Colossians 1

1 Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

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

2 To them which are at Colosse, Saintes and faithfull brethren in Christ: Grace bee with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

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

3 We giue thankes to God euen ye Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, alway praying for you:

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

4 Since wee heard of your faith in Christ Iesus, and of your loue toward all Saintes,

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

5 For the hopes sake, which is laide vp for you in heauen, whereof yee haue heard before by the word of trueth, which is 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 Good News,

6 Which is come vnto you, eue as it is vnto al the world, and is fruitful, as it is also amog you, from ye day that ye heard and truely knew ye grace of God,

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 yee also learned of Epaphras our deare fellowe seruaunt, which is for you a faithfull minister of Christ:

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

8 Who hath also declared vnto vs your loue in the Spirit.

who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

9 For this cause wee also, since the day wee heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with knowledge of his will in all wisdome, and spirituall vnderstanding,

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 ye might walke worthy of the Lord, and please him in all things, being fruitefull in all good workes, 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 through his glorious power, vnto all patience, and long suffering with ioyfulnesse,

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

12 Giuing thankes vnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saintes 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 deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,

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

14 In whome we haue redemption through his blood, that is, the forgiuenesse of sinnes,

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

15 Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first begotten of euery creature.

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

16 For by him were all things created, which are in heauen, and which are in earth, thinges visible and inuisible: whether they be Thrones or Dominions, or Principalities, or Powers, all things were created by him, and for 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 hee is before all things, and in him all things consist.

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

18 And hee is the head of the body of the Church: he is the beginning, and the first begotten of the dead, that in all thinges hee might haue the preeminence.

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 For it pleased the Father, that in him should all fulnesse dwell,

For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

20 And through peace made by that blood of that his crosse, to reconcile to himselfe through him, through him, I say, all thinges, both which are in earth, and which are in heauen.

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 which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your mindes were set in euill workes, hath he nowe also reconciled,

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

22 In that body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, and vnblameable and without fault in his sight,

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 ye continue, grounded and stablished in the faith, and be not moued away from the hope of the Gospel, whereof ye haue heard, and which hath bene preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen, whereof I Paul am a minister.

if it is so that you continue in the faith, established and firm, 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, have become a servant.

24 Now reioyce I in my suffrings for you, and fulfill the rest of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodies sake, 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 Christ for the sake of his body, which is the church;

25 Whereof I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is giuen mee vnto you ward, to 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 Which is the mysterie hid since the world began, and from all ages, but nowe is made manifest to his Saintes, (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 whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches 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 Christ in you, the hope of glory;

28 Whome we preache, admonishing euery man, and teaching euery man in all wisdome, that we may present euery man perfect in Christ Iesus,

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

29 Whereunto I also labour and striue, according to his working which worketh in me mightily.

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