New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 1:15-29

15 1He is the 2imageG1504 of the 3invisibleG517 GodG2316, the 4firstbornG4416 of allG3956 creationG2937: 16for 5 6by Him allG3956 thingsG3956 were createdG2936, 7both in the heavensG3772 and on earthG1093, visibleG3707 and invisibleG517, whetherG1535 8thronesG2362, orG1535 dominionsG2963, orG1535 rulersG746, orG1535 authoritiesG1849--9allG3956 thingsG3956 have been createdG2936 throughG1223 Him and for Him. 17He 10 11is beforeG4253 allG3956 thingsG3956, and in Him allG3956 thingsG3956 12holdG4921 togetherG4921. 18He is alsoG2532 the 13headG2776 of 14the bodyG4983, the churchG1577; and He is 15the beginningG746, 16the firstbornG4416 from the deadG3498, soG2443 thatG2443 He HimselfG846 will comeG1096 to haveG4409 firstG4409 placeG4409 in everythingG3956. 19For 17it was 18the Father’s goodG2106 pleasureG2106 for allG3956 19the 20fullnessG4138 to dwellG2730 in Him, 20and throughG1223 Him to 21reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, 22whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 23heavenG3772, having madeG1517 24peaceG1517 throughG1223 25the bloodG129 of His crossG4716.

21And although you were 26previouslyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in attitudeG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 27reconciledG604 you in His 28bodyG4983 of fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 29presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 30holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 31the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 32establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not shiftingG3334 from the 33hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 34in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 35and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 36was madeG1096 a 37 38ministerG1249.

24 39NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 forG5228 your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 40I am supplementingG466 whatG5303 isG5303 lackingG5303 41in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 inG5228 behalfG5228 of 42His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577. 25 43I 44was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 of thisG3739 church accordingG2596 to the 45commissionG3622 from GodG2316 grantedG1325 to me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 46fullyG4137 carryG4137 outG4137 the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 47the mysteryG3466 which had been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but nowG3568 has been revealedG5319 to His 48saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 49GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 50the wealthG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 is, the mystery that is 51ChristG5547 in you, the 52hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 53admonishingG3560 everyG3956 personG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 personG444 54with allG3956 55wisdomG4678, soG2443 thatG2443 we may 56presentG3936 everyG3956 personG444 57 58completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose I alsoG2532 59laborG2872, 60strivingG75 61accordingG2596 to His 62powerG1753 which 63worksG1754 mightilyG1411 withinG1722 me.

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Notes

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

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