<h3>Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments</h3>1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. 3 We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints; 5 because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel 6 which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth; 7 just as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, 8 and he also informed us of your love in the Spirit. 9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard about it, have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all perseverance and patience; joyously 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. <h3>The Incomparable Christ</h3> 13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation: 16 for by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities— all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. 18 He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19 For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, 20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. 21 And although you were previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now reconciled you in His body of flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— 23 if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister. 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am supplementing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of His body, which is the church. 25 I was made a minister of this church according to the commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26 that is, the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His saints, 27 to whom God willed to make known what the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 We proclaim Him, admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ. 29 For this purpose I also labor, striving according to His power which works mightily within me.

Colossians 1:1

<cr>1</cr>Paul, <cr>2</cr>an apostle of Christ Jesus <ft>1</ft><cr>3</cr>by the will of God, and <cr>4</cr>Timothy <ft>2</ft>our brother,

To the <ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr>saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae: <cr>2</cr>Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

Colossians 1:2

<cr>1</cr>We <ft>1</ft>give thanks to God, <cr>2</cr>the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Colossians 1:3

<cr>1</cr>since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the <cr>2</cr>love which you have <ft>1</ft>for <cr>3</cr>all the <ft>2</ft>saints;

Colossians 1:4

because of the <cr>1</cr>hope <cr>2</cr>reserved for you in <ft>1</ft>heaven, of which you previously <cr>3</cr>heard in the word of truth, <ft>2</ft>the gospel

Colossians 1:5

which has come to you, just as <ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr>in all the world also it is bearing <cr>2</cr>fruit and <ft>2</ft>increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you <cr>3</cr>heard it and <ft>3</ft>understood the grace of God in truth;

Colossians 1:6

just as you learned it from <cr>1</cr>Epaphras, our <cr>2</cr>beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

Colossians 1:7

and he also informed us of your <cr>1</cr>love in the Spirit.

Colossians 1:8

For this reason we also, <cr>1</cr>since the day we heard about it, <cr>2</cr>have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the <ft>1</ft><cr>3</cr>knowledge of His will in all spiritual <cr>4</cr>wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 1:9

so that you will <cr>1</cr>walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, <ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr>to please Him in all respects, <cr>3</cr>bearing fruit in every good work and <ft>2</ft>increasing in the <ft>3</ft>knowledge of God;

Colossians 1:10

<cr>1</cr>strengthened with all power, according to <ft>1</ft>His glorious might, <ft>2</ft>for the attaining of all perseverance and <ft>3</ft>patience; <cr>2</cr>joyously

Colossians 1:11

giving thanks to <cr>1</cr>the Father, who has qualified us <ft>1</ft>to share in <cr>2</cr>the inheritance of the <ft>2</ft>saints in <cr>3</cr>light.

Colossians 1:12

Colossians 1:13

<ft>1</ft>For He rescued us from the <ft>2</ft><cr>1</cr>domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of <ft>3</ft><cr>2</cr>His beloved Son,

<cr>1</cr>in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 1:14

<ft>1</ft>He is the <cr>1</cr>image of the <cr>2</cr>invisible God, the <cr>3</cr>firstborn of all creation:

Colossians 1:15

for <ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr>by Him all things were created, <cr>2</cr>both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether <cr>3</cr>thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities—<cr>4</cr>all things have been created through Him and for Him.

Colossians 1:16

He <ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr>is before all things, and in Him all things <ft>2</ft>hold together.

Colossians 1:17

He is also the <cr>1</cr>head of <cr>2</cr>the body, the church; and He is <cr>3</cr>the beginning, <cr>4</cr>the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.

Colossians 1:18

For <ft>1</ft>it was <cr>1</cr>the Father’s good pleasure for all <cr>2</cr>the <ft>2</ft>fullness to dwell in Him,

Colossians 1:19

and through Him to <cr>1</cr>reconcile all things to Himself, <cr>2</cr>whether things on earth or things in <ft>1</ft>heaven, having made <cr>3</cr>peace through <cr>4</cr>the blood of His cross.

