Colossians 1
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,G3972G652G2424G5547G1223G2307G2316G2532G5095G802To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.G40G2532G4103G80G1722G5547G1722G2857G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G55473We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,G2168G2316G2532G3962G2257G2962G2424G5547G4336G3842G4012G52164Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,G191G5216G4102G1722G5547G2424G2532G26G3588G1519G3956G405For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;G1223G1680G3588G606G5213G1722G3772G3739G4257G1722G3056G225G20986Which 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:G3588G3918G1519G5209G2531G2532G1722G3956G2889G2532G2076G2592G2531G2532G1722G5213G575G3739G2250G191G2532G1921G5485G2316G1722G2257As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;G2531G3129G2532G3129G575G1889G2257G27G4889G3739G2076G5228G5216G4103G1249G55478Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.G3588G2532G1213G2254G5216G26G1722G41519For 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;G1223G5124G2249G2532G575G3739G2250G191G3973G3756G3973G4336G5228G5216G2532G154G2443G4137G1922G846G2307G1722G3956G4678G2532G4152G490710That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;G5209G4043G516G2962G1519G3956G699G2592G1722G3956G18G2041G2532G837G1519G1922G231611Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;G1412G1722G3956G1411G2596G846G1391G2904G1519G3956G5281G2532G3115G3326G547912Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:G2168G3962G3588G2427G2248G2427G1519G3310G2819G40G1722G545713Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:G3739G4506G2248G1537G1849G4655G2532G3179G1519G932G846G26G520714In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:G1722G3739G2192G629G1223G846G129G859G26615Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:G3739G2076G1504G517G2316G4416G3956G293716For 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:G3754G1722G846G2936G3956G2936G1722G3772G2532G1909G1093G3707G2532G517G1535G2362G1535G2963G1535G746G1535G1849G3956G2936G1223G846G2532G1519G84617And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.G2532G846G2076G4253G3956G2532G1722G846G3956G492118And 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.G2532G846G2076G2776G4983G1577G3739G2076G746G4416G1537G3498G2443G1722G3956G846G1096G440919For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;G2106G3754G1722G846G2730G3956G4138G273020And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.G2532G1517G1223G129G846G4716G1223G846G604G3956G1519G846G1223G846G1535G1909G1093G1535G1722G377221And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciledG2532G5209G5607G4218G526G2532G2190G1271G1722G4190G2041G1161G3570G60422In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:G1722G4983G846G4561G1223G2288G3936G5209G40G2532G299G2532G410G846G271423If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;G1489G1961G4102G2311G2532G1476G2532G3361G3334G575G1680G2098G3739G191G3588G2784G1722G3956G2937G5259G3772G3739G1473G3972G1096G124924Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:G3739G3568G5463G1722G3450G3804G5228G5216G2532G466G5303G2347G5547G1722G3450G4561G5228G846G4983G5228G3603G157725Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;G3739G1473G1096G1249G2596G3622G2316G3588G1325G3427G1519G5209G4137G3056G231626Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:G3466G3588G613G575G165G2532G575G1074G1161G3570G5319G846G4027To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:G3739G2316G2309G1107G5101G4149G1391G5127G3466G1722G1484G3739G2076G5547G1722G5213G1680G139128Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:G3739G2249G2605G3560G3956G444G2532G1321G3956G444G1722G3956G4678G2443G3936G3956G444G5046G1722G5547G242429Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.G1519G3739G2872G2532G2872G75G2596G846G1753G3588G1754G1722G1698G1722G1411