Colosenses 1
Biblia del Jubileo
1 ¶ Pablo, apóstol de Jesús el Cristo, por la voluntad de Dios, y el hermano Timoteo,
2 A los santos y hermanos fieles en Cristo que están en Colosas: Gracia y paz a vosotros de Dios Padre nuestro, y del Señor Jesús el Cristo.
3 ¶ Damos gracias al Dios y Padre del Señor nuestro Jesús el Cristo, siempre orando por vosotros;
4 habiendo oído vuestra fe en el Cristo Jesús, y la caridad que tenéis para con todos los santos,
5 a causa de la esperanza que os está guardada en los cielos; la cual habéis oído ya por la palabra de la verdad del Evangelio;
6 el cual ha llegado hasta vosotros, como está por todo el mundo; y fructifica, como también en vosotros, desde el día que oísteis y conocisteis la gracia de Dios en verdad,
7 como lo habéis aprendido de Epafras, nuestro consiervo amado, el cual es para vosotros un fiel ministro de Cristo Jesús;
8 quien también nos ha declarado vuestra caridad en Espíritu.
9 ¶ Por lo cual también nosotros, desde el día que lo oímos, no cesamos de orar por vosotros, y de pedir a Dios que seáis llenos del conocimiento de su voluntad, en toda sabiduría y entendimiento espiritual;
10 para que andéis como es digno del Señor, agradándole en todo, fructificando en toda buena obra, y creciendo en el conocimiento de Dios.
11 Corroborados de toda fortaleza, conforme a la potencia de su gloria, para toda paciencia y tolerancia con gozo;
12 ¶ dando gracias al Padre que nos hizo dignos para participar en la herencia de los santos en luz;
13 que nos libró de la potestad de las tinieblas, y nos traspasó en el Reino de su amado Hijo,
14 en el cual tenemos redención por su sangre, la remisión de pecados.
15 El cual es la imagen del Dios invisible, el Primogénito de toda criatura.
16 Porque por él fueron creadas todas las cosas que están en los cielos, y que están en la tierra, visibles e invisibles; sean tronos, sean dominios, sean principados, sean potestades; todo fue creado por él y en él.
17 Y él es antes de todas las cosas, y todas las cosas consisten por él;
18 y él es la cabeza, del cuerpo de la Iglesia, principio y primogénito de entre los muertos, para que en todo tenga el primado.
19 Por cuanto agradó al Padre que en él habitara toda plenitud,
20 y por él reconciliar todas las cosas a sí mismo, pacificando por la sangre de su madero, así lo que está en la tierra como lo que está en los cielos.
21 A vosotros también, que erais en otro tiempo extraños y enemigos de ánimo en malas obras, ahora empero os ha reconciliado
22 en el cuerpo de su carne por medio de la muerte, para haceros santos, y sin mancha, e irreprensibles delante de él;
23 si empero permanecéis fundados y firmes en la fe, y sin moveros de la esperanza del Evangelio que habéis oído; el cual es predicado a toda criatura que está debajo del cielo; del cual yo Pablo soy hecho ministro.
24 Que ahora me gozo en lo que padezco por vosotros, y cumplo en mi carne lo que falta de las tribulaciones del Cristo por su cuerpo, que es la Iglesia;
25 de la cual soy hecho ministro, por la dispensación de Dios la cual me es dada en vosotros, para que cumpla la palabra de Dios;
26 a saber, el misterio escondido desde los siglos y generaciones y que ahora ha sido manifestado a sus santos,
27 a los cuales quiso Dios hacer notorias las riquezas de la gloria de este misterio en los gentiles; que es Cristo en vosotros, la esperanza de gloria,
28 el cual nosotros anunciamos, amonestando a todo hombre, y enseñando en toda sabiduría, para hacer a todo hombre perfecto en el Cristo Jesús;
29 en lo cual aun trabajo, combatiendo por la operación de él, la cual él obra en mí poderosamente.
Colosenses 1
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Saludo
1 1-2 Queridos hermanos y hermanas de la iglesia de Colosas:
Nosotros, Pablo y Timoteo, les enviamos nuestros saludos. Ustedes son parte del pueblo especial de Dios y han puesto su confianza en Cristo. Yo soy apóstol de Jesucristo porque Dios, nuestro Padre, así lo quiso.
Deseo de todo corazón que Dios y el Señor Jesucristo les den mucho amor y paz.
Pablo da gracias a Dios
3 Siempre que oramos por ustedes, damos gracias a Dios, el Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, 4 pues hemos sabido que ustedes confían mucho en Cristo y aman a todos los que forman parte del pueblo de Dios. 5 Ustedes se comportan así porque, desde que oyeron el mensaje verdadero de la buena noticia, saben bien lo que Dios les tiene guardado en el cielo. 6 Esta buena noticia se está anunciando por todo el Imperio Romano, y está dando buenos resultados. Así ocurrió entre ustedes desde el día en que supieron de verdad cuánto los ama Dios. 7 Eso lo aprendieron de labios de Epafras, nuestro querido compañero de trabajo, que tan fielmente les sirve por amor a Jesucristo. 8 Él nos ha traído noticias de ustedes, y nos ha contado cómo el Espíritu Santo les hace amar a los demás.
Pablo pide fortaleza para la iglesia de Colosas
9 Desde el momento en que supimos todo eso, no hemos dejado de orar por ustedes. Y siempre le pedimos a Dios que puedan conocer su voluntad, y que tengan toda la sabiduría y la inteligencia que da el Espíritu Santo. 10 Así podrán vivir de acuerdo con lo que el Señor quiere, y él estará contento con ustedes porque harán toda clase de cosas buenas y sabrán más cómo es Dios; 11 por el gran poder de Dios cobrarán nuevas fuerzas, y podrán soportar con paciencia todas las dificultades. Así, con gran alegría, 12 darán gracias a Dios, el Padre. Porque él nos ha preparado para que recibamos, en su reino de luz, la herencia que él ha prometido a su pueblo elegido. 13 Dios nos rescató de la oscuridad en que vivíamos, y nos llevó al reino de su amado Hijo, 14 quien por su muerte nos salvó y perdonó nuestros pecados.
La obra de Cristo
15 Cristo es el Hijo de Dios, y existe desde antes de la creación del mundo; él es la imagen del Dios que no podemos ver. 16 Por medio de él, Dios creó todo lo que hay en el cielo y en la tierra, lo que puede verse y lo que no se puede ver, y también los espíritus poderosos que tienen dominio y autoridad. En pocas palabras: Dios creó todo por medio de Cristo y para Cristo.
17 Cristo existía antes de todas las cosas. Por medio de él, todo se mantiene en orden, 18 y él gobierna a su iglesia y le da vida. Él es la cabeza, y la iglesia es su cuerpo.
Cristo es el principio de todas las cosas. Por eso él fue el primero en resucitar, para que ocupe el primer lugar en todo. 19 Y en él se encuentra todo el poder divino.
20 Por medio de Cristo, Dios hizo que todo el universo volviera a estar en paz con él. Y esto lo hizo posible por medio de la muerte de su Hijo en la cruz.
Cristo nos hace amigos de Dios
21-22 Antes, ustedes estaban lejos de Dios y eran sus enemigos, pues pensaban y hacían lo malo. Sin embargo, ahora Dios los ha hecho sus amigos por medio de la muerte de su Hijo, quien se hizo hombre. Dios lo hizo así para que ustedes pudieran presentarse ante él sin pecado y libres de culpa. 23 Pero esto será así, sólo si mantienen su confianza en Cristo y siguen creyendo en lo que nos promete el mensaje de la buena noticia. Este mensaje ha sido anunciado por todo el Imperio Romano, y yo colaboro anunciándolo.
