Colossians 1

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

Paul, an apostle of Messiah Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus, who are at Colossa.

to the saints and faithful brothers in Messiah at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

3 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.

We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, praying always for you,

4 Hearing your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which you have towards all the saints.

having heard of your faith in Messiah Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

5 For the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard in the word of the truth of the gospel,

because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth, the gospel,

6 Which is come unto you, as also it is in the whole world, and bringeth forth fruit and groweth, even as it doth in you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth.

which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

7 As you learned of Epaphras, our most beloved fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ Jesus;

even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Messiah on our behalf,

8 Who also hath manifested to us your love in the spirit.

who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

9 Therefore we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you, and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding:

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

10 That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God:

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 Strengthened with all might, according to the power of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering with joy,

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

12 Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light:

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;

13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins;

in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;

15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

16 For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.

For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created by him and for him.

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

He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

18 And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he may hold the primacy:

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.

19 Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father, that all fullness should dwell;

For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

20 And through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth, and the things that are in heaven.

and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross through him, whether things on the earth or things in heaven.

21 And you, whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works:

You, who once were alienated and were hostile in your minds, doing evil deeds,

22 Yet now he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unspotted, and blameless before him:

yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,

23 If so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister.

if it is so that you continue in the faith, established and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up those things that are wanting of the sufferings of Christ, in my flesh, for his body, which is the church:

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in the sufferings of Messiah for the sake of his body, which is the church;

25 Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I may fulfill the word of God:

of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,

26 The mystery which hath been hidden from ages and generations, but now is manifested to his saints, (aiōn g165)

the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints. (aiōn g165)

27 To whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, in you the hope of glory.

To them God was pleased to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the non-Jews, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory;

28 Whom we preach, admonishing every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Messiah Jesus;

29 Wherein also I labour, striving according to his working which he worketh in me in power.

for which I also labor, struggling according to his power, which works in me mightily.