Colossians 1:6-16

6 which has come to you, just as [a]1in all the world also it is constantly bearing 2fruit and [b]increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you 3heard of it and [c]understood the grace of God in truth;
7 just as you learned it from 4Epaphras, our 5beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,
8 and he also informed us of your 6love in the Spirit.
9 For this reason also, 7since the day we heard of it, 8we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the [d]9knowledge of His will in all spiritual 10wisdom and understanding,
10 so that you will 11walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, [e]12to please Him in all respects, 13bearing fruit in every good work and [f]increasing in the [g]knowledge of God;
11 14strengthened with all power, according to [h]His glorious might, [i]for the attaining of all steadfastness and [j]patience; 15joyously
12 giving thanks to 16the Father, who has qualified us [k]to share in 17the inheritance of the [l]saints in 18Light.

The Incomparable Christ

13 [m]For He rescued us from the [n]19domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of [o]20His beloved Son,
14 21in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
15 [p]He is the 22image of the 23invisible God, the 24firstborn of all creation.
16 For [q]25by Him all things were created, 26both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether 27thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -28all things have been created through Him and for Him.

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