New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 1:26-29

26that is, 1the mysteryG3466 which had been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but nowG3568 has been revealedG5319 to His 2saintsG40,

27to whomG3739 3GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 4the wealthG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 is, the mystery that is 5ChristG5547 in you, the 6hopeG1680 of gloryG1391.

28We proclaimG2605 Him, 7admonishingG3560 everyG3956 personG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 personG444 8with allG3956 9wisdomG4678, soG2443 thatG2443 we may 10presentG3936 everyG3956 personG444 11 12completeG5046 in ChristG5547.

29For thisG3739 purpose I alsoG2532 13laborG2872, 14strivingG75 15accordingG2596 to His 16powerG1753 which 17worksG1754 mightilyG1411 withinG1722 me.

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Notes

1. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
2. Colossians 1:26 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
3. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
4. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
5. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
6. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
7. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
8. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
9. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
10. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
11. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
12. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
13. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
14. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
15. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
16. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
17. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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