Colossians 1

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

² to the saints 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 Jesus Christ, praying always for you, CCC

⁴ having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints, CCC

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 CCC

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, CCC

⁷ even as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,

⁸ who also declared to us your love in the 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,

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, CCC

¹¹ strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,

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

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love, CCC

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins. CCC · Fathers

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

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. CCC

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things are held together. CCC

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. CCC · Fathers

¹⁹ For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him, CCC

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. CCC

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

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, CCC

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 was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly, CCC

²⁵ of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward 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 saints,

²⁷ to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. CCC

²⁸ We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

²⁹ for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

¹ PPaul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timothy, a brother:

² To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus who are at Colossa.

³ Grace be to you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you. CCC

⁴ Hearing your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have towards all the saints. CCC

⁵ For the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard in the word of the truth of the gospel, CCC

⁶ Which is come unto you, as also it is in the whole world and bringeth forth fruit and groweth, even as it doth in you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth. CCC

⁷ As you learned of Epaphras, our most beloved fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ Jesus;

⁸ Who also hath manifested to us your love in the spirit.

⁹ Therefore we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding:

¹⁰ That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God: CCC

¹¹ Strengthened with all might according to the power of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering with joy,

¹² Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light: CCC

¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, CCC

¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins: CCC · Fathers

¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: CCC · Fathers

¹⁶ For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers. All things were created by him and in him. CCC

¹⁷ And he is before all: and by him all things consist. CCC

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 may hold the primacy: CCC · Fathers

¹⁹ Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father that all fulness should dwell: CCC

²⁰ And through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth and the things that are in heaven. CCC

²¹ And you, whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works: CCC · Fathers

²² Yet now he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unspotted and blameless before him: CCC

²³ If so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven: whereof I Paul am made a minister.

²⁴ Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fill up those things that are wanting of the sufferings of Christ, in my flesh, for his body, which is the church: CCC

²⁵ Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I may fulfil the word of God:

²⁶ The mystery which hath been hidden from ages and generations, but now is manifested to his saints,

²⁷ To whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, in you the hope of glory. CCC

²⁸ Whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

²⁹ Wherein also I labour, striving according to his working which he worketh in me in power.