Colossians 1

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

ᏉᎳ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏅ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ ᎢᎩᏅᏟ,

2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏘ ᎪᎶᏏ ᎢᏤᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎡᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.

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

ᎣᏣᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏙᏓ, ᎣᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎢᏨᏯᏅᏓᏗᏍᎪᎢ,

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

ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎡᏦᎢᏳᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᏥᎨᏳᏒ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ;

5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News

ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᏣᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏱ,

6 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,

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎷᏤᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏧᏂᎷᏤᎸ; ᎠᎴ ᏥᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ, ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎢᏥᎦᏙᎥᏒ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ;

7 even as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,

ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏤᏣᏛᎦᏁᎸ ᎡᎦᏆ ᎣᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎣᎩᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᏂᎯᏃ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ.

8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏲᎲᏁᎸᎯ ᏕᏣᏓᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ.

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

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ, ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎥᏝ ᏲᏥᏲᎯᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᎣᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎪᎵᏥᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;

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

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏥᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᏁᏉᎬ ᎡᏥᎦᏙᎥᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ;

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

ᏕᏣᎵᏂᎪᏍᎬᎢ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏗᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᏗᏳ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎢᏤᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬᎢ, ᎤᎵᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;

12 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light,

ᎡᏣᎵᎡᎵᏤᎲ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᎦᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎢᎦ-ᎦᏛ ᎠᏁᎯ;

13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎫᏓᎴᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎵᏏᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏫᏗᎩᎧᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎨᏳᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ;

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

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎡᎦᎫᏴᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᎡᎩᏙᎵᏨᎢ;

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᎦᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏕᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ.

16 For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏧᏬᏢᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏤᎭ, ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎢᏳ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᏂᏗᏱ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏱᎩ; ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏬᏢᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏙᏢᎾᏁᎴᎢ;

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

ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏁᎰᎢ ᎣᏂ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎬᏂᏏᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏤᎭ;

18 He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᎪᎵ Ꭰ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏅᏗᏍᎩ, ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏄᎾᏓᎴᏒ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

ᎣᏏᏳᏰᏃ ᎠᏰᎸᏅᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏪᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎧᎵᎢᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ;

20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏙᎯᏱ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎤᎩᎬ ᏓᏓᎿᎭᏩᏍᏛ ᎤᏨᏅᎯ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏍᏔᏅ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏱᎩ.

21 You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

ᏂᎯᏃ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏁᏣᏓᎴᏉ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏥᏍᎦᎩ ᏥᎨᏎ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏕᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎪᎯ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎢᏦᎯᏍᏓᏁᎸ,

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

ᎤᏮᏔᏅ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏲᎱᏍᎬᎢ, ᏧᎬᏩᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏁᏧᎢᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᏥᎳᏫᏎᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ;

23 if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏅᏩᏍᏗᏗᏉ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒᎢ, ᎦᎫᏍᏛᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏱᏛᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎢᎦᏰᏨᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎨᎦᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎦᎸᎶ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ ᏄᎾᏛᏅᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏴ ᏉᎳ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᏛᏁᎯ ᏥᏅᏋᏁᎸ;

24 Now 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 assembly,

ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏥᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᎢᏨᎩᎵᏲᏤᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏥᎧᎵᏏᏏ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏃᏒᎢ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᏨ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎩᏇᏓᎸ ᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᎸ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᏥᎩ;

25 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,

ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏴ ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᏅᏋᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏁᏤᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏨᎩᏁᎸ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎧᎵᎢ ᎠᏆᎵᏥᏙᏗᏱ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ;

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

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎬᏍᎦᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ ᎡᏘ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏒᏒ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎪᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎨᎬᏁᎸ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ; (aiōn g165)

27 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

ᎾᏍᎩ [ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ] ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏁᎲ [ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏄᏩᏁᎸ; ] ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᏨᏗ ᏥᏂᎬᏁ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏫᏥᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ.

28 We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏃᏨᏁᎭ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᏥᏙᏤᏯᏔᎲᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏥᏙᏤᏲᎲᏍᎦ ᏦᏨᏗᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏦᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᏄᏂᎪᎸᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᏚᎾᏁᎶᏛᎢ;

29 for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏥᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᏥᎦᏟᏂᎬᏁᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᏥᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᏗᏆᏓᏅᏛᎢ.