Colossians 1

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

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

2 Unto the holy and faithful brethren in Christ that are, in Colosse, favour unto you, and peace, from our God and Father.

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

3 We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus [Christ], always, for you, offering prayer, —

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

4 Having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which ye have unto all the saints, —

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love toward all the sanctified,

5 Because of the hope that is lying by for you in the heavens, of which ye heard before, in the word of the truth of the glad-message,

because of the hope being reserved for you in the heavens, which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the good news

6 When it presented itself unto you; even as, in all the world also, it is bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day when ye heard, and came personally to know the favour of God in truth,

being present for you, just as also in all the world. And it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day that ye heard and recognized the grace of God in truth.

7 Even as ye learned [it] from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is faithful in our behalf, as a minister of the Christ,

Just as also ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow bondman, who is a faithful helper of the Christ for you,

8 Who also hath made evident unto us your love in spirit.

the man who also made clear to us your love in spirit.

9 For this cause, we also, from the day when we heard [of you], cease not, in your behalf, praying and asking—that ye may be filled unto the personal knowledge of his will, in all spiritual wisdom and discernment,

Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

10 So as to walk worthily of the Lord, unto all pleasing, in every good work, bearing fruit, and growing in the personal knowledge of God,

For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,

11 With all power, being empowered, according to the grasp of his glory, unto all endurance and long-suffering with joy,

being strengthened in every ability, according to the dominion of his glory, for all perseverance and longsuffering with joy.

12 Giving thanks unto the Father that hath made you sufficient for your share in the inheritance of the saints in the light,

Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.

13 Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

Who rescued us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

14 In whom, we have our redemption—the remission of our sins, —

in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

15 Who, is an image of the unseen God, Firstborn of all creation, —

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

16 Because, in him, were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the things seen and the things unseen, whether thrones or lordships or principalities or authorities, —they all, through him and for him, have been created,

Because in him all things were created, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or lordships or principal offices or positions of authority, all things have been created through him, and for him.

17 And, he, is before all, and, they all, in him, hold together;

And he is before all, and in him all things hold together.

18 And, he, is the head of the body, the assembly, Who is the beginning, Firstborn from among the dead, in order that, he, might become, in all things, himself, pre-eminent; —

And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might become preeminent in all things.

19 Because, in him, was all the fullness well pleased to dwell,

Because in him it was considered good for all the fullness to dwell,

20 And, through him, fully to reconcile all things unto him, making peace through the blood of his cross, —[through him]—whether the things upon the earth or the things in the heavens;

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

21 And, you, who at one time were estranged and enemies in your mind in your wicked works, yet, now, hath he fully reconciled,

And you, being formerly alienated and hostile in mind, in works, in things evil. But now he has reconciled

22 In his body of flesh, through means of his death, to present you holy and blameless and unaccusable before him, —

in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblemished and unblameable before him.

23 If, at least, ye are abiding still in the faith, founded and firm, and not to be moved away from the hope of the glad-message which ye have heard, which hath been proclaimed in all creation which is under heaven, —of which, I Paul, have become minister.

If ye truly continue in the faith, founded, and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the good news that ye heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I Paul became a helper.

24 Now, am I rejoicing in the sufferings on your behalf, and am filling up the things that lack of the tribulations of the Christ, in my flesh, in behalf of his body, which is the assembly,

I now rejoice in sufferings for you, and make complete in my flesh things lacking of the afflictions of the Christ for his body, which is the church.

25 Of which, I, have become minister—according to the administration of God which hath been given unto me to you-ward, to fill up the word of God,

Of which I became a helper according to the administration of God, which was given to me for you to fulfill the word of God,

26 The sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages and from the generations, but, now, hath been made manifest unto his saints— (aiōn g165)

the mystery that was hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been made known to his sanctified. (aiōn g165)

27 Unto whom God hath been pleased to make known what is the glorious wealth of this sacred secret among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory, —

To whom God wanted to make known what is the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28 Whom we are declaring, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man complete in Christ;

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

29 Unto which I am even toiling, contending according to his energy which is energising itself in me with power.

For which also I labor, striving according to his working, which works in me with power.