Colossians 1

1 Paul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

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

2 to the holy ones and faithful brothers in Messiah at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

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 give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, praying always for you,

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

4 having heard of your faith in Messiah Yeshua and of the love which you have towards all the holy ones,

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

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

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,

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 you learnt from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Messiah on your behalf,

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

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

the man who also made clear to us your love in 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 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 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,

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

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

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

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

13 who delivered us out of the power of 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 forgiveness of our sins.

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

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

who is an image of the invisible God, the firstborn of 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 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 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

And he is before all, and in him all things hold 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 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 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

Because in him it was considered good for 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 his cross, through him whether things upon the earth or things in the heavens.

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

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

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 his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblemished and unblameable 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 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 I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Messiah in my flesh for his body’s sake, 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 was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me towards you to fulfil 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 mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his holy ones, (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 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery amongst the Gentiles, which is Messiah in you, the hope of 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 We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Messiah Yeshua;

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

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