Colossians 11ColossiansChrist above allRevised Version

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1. Greetings from Paul and Timothy

   (Philippians 1:1–2; Philemon 1:1–3)

2. 1RVPaul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,BSBBSB: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
3. 2RVTo the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.BSBBSB: To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

4. Thanksgiving and Prayer

   (1 Corinthians 1:4–9; Philippians 1:3–11)

5. 3RVWe give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,BSBBSB: We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
6. 4RVhaving heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,BSBBSB: because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
7. 5RVbecause of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,BSBBSB: the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
8. 6RVwhich is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it doth in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;BSBBSB: that 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 truly understood the grace of God.
9. 7RVeven as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,BSBBSB: You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
10. 8RVwho also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.BSBBSB: and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
11. 9RVFor this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,BSBBSB: For 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 in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
12. 10RVto walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;BSBBSB: so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
13. 11RVstrengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;BSBBSB: being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
14. 12RVgiving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;BSBBSB: giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
15. 13RVwho delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;BSBBSB: He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
16. 14RVin whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:BSBBSB: in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

17. The Supremacy of the Son

    (Hebrews 1:1–14)

18. 15RVwho is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;BSBBSB: The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
19. 16RVfor in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;BSBBSB: For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
20. 17RVand he is before all things, and in him all things consist.BSBBSB: He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
21. 18RVAnd 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.BSBBSB: And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
22. 19RVFor it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell;BSBBSB: For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
23. 20RVand through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.BSBBSB: and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
24. 21RVAnd you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, yet now hath he reconciledBSBBSB: Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
25. 22RVin the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him:BSBBSB: But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
26. 23RVif so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.BSBBSB: if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

27. Paul’s Suffering for the Church

    (2 Corinthians 11:16–33)

28. 24RVNow 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 church;BSBBSB: Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
29. 25RVwhereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfill the word of God,BSBBSB: I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
30. 26RVeven the mystery which hath been hid from all ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,BSBBSB: the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
31. 27RVto whom God was pleased 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:BSBBSB: To 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.
32. 28RVwhom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;BSBBSB: We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
33. 29RVwhereunto I labour also, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.BSBBSB: To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

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