Colossians 1:29 - Prayer Tents

Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,G3972G652G2424G5547G1223G2307G2316G2532G5095G80

2to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ [who are] at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.G40G2532G4103G80G1722G5547G1722G2857G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G5547

3We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,G2168G2316G2532G3962G2257G2962G2424G5547G4336G3842G4012G5216

4since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints;G191G5216G4102G1722G5547G2424G2532G26G3588G1519G3956G40

5because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel,G1223G1680G3588G606G5213G1722G3772G3739G4257G1722G3056G225G2098

6which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as [it has been doing] in you also since the day you heard [of it] and understood the grace of God in truth;G3588G3918G1519G5209G2531G2532G1722G3956G2889G2532G2076G2592G2531G2532G1722G5213G575G3739G2250G191G2532G1921G5485G2316G1722G225

7just as you learned [it] from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,G2531G3129G2532G3129G575G1889G2257G27G4889G3739G2076G5228G5216G4103G1249G5547

8and he also informed us of your love in the Spirit.G3588G2532G1213G2254G5216G26G1722G4151

9For this reason also, since the day we heard [of it], we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,G1223G5124G2249G2532G575G3739G2250G191G3973G3756G3973G4336G5228G5216G2532G154G2443G4137G1922G846G2307G1722G3956G4678G2532G4152G4907

10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please [Him] in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;G5209G4043G516G2962G1519G3956G699G2592G1722G3956G18G2041G2532G837G1519G1922G2316

11strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyouslyG1412G1722G3956G1411G2596G846G1391G2904G1519G3956G5281G2532G3115G3326G5479

12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.G2168G3962G3588G2427G2248G2427G1519G3310G2819G40G1722G5457

The Incomparable Christ

13For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,G3739G4506G2248G1537G1849G4655G2532G3179G1519G932G846G26G5207

14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.G1722G3739G2192G629G1223G846G129G859G266

15And He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation.G3739G2076G1504G517G2316G4416G3956G2937

16For by Him all things were created, [both] in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things have been created by Him and for Him.G3754G1722G846G2936G3956G2936G1722G3772G2532G1909G1093G3707G2532G517G1535G2362G1535G2963G1535G746G1535G1849G3956G2936G1223G846G2532G1519G846

17And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.G2532G846G2076G4253G3956G2532G1722G846G3956G4921

18He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; so that He Himself might come to have first place in everything.G2532G846G2076G2776G4983G1577G3739G2076G746G4416G1537G3498G2443G1722G3956G846G1096G4409

19For it was the [Father's] good pleasure for all the fulness to dwell in Him,G2106G3754G1722G846G2730G3956G4138G2730

20and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, [I say], whether things on earth or things in heaven.G2532G1517G1223G129G846G4716G1223G846G604G3956G1519G846G1223G846G1535G1909G1093G1535G1722G3772

21And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, [engaged] in evil deeds,G2532G5209G5607G4218G526G2532G2190G1271G1722G4190G2041G1161G3570G604

22yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach—G1722G4983G846G4561G1223G2288G3936G5209G40G2532G299G2532G410G846G2714

23if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.G1489G1961G4102G2311G2532G1476G2532G3361G3334G575G1680G2098G3739G191G3588G2784G1722G3956G2937G5259G3772G3739G1473G3972G1096G1249

24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body (which is the church) in filling up that which is lacking in Christ's afflictions.G3739G3568G5463G1722G3450G3804G5228G5216G2532G466G5303G2347G5547G1722G3450G4561G5228G846G4983G5228G3603G1577

25Of [this church] I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, that I might fully carry out the [preaching of] the word of God,G3739G1473G1096G1249G2596G3622G2316G3588G1325G3427G1519G5209G4137G3056G2316

26[that is,] the mystery which has been hidden from the [past] ages and generations; but has now been manifested to His saints,G3466G3588G613G575G165G2532G575G1074G1161G3570G5319G846G40

27to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.G3739G2316G2309G1107G5101G4149G1391G5127G3466G1722G1484G3739G2076G5547G1722G5213G1680G1391

28And we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ.G3739G2249G2605G3560G3956G444G2532G1321G3956G444G1722G3956G4678G2443G3936G3956G444G5046G1722G5547G2424

29And for this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.G1519G3739G2872G2532G2872G75G2596G846G1753G3588G1754G1722G1698G1722G1411