Colossians 1

1 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus through [the] will of God and Timothy the brother

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

2 To those in Colossae saints and faithful brothers in Christ: Grace to you and peace from God [the] Father of us (and Lord Jesus Christ. *K)

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

3 We give thanks to the God (and *ko) Father of the Lord of us Jesus Christ continually (for *NK+o) you praying,

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

4 having heard of the faith of you in Christ Jesus and the love (that *N+kO) (you have *no) toward all the saints,

because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—

5 because of the hope which is being laid up for you in the heavens which you heard of before in the word of truth the gospel

the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

6 which is being present unto you, even as also in all the world (and *k) it is bearing fruit (and increasing *NO) even as also among you from the day you heard and you knew the grace of God in truth,

that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.

7 even as (and *k) you learned from Epaphras the beloved fellow bond-servant of us, who is faithful on behalf of (of you *NK+O) a servant of Christ,

You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

8 the [one] also having made known to us your love in [the] Spirit.

and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.

9 Because of this also we ourselves from the day we heard, not cease for you praying and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of the will of Him in all wisdom and in understanding spiritual

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

10 to walk (you *k) worthily of the Lord in all pleasing in every work good bringing forth fruit and growing (into *k) (knowledge *N+kO) of God,

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

11 with all power being strengthened according to the might glorious of Him unto all endurance and patience with joy.

being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

12 giving thanks to the Father the [One] having qualified (you *N+KO) for the share of the inheritance of the saints in the light,

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

13 who has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred [us] into the kingdom of the Son the beloved of Him,

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

14 in whom we have redemption (through the blood of him *K) the forgiveness of sins;

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

15 [He] is [the] image of the God invisible, [the] firstborn over all creation;

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

16 because in Him were created all things (which [are] *k) in the heavens and upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things through Him and unto Him have been created,

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

17 And He himself is before all things, and all things in Him have held together,

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

18 And He himself is the head of the body the church; who is (the *o) beginning, firstborn out from the dead, so that may be in all things He himself holding preeminence;

And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

19 because in Him was pleased all the fullness to dwell

For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of the cross of Him, through Him whether the [things] on the earth or the [things] (in *NK+o) the heavens;

and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

21 And you once being alienated and hostile in mind in the deeds evil, now however (He has reconciled [You] *NK+O)

Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

22 in the body of the flesh of Him through death to present you holy and unblemished and blameless before Him.

But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

23 if indeed you continue in the faith established and firm and not being moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which having been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which have become I myself Paul a minister.

if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

24 Now I rejoice in the sufferings (of mine *k) for you and I am filling up that which is lacking of the tribulations of Christ in the flesh of mine for the body of Him which is the church;

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

25 of which became I myself a minister according to the administration of God which having been given me toward you to complete the word of God,

I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

26 the mystery which hidden from the ages and from the generations, (now *N+kO) however having been manifested to the saints of Him; (aiōn g165)

the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. (aiōn g165)

27 to whom has willed God to make known (what the *N+kO) riches of the glory of the mystery this among the Gentiles, (which *N+kO) is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28 whom we ourselves preach admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ (Jesus *K)

We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

29 Unto this also I toil striving according to the energy of Him who is working in me myself in power.

To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.