New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 1:20-29

20and throughG1223 Him to 1reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, 2whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 3heavenG3772, having madeG1517 4peaceG1517 throughG1223 5the bloodG129 of His crossG4716.

21And although you were 6previouslyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in attitudeG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 7reconciledG604 you in His 8bodyG4983 of fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 9presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 10holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 11the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 12establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not shiftingG3334 from the 13hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 14in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 15and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 16was madeG1096 a 17 18ministerG1249.

24 19NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 forG5228 your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 20I am supplementingG466 whatG5303 isG5303 lackingG5303 21in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 inG5228 behalfG5228 of 22His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577. 25 23I 24was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 of thisG3739 church accordingG2596 to the 25commissionG3622 from GodG2316 grantedG1325 to me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 26fullyG4137 carryG4137 outG4137 the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 27the mysteryG3466 which had been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but nowG3568 has been revealedG5319 to His 28saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 29GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 30the wealthG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 is, the mystery that is 31ChristG5547 in you, the 32hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 33admonishingG3560 everyG3956 personG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 personG444 34with allG3956 35wisdomG4678, soG2443 thatG2443 we may 36presentG3936 everyG3956 personG444 37 38completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose I alsoG2532 39laborG2872, 40strivingG75 41accordingG2596 to His 42powerG1753 which 43worksG1754 mightilyG1411 withinG1722 me.

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1. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
2. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
3. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
4. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
5. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
6. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
7. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
8. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
9. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
10. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
11. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
12. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
13. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
14. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
15. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
16. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
17. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
18. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
19. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
20. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
21. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
22. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
23. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
24. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
25. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
26. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
27. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
28. Colossians 1:26 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
29. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
30. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
31. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
32. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
33. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
34. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
35. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
36. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
37. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
38. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
39. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
40. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
41. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
42. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
43. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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