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1:1Paul,
an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our
brother, 1:2To the saints and faithful brethren in
Christ that are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our
Father. 1:3We
give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for
you, 1:4having heard of your faith in Christ
Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints, 1:5because of the
hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in
the word of the truth of the gospel, 1:6which is come unto you; even as it is
also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it doth in
you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth; 1:7even as ye
learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister
of Christ on our behalf, 1:8who also declared unto us your love in
the Spirit. 1:9For this cause we also, since the day
we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye
may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and
understanding, 1:10to walk worthily of the Lord unto all
pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the
knowledge of God; 1:11strengthened with all power,
according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering
with joy; 1:12giving thanks unto the Father, who
made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
1:13who
delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the
kingdom of the Son of his love; 1:14in whom we have our redemption, the
forgiveness of our sins: 1:15who is the image of the invisible
God, the firstborn of all creation; 1:16for in him were all things created,
in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have
been created through him, and unto him; 1:17and he is before all things, and in
him all things consist. 1:18And he is the head of the body, the
church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all
things he might have the preeminence. 1:19For it was the good pleasure of
the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell; 1:20and through him
to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood
of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or
things in the heavens. 1:21And you, being in time past alienated
and enemies in your mind in your evil works, 1:22yet now hath he reconciled in the
body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish
and unreproveable before him: 1:23if so be that ye continue in the
faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the
gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven;
whereof I Paul was made a minister. 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for
your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions
of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church; 1:25whereof I was
made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me
to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God, 1:26even the mystery which hath
been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his
saints, 1:27to whom God was pleased to make known
what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which
is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 1:28whom we proclaim, admonishing every
man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man
perfect in Christ; 1:29whereunto I labor also, striving
according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
2:1For I
would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at
Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2:2that their
hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all
riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the
mystery of God, even Christ, 2:3in whom are all the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge hidden. 2:4This I say, that no one may delude you
with persuasiveness of speech. 2:5For though I am absent in the flesh,
yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the
stedfastness of your faith in Christ. 2:6As therefore ye received Christ Jesus
the Lord, so walk in him, 2:7rooted and builded up in him, and
established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in
thanksgiving. 2:8Take heed lest there shall be any one
that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the
tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:
2:9for in him
dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, 2:10and in him ye
are made full, who is the head of all principality and power: 2:11in whom ye were
also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting
off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ; 2:12having been
buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through
faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 2:13And you, being
dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you,
I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all
our trespasses; 2:14having blotted out the bond written
in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath
taken it out that way, nailing it to the cross; 2:15having
despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them
openly, triumphing over them in it. 2:16Let no man therefore judge you in
meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath
day: 2:17which are a shadow of the things to
come; but the body is Christ's. 2:18Let no man rob you of your prize by a
voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things
which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 2:19and not holding
fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together
through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God. 2:20If ye died with
Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the
world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, 2:21Handle not, nor taste, nor touch
2:22(all
which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and
doctrines of men? 2:23Which things have indeed a show of
wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but
are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
3:1If then
ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where
Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. 3:2Set your mind on the things that are
above, not on the things that are upon the earth. 3:3For ye died, and
your life is hid with Christ in God. 3:4When Christ, who is our life,
shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.
3:5Put to
death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication,
uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
3:6for which
things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience: 3:7wherein ye also
once walked, when ye lived in these things; 3:8but now do ye also put them all away:
anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth: 3:9lie not one to
another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, 3:10and have put on
the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him
that created him: 3:11where there cannot be Greek and Jew,
circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman;
but Christ is all, and in all. 3:12Put on therefore, as God's elect,
holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness,
longsuffering; 3:13forbearing one another, and forgiving
each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord
forgave you, so also do ye: 3:14and above all these things put
on love, which is the bond of perfectness. 3:15And let the peace of Christ rule in
your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye
thankful. 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts unto God. 3:17And whatsoever ye do, in word or in
deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God
the Father through him. 3:18Wives, be in subjection to your
husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 3:19Husbands, love your wives, and be not
bitter against them. 3:20Children, obey your parents in all
things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord. 3:21Fathers, provoke not your children,
that they be not discouraged. 3:22Servants, obey in all things them
that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as
men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: 3:23whatsoever ye
do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; 3:24knowing that
from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve
the Lord Christ. 3:25For he that doeth wrong shall receive
again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
4:1Masters, render unto your servants
that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in
heaven. 4:2Continue stedfastly in prayer,
watching therein with thanksgiving; 4:3withal praying for us also, that God
may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for
which I am also in bonds; 4:4that I may make it manifest, as I
ought to speak. 4:5Walk in wisdom toward them that are
without, redeeming the time. 4:6Let your speech be always with grace,
seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
4:7All my
affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, the beloved brother and
faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord: 4:8whom I have sent
you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may
comfort your hearts; 4:9together with Onesimus, the faithful
and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all
things that are done here. 4:10Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner
saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (touching whom ye received
commandments; if he come unto you, receive him), 4:11and Jesus that
is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only are my
fellow-workers unto the kingdom of God, men that have been a comfort unto
me. 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you, a
servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his
prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of
God. 4:13For
I bear him witness, that he hath much labor for you, and for them in
Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis. 4:14Luke, the beloved physician, and
Demas salute you. 4:15Salute the brethren that are in
Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house. 4:16And when this
epistle hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church
of the Laodiceans; and that ye also read the epistle from Laodicea. 4:17And say to
Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord,
that thou fulfil it. 4:18The salutation of me Paul with mine
own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
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