Colossians 1

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

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

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.

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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,

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

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,

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

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

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,

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

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,

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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,

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

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

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.

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;

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

because in Him was pleased all the fullness to dwell

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.

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;

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

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

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,

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

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.

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.

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,

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;

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,

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,

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

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)

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.

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;

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

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)

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

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