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Colossians 1:12-29

12givingG2168 thanksG2168 to 1the FatherG3962, who has qualifiedG2427 us 2to shareG3310 in 3the inheritanceG2819 of the 4saintsG40 in 5lightG5457. 136For He rescuedG4506 us from the 78domainG1849 of darknessG4655, and transferredG3179 us to the kingdomG932 of 910His belovedG26 SonG5207, 1411in whomG3739 we haveG2192 redemptionG629, the forgivenessG859 of sinsG266.

1512He is the 13imageG1504 of the 14invisibleG517 GodG2316, the 15firstbornG4416 of allG3956 creationG2937: 16for 1617by Him allG3956 thingsG3956 were createdG2936, 18both in the heavensG3772 and on earthG1093, visibleG3707 and invisibleG517, whetherG1535 19thronesG2362, orG1535 dominionsG2963, orG1535 rulersG746, orG1535 authoritiesG1849--20allG3956 thingsG3956 have been createdG2936 throughG1223 Him and for Him. 17He 2122is beforeG4253 allG3956 thingsG3956, and in Him allG3956 thingsG3956 23holdG4921 togetherG4921. 18He is alsoG2532 the 24headG2776 of 25the bodyG4983, the churchG1577; and He is 26the beginningG746, 27the firstbornG4416 from the deadG3498, soG2443 thatG2443 He HimselfG846 will comeG1096 to haveG4409 firstG4409 placeG4409 in everythingG3956. 19For 28it was 29the Father’s goodG2106 pleasureG2106 for allG3956 30the 31fullnessG4138 to dwellG2730 in Him, 20and throughG1223 Him to 32reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, 33whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 34heavenG3772, having madeG1517 35peaceG1517 throughG1223 36the bloodG129 of His crossG4716.

21And although you were 37previouslyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in attitudeG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 38reconciledG604 you in His 39bodyG4983 of fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 40presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 41holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 42the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 43establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not shiftingG3334 from the 44hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 45in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 46and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 47was madeG1096 a 4849ministerG1249.

2450NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 forG5228 your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 51I am supplementingG466 whatG5303 isG5303 lackingG5303 52in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 inG5228 behalfG5228 of 53His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577. 2554I 55was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 of thisG3739 church accordingG2596 to the 56commissionG3622 from GodG2316 grantedG1325 to me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 57fullyG4137 carryG4137 outG4137 the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 58the mysteryG3466 which had been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but nowG3568 has been revealedG5319 to His 59saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 60GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 61the wealthG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 is, the mystery that is 62ChristG5547 in you, the 63hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 64admonishingG3560 everyG3956 personG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 personG444 65with allG3956 66wisdomG4678, soG2443 thatG2443 we may 67presentG3936 everyG3956 personG444 6869completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose I alsoG2532 70laborG2872, 71strivingG75 72accordingG2596 to His 73powerG1753 which 74worksG1754 mightilyG1411 withinG1722 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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