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Colossians 1
King James Version
Colossians 1
King James Version
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
2 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.
3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
6 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:
7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9 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;
10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 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:
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
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 might have the preeminence.
19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
20 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.
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
23 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;
24 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:
25 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;
26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
27 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:
28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
Colossians 1
New International Version
Colossians 1
New International Version
1 Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) and Timothy(C) our brother,
2 To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters[a] in Christ:
Grace(D) and peace to you from God our Father.[b](E)
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We always thank God,(F) the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love(G) you have for all God’s people(H)— 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope(I) stored up for you in heaven(J) and about which you have already heard in the true message(K) of the gospel 6 that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(L) and growing throughout the whole world(M)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. 7 You learned it from Epaphras,(N) our dear fellow servant,[c] who is a faithful minister(O) of Christ on our[d] behalf, 8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(P)
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(Q) we have not stopped praying for you.(R) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(S) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[e](T) 10 so that you may live a life worthy(U) of the Lord and please him(V) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(W) 11 being strengthened with all power(X) according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,(Y) 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(Z) who has qualified you[f] to share in the inheritance(AA) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(AB) 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(AC) and brought us into the kingdom(AD) of the Son he loves,(AE) 14 in whom we have redemption,(AF) the forgiveness of sins.(AG)
The Supremacy of the Son of God
15 The Son is the image(AH) of the invisible God,(AI) the firstborn(AJ) over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created:(AK) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(AL) all things have been created through him and for him.(AM) 17 He is before all things,(AN) and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head(AO) of the body, the church;(AP) he is the beginning and the firstborn(AQ) from among the dead,(AR) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(AS) to have all his fullness(AT) dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile(AU) to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,(AV) by making peace(AW) through his blood,(AX) shed on the cross.
21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies(AY) in your minds(AZ) because of[g] your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled(BA) you by Christ’s physical body(BB) through death to present you(BC) holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation(BD)— 23 if you continue(BE) in your faith, established(BF) and firm, and do not move from the hope(BG) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(BH) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(BI)
Paul’s Labor for the Church
24 Now I rejoice(BJ) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(BK) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(BL) 25 I have become its servant(BM) by the commission God gave me(BN) to present to you the word of God(BO) in its fullness— 26 the mystery(BP) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known(BQ) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(BR) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(BS) the hope of glory.
28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing(BT) and teaching everyone with all wisdom,(BU) so that we may present everyone fully mature(BV) in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously(BW) contend(BX) with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.(BY)
Footnotes
- Colossians 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 4:15.
- Colossians 1:2 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
- Colossians 1:7 Or slave
- Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your
- Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
- Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us
- Colossians 1:21 Or minds, as shown by
Colosas 1
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Colosas 1
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
1 Mula kay Pablo na apostol ni Cristo Jesus ayon sa kalooban ng Dios, kasama si Timoteo na kapatid natin.
2 Mahal kong mga taga-Colosas, pinabanal[a] at matatapat na kapatid na nakay Cristo:
Sumainyo nawa ang biyaya at kapayapaang galing sa Dios na ating Ama.
Ang Panalangin ni Pablo para sa mga Taga-Colosas
3 Lagi kaming nagpapasalamat sa Dios na Ama ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo sa tuwing nananalangin kami para sa inyo. 4 Sapagkat nabalitaan namin ang pananampalataya nʼyo bilang mga nakay Cristo Jesus at ang pag-ibig nʼyo sa lahat ng mga pinabanal ng Dios, 5 dahil umaasa kayong makakamtan ninyo ang mga inilaan para sa inyo sa langit. Ang pag-asang itoʼy una ninyong narinig nang ipangaral sa inyo ang salita ng katotohanan, ang Magandang Balita. 6 At ang Magandang Balitang itoʼy lumalaganap at lumalago sa buong mundo, katulad ng nangyari sa inyo noong una ninyong marinig at maunawaan ang katotohanan tungkol sa biyaya ng Dios. 7 Natutunan nʼyo ito kay Epafras na minamahal namin at kapwa lingkod ng Panginoon. Isa siyang tapat na lingkod ni Cristo, at pumariyan siya bilang kinatawan namin. 8 Siya ang nagbalita sa amin tungkol sa pag-ibig nʼyo na ibinigay ng Banal na Espiritu.
