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Colossians 1

Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB

1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy <em>our</em> brother,

2 to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colosse: Grace <em>be</em> unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you

4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the charity <em>which ye have</em> toward all the saints,

5 for the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye have already heard by the word of the truth of the gospel,

6 which is come unto you, as <em>it is</em> in all the world, and brings forth fruit, as <em>it does</em> also in you, since the day ye heard <em>it</em> and knew the grace of God in truth,

7 as ye also learned of Epaphras, our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ,

8 who also declared unto us your charity in <em>the</em> Spirit.

9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard <em>it</em>, do not cease to pray for you, asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

10 that ye might walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing <em>him</em> in everything, being fruitful in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,

11 strengthened with all might, according to the power of his glory unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness,

12 giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us worthy to participate in the inheritance of the saints in light,

13 who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated <em>us</em> into the kingdom of his dear Son,

14 in whom we have redemption through his blood, <em>even</em> the remission of sins,

15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature;

16 for by him were all things created, that <em>are</em> in the heavens and that <em>are</em> in earth, visible and invisible, whether <em>they are</em> thrones or dominions or principalities or powers: all things were created by him and in him;

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

18 And he is the head of the body, the <em>congregation</em> {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones}, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all <em>things</em> he might have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased <em>the Father</em> that in him should all fullness dwell

20 and by him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his <em>cross</em> {Gr. stauros – stake}, whether <em>they are</em> the things in the earth or the things in the heavens.

21 And you, that were in another time alienated and enemies in <em>your</em> mind by wicked works, yet now he has reconciled <em>you</em>

22 in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight

23 if ye continue in the faith grounded and settled and <em>are</em> not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard <em>and</em> which is preached to every creature which is under heaven, of which I Paul am made a minister,

24 who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fulfill in my flesh that which <em>is</em> lacking of the tribulations of the Christ for his body’s sake, which is the <em>congregation</em> {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones},

25 of which I am made a minister by the dispensation of God which is given to me in you, to fulfil the word of God,

26 <em>even</em> the mystery which has been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints,

27 to whom God would make known what <em>is</em> the riches of the glory of this mystery in the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

28 whom we preach, warning every man and teaching in all wisdom that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,

29 in which I continue to labour, contending according to his operation, which he works in me mightily.

New International Version NIV

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

2 To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—

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

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.

7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

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,

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,

11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,

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.

13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

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.

17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

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.

19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,

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.

21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.

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—

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.

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.

25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—

26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people.

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.

28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.