1 WYC Poul, apostle of `Crist Jhesu, bi the wille of God, BSB BSB: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 WYC and Tymothe, brother, to hem that ben at Colose, hooli and feithful britheren in Crist Jhesu, BSB BSB: To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
3 WYC grace and pees to you of God oure fadir and of the Lord Jhesu Crist. We don thankyngis to God, and to the fader of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, euermore preiynge for you, herynge youre feith in Crist Jhesu, BSB BSB: We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
4 WYC and the loue that ye han to alle hooli men, BSB BSB: because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
5 WYC for the hope that is kept to you in heuenes. Which ye herden in the word of treuthe of the gospel, BSB BSB: 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
6 WYC that cam to you, as also it is in al the world, and makith fruyt, and wexith, as in you, fro that dai in which ye herden and knewen the grace of God in treuthe. BSB BSB: 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.
7 WYC As ye lerneden of Epafras, oure felawe most dereworthe, which is a trewe mynystre of Jhesu Crist for you; BSB BSB: You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
8 WYC which also schewide to vs youre louyng in spirit. BSB BSB: and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
9 WYC Therfor we fro the dai in which we herden, ceessen not to preye for you, and to axe, that ye be fillid with the knowing of his wille in al wisdom and goostli vndurstondyng; BSB BSB: 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,
10 WYC that ye walke worthili to God plesynge bi alle thingis, and make fruyt in al good werk, and wexe in the science of God, BSB BSB: 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,
11 WYC and ben coumfortid in al vertu bi the miyt of his clerenesse, in al pacience and long abiding with ioye, BSB BSB: being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
12 WYC that ye do thankyngis to God and to the fadir, which made you worthi in to the part of eritage of hooli men in liyt. BSB BSB: giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13 WYC Which delyueride vs fro the power of derknessis, and translatide in to the kyngdom of the sone of his louyng, BSB BSB: He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
14 WYC in whom we han ayenbiyng and remyssioun of synnes. BSB BSB: in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
16 WYC For in hym alle thingis ben maad, in heuenes and in erthe, visible and vnuysible, ether trones, ether dominaciouns, ether princehodes, ethir poweris, alle thingis ben maad of nouyt bi hym, and in hym, BSB BSB: 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. 18 WYC And he is heed of the bodi of the chirche; which is the bigynnyng and the firste bigetun of deede men, that he holde the firste dignyte in alle thingis. BSB BSB: 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.
19 WYC For in hym it pleside al plente to inhabite, BSB BSB: For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
21 WYC And whanne ye weren sumtyme aliened, and enemyes bi wit in yuele werkis, BSB BSB: Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
23 WYC If netheles ye dwellen in the feith, foundid, and stable, and vnmouable fro the hope of the gospel that ye han herd, which is prechid in al creature that is vndur heuene. Of which Y Poul am maad mynystre, BSB BSB: 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.
24 WYC and now Y haue ioye in passioun for you, and Y fille tho thingis that failen of the passiouns of Crist in my fleisch, for his bodi, that is the chirche. BSB BSB: 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.
25 WYC Of which Y Poul am maad mynystre bi the dispensacioun of God, that is youun to me in you, BSB BSB: I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
26 WYC that Y fille the word of God, the priuyte, that was hid fro worldis and generaciouns. But now it is schewid to his seyntis, BSB BSB: the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
27 WYC to whiche God wold make knowun the richessis of the glorie of this sacrament in hethene men, which is Crist in you, the hope of glorie. BSB BSB: 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.
28 WYC Whom we schewen, repreuynge ech man, and techinge `ech man in al wisdom, that we offre ech man perfit in Crist Jhesu. BSB BSB: We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
29 WYC In which thing also Y trauele in stryuynge bi the worching of hym, that he worchith in me in vertu. BSB BSB: To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
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