9 Kaya nga, mula nang mabalitaan namin ang tungkol sa inyo, patuloy namin kayong ipinapanalangin. Hinihiling namin sa Dios na bigyan nawa kayo ng karunungan at pang-unawang mula sa Banal na Espiritu para lubusan ninyong malaman ang kalooban niya. 10 Sa ganoon, makakapamuhay kayo nang karapat-dapat at kalugod-lugod sa Panginoon sa lahat ng bagay. At makikita na lumalago kayo sa mabubuting gawa at sa pagkakakilala sa Dios. 11 Nawaʼy palakasin niya kayo sa pamamagitan ng dakila niyang kapangyarihan, para makatagal at makapagtiis kayo sa lahat ng bagay nang may kagalakan. 12 At makapagpapasalamat din kayo sa Ama. Ginawa niya kayong karapat-dapat na makabahagi sa mamanahin ng mga pinabanal niya, ang manang nasa kinaroroonan ng kaliwanagan. 13 Iniligtas niya tayo mula sa kapangyarihan ng kadiliman at inilipat tayo sa kaharian ng minamahal niyang Anak. 14 At sa pamamagitan ng kanyang Anak, tinubos niya tayo, na ang ibig sabihin ay pinatawad na ang ating mga kasalanan.
Ang Kadakilaan ni Cristo
15 Si Cristo ang larawan ng di-nakikitang Dios, at siya ang may kapangyarihan sa lahat ng nilikha. 16 Sapagkat sa pamamagitan niya, at para sa kanya, nilikha ang lahat ng nasa langit at nasa mundo, ang nakikita pati rin ang di-nakikita, katulad ng mga espiritung naghahari at namamahala, mga espiritung namumuno at may kapangyarihan. 17 Bago pa man likhain ang anumang bagay, naroon na si Cristo, at sa pamamagitan niya ang lahat ay nananatiling nasa kaayusan. 18 Si Cristo ang ulo ng iglesya na kanyang katawan. Siya ang pinagmulan[b] nito, ang unang nabuhay sa mga patay, para maging pinakadakila siya sa lahat. 19 Sapagkat minabuti ng Dios na ang pagka-Dios niya ay manahan nang lubos kay Cristo, 20 at sa pamamagitan ni Cristo, ipagkakasundo sa kanya ang lahat ng nilikha sa langit at sa mundo. Ginawa niya ito sa pamamagitan ng dugo[c] ni Cristo sa krus.
21 Noong una ay malayo kayo sa Dios, at naging kaaway niya dahil sa kasamaan ng inyong pag-iisip at mga gawa. 22 Pero ngayon, ibinalik na niya kayo sa kanyang sarili sa pamamagitan ng kamatayan ng katawang-tao ni Cristo. Kaya maihaharap na kayo sa kanya na banal, malinis at walang kapintasan. 23 Pero kailangan ninyong manatiling tapat at matatag sa pananampalataya, at huwag hayaang mawala ang pag-asang dulot ng Magandang Balita na narinig ninyo. Ang Magandang Balita na ito ay ipinahayag na sa buong mundo, at akong si Pablo ay naging lingkod nito.
Ang Paghihirap ni Pablo para sa mga Mananampalataya
24 Masaya ako sa mga nararanasan kong paghihirap ng katawan ko para sa inyo. Dahil dito, napupunan ko ang kulang sa mga paghihirap ni Cristo para sa iglesya na kanyang katawan. 25 Itinalaga ako ng Dios na maging tagapaglingkod ng iglesya para lubusang ipahayag ang mensahe niya sa inyo na mga hindi Judio. 26 Ito ang lihim niyang plano na hindi inihayag noon sa naunang mga panahon at mga salinlahi, pero ngayon ay inihayag na sa atin na mga pinabanal niya. 27 Nais ng Dios na ihayag sa atin ang dakila at kamangha-mangha niyang plano para sa lahat ng tao. At ito ang lihim na plano: Si Cristo ay sumasainyo at ito ang basehan ng pag-asa ninyo na inyong makakamtan ang napakabuting kalagayan sa hinaharap. 28 Kaya nga ipinangangaral namin si Cristo sa lahat ng tao. Pinapaalalahanan at tinuturuan namin ang bawat isa ayon sa karunungang ibinigay sa amin ng Dios. Sa ganoon, maihaharap namin ang bawat isa sa Dios nang ganap sa pakikipag-isa nila kay Cristo. 29 At para matupad ito, nagpapakahirap ako sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ni Cristo na nagpapalakas sa akin.
Colossians 1
EasyEnglish Bible
Colossians 1
EasyEnglish Bible
Paul and Timothy say ‘Hello’
1 This letter is from me, Paul. God chose me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. Our friend Timothy is here with me while I write.
2 We are writing to you, God's own people who live in Colossae. You are like brothers and sisters to us because you continue to believe in Christ.
I pray that God, our Father, will continue to help you. I pray that he will give you peace in your minds.
Paul thanks God for the believers
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you. 4 We thank God because people have told us good things about you. You continue to trust Christ Jesus. You also love all God's people. 5 You live like that because you hope to receive good things from God.[a] You know that God has prepared those good things for you. He is keeping them safe in heaven. You learned that when people first told you God's true message, his good news.
