COLOSSIANS
Colossians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Yahshua the Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus [our] brother,
2 To the saints and faithful brethren in the Christ which are at Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our
Father and the Lord Yahshua the Christ.
3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Yahshua the Christ, praying
always for you,
4 Since we heard of your faith in the Christ Yahshua, and of the love [which ye
have] to all the saints,
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in
the word of the truth of the gospel;
6 Which is come unto you, as [it is] in all the world; and bringeth
forth fruit, as [it doth] also in you, since the day ye heard [of it], and knew
the grace of God in truth:
7 As ye learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of the
Christ;
8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for
you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in
all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in
every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all
patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, Which made us meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who delivered us from the power of darkness, and translated [us] into the
kingdom of His dear Son:
14 In Whom we have redemption, [even] the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in
earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:
17 And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.
18 And 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 fullness dwell;
20 And, having made peace through the blood of His stake, by Him to reconcile
all things unto Himself; by Him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or
things in heaven.
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked
works, yet now He reconciled
22 In the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in
His sight:
23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away
from the hope of the gospel, which ye heard, [and] which was preached to every
creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind
of the afflictions of the Christ in my flesh for His body's sake, which is the
church:
25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is
given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
26 [Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but
now is made manifest to His saints:
27 To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this
mystery among the Gentiles; which is the Christ in you, the hope of glory:
28 Whom we preach, warning every person, and teaching every person in all
wisdom; that we may present every person perfect in the Christ:
29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to His
working, which worketh in me mightily.
1 For I would that ye knew what
great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea,
and [for] as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto
all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of
the mystery of God, even the Christ;
3 In Whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 And this I say, lest any one
should beguile you with enticing words.
5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with
you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order,
and the stedfastness of your faith in the Christ.
6 As ye have therefore received the Christ Yahshua the Lord, [so] walk ye in
Him:
7 Rooted and built up in Him, and stablished in the
faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
8 Beware lest any one spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the
tradition of mankind, after the rudiments of the world, and not after the
Christ.
9 For in Him dwelleth all the fulness
of the Godhead bodily.
10 And ye are complete in Him,
Which is the Head of all
principality and power:
11 In Whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in
putting off the body of the flesh by the circumcision of the Christ:
12 Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with [Him] through the
faith of the operation of God, Who raised Him from the dead.
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision
of your flesh, hath He quickened together with Him, having forgiven you all
trespasses;
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was
contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His stake;
15 [And] having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them
openly, triumphing over them in it.
16 Let no person therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]:
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of the Christ.
18 Let no one beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and
worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen,
vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having
nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth
with the increase of God.
20 Wherefore if ye be dead with the Christ from the rudiments of the world,
why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and
doctrines of mankind?
23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and
neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the
satisfying of the flesh.
1 If ye then be risen with the Christ, seek those
things which are above, where the Christ sitteth on
the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with the Christ in God.
4 When the Christ, [Who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear
with Him in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which
is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the sons of disobedience:
7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy
communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old person with his
deeds;
10 And have put on the new, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of
Him That created him:
11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision,
Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but the Christ [is] all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any one have a quarrel
against any: even as the Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
14 And above all these things [put on] love, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which
also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and
admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with
grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord
Yahshua, giving thanks to God the Father by Him.
18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto
the Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.
22 Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with
eyeservice, as menpleasers;
but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
23 And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto people;
24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for
ye serve the Lord the Christ.
25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and
there is no respect of persons.
1 Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing
that ye also have a Master in heaven.
2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance,
to speak the mystery of the Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned
with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, [who
is] a beloved brother, and faithful minister and fellowservant
in the Lord:
8 Whom I sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate,
and comfort your hearts;
9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who
is [one] of you. They shall make known unto you all things here.
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner
saluteth you, and Marcus, cousin to Barnabas,
(touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
11 And Joshua, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only
[are my] fellowworkers unto the
12 Epaphras, who is [one] of you, a servant of the
Christ, saluteth you, always labouring
fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the
will of God.
13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal
for you, and them [that are] in
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
15 Salute the brethren which are in
16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be
read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that
ye likewise read the [epistle] from
17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry
which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil
it.
18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace
[be] with you.