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
  117. 117. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
  118. 118. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
  119. 119. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
  120. 120. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
  121. 121. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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