Colossians 1:29 - Prayer Tents

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,G3972G652G2424G5547G1223G2307G2316G2532G5095G80 2To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.G40G2532G4103G80G1722G5547G1722G2857G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G5547

Thanksgiving and Prayer

3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,G2168G2316G2532G3962G2257G2962G2424G5547G4336G3842G4012G5216 4because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints—G191G5216G4102G1722G5547G2424G2532G26G3588G1519G3956G40 5the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospelG1223G1680G3588G606G5213G1722G3772G3739G4257G1722G3056G225G2098 6that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth.G3588G3918G1519G5209G2531G2532G1722G3956G2889G2532G2076G2592G2531G2532G1722G5213G575G3739G2250G191G2532G1921G5485G2316G1722G225 7You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,G2531G3129G2532G3129G575G1889G2257G27G4889G3739G2076G5228G5216G4103G1249G5547 8and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.G3588G2532G1213G2254G5216G26G1722G4151 9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.G1223G5124G2249G2532G575G3739G2250G191G3973G3756G3973G4336G5228G5216G2532G154G2443G4137G1922G846G2307G1722G3956G4678G2532G4152G4907 10And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,G5209G4043G516G2962G1519G3956G699G2592G1722G3956G18G2041G2532G837G1519G1922G2316 11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfullyG1412G1722G3956G1411G2596G846G1391G2904G1519G3956G5281G2532G3115G3326G5479 12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.G2168G3962G3588G2427G2248G2427G1519G3310G2819G40G1722G5457 13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,G3739G4506G2248G1537G1849G4655G2532G3179G1519G932G846G26G5207 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.G1722G3739G2192G629G1223G846G129G859G266

The Supremacy of the Son of God

15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.G3739G2076G1504G517G2316G4416G3956G2937 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.G3754G1722G846G2936G3956G2936G1722G3772G2532G1909G1093G3707G2532G517G1535G2362G1535G2963G1535G746G1535G1849G3956G2936G1223G846G2532G1519G846 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.G2532G846G2076G4253G3956G2532G1722G846G3956G4921 18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.G2532G846G2076G2776G4983G1577G3739G2076G746G4416G1537G3498G2443G1722G3956G846G1096G4409 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,G2106G3754G1722G846G2730G3956G4138G2730 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.G2532G1517G1223G129G846G4716G1223G846G604G3956G1519G846G1223G846G1535G1909G1093G1535G1722G3772 21Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.G2532G5209G5607G4218G526G2532G2190G1271G1722G4190G2041G1161G3570G604 22But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—G1722G4983G846G4561G1223G2288G3936G5209G40G2532G299G2532G410G846G2714 23if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.G1489G1961G4102G2311G2532G1476G2532G3361G3334G575G1680G2098G3739G191G3588G2784G1722G3956G2937G5259G3772G3739G1473G3972G1096G1249

Paul’s Labor for the Church

24Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.G3739G3568G5463G1722G3450G3804G5228G5216G2532G466G5303G2347G5547G1722G3450G4561G5228G846G4983G5228G3603G1577 25I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—G3739G1473G1096G1249G2596G3622G2316G3588G1325G3427G1519G5209G4137G3056G2316 26the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints.G3466G3588G613G575G165G2532G575G1074G1161G3570G5319G846G40 27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.G3739G2316G2309G1107G5101G4149G1391G5127G3466G1722G1484G3739G2076G5547G1722G5213G1680G1391 28We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.G3739G2249G2605G3560G3956G444G2532G1321G3956G444G1722G3956G4678G2443G3936G3956G444G5046G1722G5547G2424 29To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.G1519G3739G2872G2532G2872G75G2596G846G1753G3588G1754G1722G1698G1722G1411