Paul, an apostle
of Jesus
Christ
by
the will
of God
, and
Timotheus
our brother
,
To 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
.
We give thanks to God
and
the Father
of our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
, praying
always
for
you
,
Since we heard of your
faith
in
Christ
Jesus
, and
of the love
which
ye have to
all
the saints
,
For the hope
which
is laid up
for you
in
heaven
, whereof
ye heard before
in
the word
of the truth
of the gospel
;
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
:
As ye
also
learned
of
Epaphras
our
dear
fellowservant
, who
is
for
you
a faithful
minister
of Christ
;
Who also
declared
unto us
your
love
in
the Spirit
.
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
;
That ye might walk
worthy
of the Lord
unto
all
pleasing
, being fruitful
in
every
good
work
, and
increasing
in
the knowledge
of God
;
Strengthened with
all
might
, according to
his
glorious
power
, unto
all
patience
and
longsuffering
with
joyfulness
;
Giving thanks unto the Father
, which
hath made
us
meet
to
be partakers
of the inheritance
of the saints
in
light
:
Who hath delivered
us
from
the power
of darkness
, and
hath translated
us into
the kingdom
of his
dear
Son
:
In whom
we have
redemption
through
his
blood
, even the forgiveness
of sins
:
Who is
the image
of the invisible
God
, the firstborn
of every
creature
:
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
:
And he
is
before
all things
, and
by
him
all things
consist
.
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
.
For it pleased the Father that
in
him
should
all
fulness
dwell
;
And, 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
.
And you
, that were
sometime
alienated
and
enemies
in your mind
by
wicked
works
, yet
now
hath he reconciled
In the body
of his
flesh
through
death
, to present
you
holy
and
unblameable
and
unreproveable
in his
sight
:
If 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
;
Who 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
:
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
;
Even the mystery which
hath been hid
from
ages
and
from
generations
, but
now
is made manifest
to his
saints
:
To 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
:
Whom we
preach
, warning
every
man
, and
teaching
every
man
in
all
wisdom
; that
we may present
every
man
perfect
in
Christ
Jesus
:
Whereunto I
also
labour
, striving
according to
his
working
, which
worketh
in
me
mightily
.