6 You have heard this good news, like people all over the world have heard it. It has caused good results among you since the time when you heard it first. At that time, you understood the true message about how kind God really is. As a result, God is blessing you more and more, like he blesses his people everywhere. 7 It was our good friend Epaphras who first told you this good news. Like us, he is Christ's servant. He serves Christ on our behalf. 8 He has told us about the love that God's Spirit has given to you.
Paul prays that they will know God more and more
9 Because of all that, we have not stopped praying for you, ever since the day that we heard about you. We ask God that his Spirit will make you truly wise. He will help you to know clearly what he wants you to do. You will understand his true message. 10 Then you will be able to live in a way that the Lord wants you to live. Everything that you do will please him. We pray that all these good things will have good results. We pray that you will know God better and better. 11 God rules from heaven with great power. We pray that he will make you strong with every kind of strength. Then, when troubles come, you can still be patient and strong. 12 You will be able to thank God, our Father, and be happy. God has prepared good things for his people to receive in heaven. Because God has included you among his people, you will also share those good things in the kingdom of light. 13 God has saved us from the dark kingdom where Satan rules.[b] He has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, whom he loves. 14 God's Son, Jesus, paid the price for our sins and made us free. Yes, God has forgiven us.[c]
Who God's Son, Jesus Christ, is
15 We cannot see God. But Jesus Christ shows us completely who God is. Even before God made anything, Jesus was already there as God's Son who rules everything. 16 When God created everything, it was his Son who did it. His Son made everything that is on earth and in heaven. He created everything that we can see, as well as the things that we cannot see. He made rulers and leaders. He made everything that has power and authority. God gave his Son the authority to create everything, so that his Son would receive praise. 17 God's Son was there before anything else was there. And now he causes everything to continue in its proper place. 18 The church is like Christ's body and he is its head.[d] He is where it all begins. As God's special Son, he was the first person who became alive again after death.[e] As a result, Christ is first and most important in all things.
19 God chose to put his nature in Christ completely. 20 He decided that Christ would die on the cross as a sacrifice. In that way, God would bring all things back to himself. Then everything could live in peace with God. That includes everything on the earth and everything in heaven.
21 As for you, you were far away from God at one time. You thought bad things and you did bad things. As a result, you were God's enemies. 22 But now you have become God's friends. This happened because Christ's human body died on the cross. As a result, God has brought you to himself. As you stand in front of him, you are completely good and clean inside. He sees nothing in you that is bad.
23 But you must continue to believe God's true message. Do not turn away from it. Continue to trust God, as you did when you first heard the good news. People have told this good news to everyone all over the world. And God has chosen me, Paul, as his servant to tell this good news.
Paul's work for Christ's people
24 At this time, I am suffering on your behalf, but I am still happy. Christ himself suffered on behalf of his people, the church. Now, while I live in my human body, I also suffer. I continue to receive the pain that Christ received, so that it may be complete.[f] In that way, I help the church, which is like Christ's own body.
25 I have become God's servant, so that I can help the church. God chose me to do that. He chose me to explain his message to you completely. 26 That message is a secret that God hid from everyone before now. He hid it from all the people who lived in past times. But now he has shown this secret to his people. 27 God wanted them to understand how great this secret is. It shows that God will bless people who live in all countries of the world. This secret message is that Christ lives in you. And because of that, you know that you will live with God in heaven one day.
28 That is why we tell everyone the message about Christ. God helps us to be very wise as we warn people and we teach them. We want every person who belongs to Christ to become complete, as God sees them. 29 That is why I work very hard. Christ works powerfully in me to make me strong for this difficult work.
Footnotes
- 1:5 In the Bible, to ‘hope’ means to trust God for what will happen. We wait to receive the good things that he has promised to give us. We know that we will live with Christ for ever. As believers we can be completely sure that these things will happen to us.
- 1:13 A place of light is a place where God rules. If we belong to God's kingdom, we live ‘in the light’. Any place where Satan rules is a dark place. Bad things happen in places like that.
- 1:14 Jesus made believers free from their sins when he died on the cross. God has forgiven us because Jesus died as a sacrifice on our behalf.
- 1:18 Christ gives his Spirit to those people who belong to him. He lives in his people because his Spirit is in them. They are united to him. They are like his body on earth.
- 1:18 Other people had become alive again after they died, but Jesus never died again. He became alive again to show us that we also will become alive again after death, if we believe in him. So he was the first and believers will follow him.
- 1:24 The Bible says that Christians will have troubles and pain. See Acts 14:22 and 1 Thessalonians 3:3-4. Christians, like Paul, sometimes suffer because they are helping other Christians. Paul does not mean that we have to do anything else to save ourselves. Christ suffered on our behalf. His death saves us completely, if we believe in him. We also suffer because we are his people.
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