TMBA 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, NIV 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, TMBA 2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ, who are at Colossae: Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. NIV 2 To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. TMBA 3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, NIV 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, TMBA 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which ye have for all the saints, NIV 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— TMBA 5 for the hope which is laid up for you in Heaven, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel, NIV 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel TMBA 6 which has come unto you, as it has in all the world, and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you since the day ye heard of it and knew the grace of God in truth. NIV 6 that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. TMBA 7 Ye also learned of it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ, NIV 7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, TMBA 8 who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. NIV 8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit. TMBA 9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; NIV 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, TMBA 10 that ye might walk worthy of the Lord, in all pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; NIV 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, TMBA 11 strengthened with all might according to His glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; NIV 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, TMBA 12 giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. NIV 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. TMBA 13 He hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son, NIV 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, TMBA 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins. NIV 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. TMBA 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. NIV 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. TMBA 16 For by Him were all things created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers: all things were created by Him and for Him. NIV 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. TMBA 17 And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. NIV 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. TMBA 18 And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He might have the preeminence. NIV 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. TMBA 19 For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell, NIV 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, TMBA 20 and having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself -- by Him, I say, whether they be things on earth or things in heaven. NIV 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. TMBA 21 And you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, even now hath He reconciled NIV 21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. TMBA 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in His sight, NIV 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— TMBA 23 if ye continue grounded and settled in the faith, and be not moved away from the hope of the Gospel, which ye have heard and which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am made a minister. NIV 23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. TMBA 24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for His body's sake, which is the church, NIV 24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. TMBA 25 of which I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given to me for you, to fulfill the Word of God-- NIV 25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— TMBA 26 even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to His saints. NIV 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. TMBA 27 To them God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. NIV 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. TMBA 28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus, NIV 28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. TMBA 29 for which I also labor, striving according to His working, which worketh in me mightily. NIV 29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.
NIV 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, NIV 2 To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. NIV 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, NIV 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— NIV 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel NIV 6 that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. NIV 7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, NIV 8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit. NIV 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, NIV 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, NIV 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, NIV 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. NIV 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, NIV 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. NIV 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. NIV 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. NIV 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. NIV 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. NIV 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, NIV 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. NIV 21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. NIV 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— NIV 23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. NIV 24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. NIV 25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— NIV 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. NIV 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. NIV 28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. NIV 29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.