El trabajo de Pablo para la Iglesia
24 Ahora me alegro de sufrir por ustedes, pues así voy completando en mi propio cuerpo los sufrimientos del cuerpo de Cristo, que es la iglesia. 25 Por el bien de ustedes, Dios me ha hecho servidor de la iglesia y me ha enviado a anunciar su mensaje. 26 Este mensaje habla del plan que, desde hacía muchos siglos, Dios había mantenido en secreto, pero que ahora ha revelado a su pueblo elegido. 27 Dios decidió darles a conocer este plan tan grande y maravilloso para todas las naciones, y que es el siguiente: Dios envió a Cristo, para que habite en ustedes y les dé la seguridad de que van a compartir el poder y la gloria de Dios.
28 Nosotros anunciamos a Cristo, y con toda sabiduría aconsejamos y enseñamos a todos, para que lleguen a ser perfectos como Cristo. 29 Para esto trabajo y lucho con la fuerza y el poder que Cristo me da.
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
Colossians 1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Greeting
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will,(A) and Timothy(B) our[a] brother:
2 To the saints in Christ at Colossae, who are faithful brothers.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father.[b]
Thanksgiving
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints 5 because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the message of truth,(C) the gospel 6 that has come to you. It is bearing fruit(D) and growing all over the world,(E) just as it has among you since the day you heard it and recognized God’s grace(F) in the truth.[c](G) 7 You learned this from Epaphras,(H) our dearly loved fellow slave. He is a faithful servant of the Messiah(I) on your[d] behalf, 8 and he has told us about your love in the Spirit.(J)
Prayer for Spiritual Growth
9 For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking(K) that you may be filled with the knowledge(L) of His will(M) in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,[e] 10 so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work(N) and growing in the knowledge of God.(O) 11 May you be strengthened(P) with all power,(Q) according to His glorious(R) might, for all endurance and patience, with joy 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you[f] to share in the saints’[g] inheritance in the light.(S) 13 He has rescued(T) us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom(U) of the Son(V) He loves.(W) 14 We have redemption,[h] the forgiveness of sins, in Him.
The Centrality of Christ
15 He is the image of the invisible God,(X)
the firstborn over all creation.[i](Y)
16 For everything was created by Him,(Z)
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.(AA)
17 He is before all things,(AB)
and by Him all things(AC) hold together.
18 He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,(AD)
the firstborn from the dead,(AE)
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.
19 For God was pleased to have
all His fullness(AF) dwell in Him,(AG)
20 and through Him to reconcile
everything to Himself
by making peace(AH)
through the blood(AI) of His cross[j](AJ)—
whether things on earth or things in heaven.
21 Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions. 22 But now He has reconciled you by His physical body[k] through His death,(AK) to present you holy, faultless,(AL) and blameless before Him(AM)— 23 if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith(AN) and are not shifted away from the hope(AO) of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation(AP) under heaven,(AQ) and I, Paul,(AR) have become a servant of it.
Paul’s Ministry
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings(AS) for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for His body,(AT) that is, the church. 25 I have become its servant, according to God’s administration that was given to me for you, to make God’s message fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to His saints. 27 God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ(AU) in you, the hope(AV) of glory. 28 We proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 I labor for this, striving(AW) with His strength that works powerfully in me.(AX)
Footnotes
- Colossians 1:1 Lit the
- Colossians 1:2 Other mss add and the Lord Jesus Christ
- Colossians 1:6 Or and truly recognized God’s grace
- Colossians 1:7 Other mss read our
- Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
- Colossians 1:12 Other mss read us
- Colossians 1:12 Or holy ones’
- Colossians 1:14 Other mss add through His blood
- Colossians 1:15 The One who is preeminent over all creation
- Colossians 1:20 Other mss add through Him
- Colossians 1:22 His body of flesh on the cross
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.
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