Colossians 1:20

And although you were <cr>1</cr>previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds,

Colossians 1:21

yet He has now <cr>1</cr>reconciled you in His <cr>2</cr>body of flesh through death, in order to <cr>3</cr>present you before Him <cr>4</cr>holy and blameless and beyond reproach—

Colossians 1:22

if indeed you continue in <ft>1</ft>the faith firmly <cr>1</cr>established and steadfast, and not shifting from the <cr>2</cr>hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed <cr>3</cr>in all creation under heaven, <cr>4</cr>and of which I, Paul, <ft>2</ft>was made a <ft>3</ft><cr>5</cr>minister.

Colossians 1:23

<cr>1</cr>Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh <cr>2</cr>I am supplementing what is lacking <ft>1</ft>in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of <cr>3</cr>His body, which is the church.

Colossians 1:24

<cr>1</cr>I <ft>1</ft>was made a minister of this church according to the <cr>2</cr>commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might <ft>2</ft>fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

Colossians 1:25

that is, <cr>1</cr>the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His <ft>1</ft>saints,

Colossians 1:26

to whom <cr>1</cr>God willed to make known what <cr>2</cr>the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is <cr>3</cr>Christ in you, the <cr>4</cr>hope of glory.

Colossians 1:27

We proclaim Him, <cr>1</cr>admonishing every person and teaching every person <ft>1</ft>with all <cr>2</cr>wisdom, so that we may <cr>3</cr>present every person <ft>2</ft><cr>4</cr>complete in Christ.

Colossians 1:28

For this purpose I also <cr>1</cr>labor, <cr>2</cr>striving <cr>3</cr>according to His <ft>1</ft>power which <ft>2</ft>works mightily within me.

Colossians 1:29

 1  Paul,  an apostle of Christ Jesus   by the will of God, and  Timothy  our brother, 2 To the   saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae:  Grace to you and peace from God our Father. 3  We  give thanks to God,  the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4  since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the  love which you have  for  all the  saints; 5 because of the  hope  reserved for you in  heaven, of which you previously  heard in the word of truth,  the gospel 6 which has come to you, just as   in all the world also it is bearing  fruit and  increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you  heard it and  understood the grace of God in truth; 7 just as you learned it from  Epaphras, our  beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, 8 and he also informed us of your  love in the Spirit. 9 For this reason we also,  since the day we heard about it,  have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the   knowledge of His will in all spiritual  wisdom and understanding, 10 so that you will  walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,   to please Him in all respects,  bearing fruit in every good work and  increasing in the  knowledge of God; 11  strengthened with all power, according to  His glorious might,  for the attaining of all perseverance and  patience;  joyously 12 giving thanks to  the Father, who has qualified us  to share in  the inheritance of the  saints in  light. 13  For He rescued us from the   domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of   His beloved Son, 14  in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15  He is the  image of the  invisible God, the  firstborn of all creation: 16 for   by Him all things were created,  both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether  thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities— all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He   is before all things, and in Him all things  hold together. 18 He is also the  head of  the body, the church; and He is  the beginning,  the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19 For  it was  the Father’s good pleasure for all  the  fullness to dwell in Him, 20 and through Him to  reconcile all things to Himself,  whether things on earth or things in  heaven, having made  peace through  the blood of His cross. 21 And although you were  previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now  reconciled you in His  body of flesh through death, in order to  present you before Him  holy and blameless and beyond reproach— 23 if indeed you continue in  the faith firmly  established and steadfast, and not shifting from the  hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed  in all creation under heaven,  and of which I, Paul,  was made a   minister. 24  Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh  I am supplementing what is lacking  in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of  His body, which is the church. 25  I  was made a minister of this church according to the  commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might  fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26 that is,  the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His  saints, 27 to whom  God willed to make known what  the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is  Christ in you, the  hope of glory. 28 We proclaim Him,  admonishing every person and teaching every person  with all  wisdom, so that we may  present every person   complete in Christ. 29 For this purpose I also  labor,  striving  according to His  power which  works mightily within me.

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