New American Standard Bible 2020
Colossians 1:18-24
18He is alsoG2532 the 1headG2776 of 2the bodyG4983, the churchG1577; and He is 3the beginningG746, 4the firstbornG4416 from the deadG3498, soG2443 thatG2443 He HimselfG846 will comeG1096 to haveG4409 firstG4409 placeG4409 in everythingG3956. 19For 5it was 6the Father’s goodG2106 pleasureG2106 for allG3956 7the 8fullnessG4138 to dwellG2730 in Him, 20and throughG1223 Him to 9reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, 10whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 11heavenG3772, having madeG1517 12peaceG1517 throughG1223 13the bloodG129 of His crossG4716.
21And although you were 14previouslyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in attitudeG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 15reconciledG604 you in His 16bodyG4983 of fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 17presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 18holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 19the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 20establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not shiftingG3334 from the 21hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 22in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 23and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 24was madeG1096 a 2526ministerG1249.
2427NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 forG5228 your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 28I am supplementingG466 whatG5303 isG5303 lackingG5303 29in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 inG5228 behalfG5228 of 30His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577.
Notes
- 1. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:22 ↩
- 2. Colossians 1:18 Eph 1:23; Col 1:24; 2:19 ↩
- 3. Colossians 1:18 Rev 3:14 ↩
- 4. Colossians 1:18 Acts 26:23 ↩
- 5. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell ↩
- 6. Colossians 1:19 Eph 1:5 ↩
- 7. Colossians 1:19 John 1:16 ↩
- 8. Colossians 1:19 I.e., fullness of deity ↩
- 9. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
- 10. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
- 11. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
- 12. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
- 13. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
- 14. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
- 15. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
- 16. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
- 17. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
- 18. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
- 19. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
- 20. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
- 21. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
- 22. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
- 23. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
- 24. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
- 25. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
- 26. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
- 27. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
- 28. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
- 29. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
- 30. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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