Colossians 1:3-14
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)We [a]give thanks to God, (B)the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 (C)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the (D)love which you have [b]for (E)all the [c]saints; 5 because of the (F)hope (G)reserved for you in [d]heaven, of which you previously (H)heard in the word of truth, [e]the gospel 6 which has come to you, just as [f](I)in all the world also it is bearing (J)fruit and [g]increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you (K)heard it and [h]understood the grace of God in truth; 7 just as you learned it from (L)Epaphras, our (M)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, 8 and he also informed us of your (N)love in the Spirit.
9 For this reason we also, (O)since the day we heard about it, (P)have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the [i](Q)knowledge of His will in all spiritual (R)wisdom and understanding, 10 so that you will (S)walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, [j](T)to please Him in all respects, (U)bearing fruit in every good work and [k]increasing in the [l]knowledge of God; 11 (V)strengthened with all power, according to [m]His glorious might, [n]for the attaining of all perseverance and [o]patience; (W)joyously 12 giving thanks to (X)the Father, who has qualified us [p]to share in (Y)the inheritance of the [q]saints in (Z)light.
The Incomparable Christ
13 [r]For He rescued us from the [s](AA)domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of [t](AB)His beloved Son, 14 (AC)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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- Colossians 1:3 Or always give...praying for you
- Colossians 1:4 Or toward
- Colossians 1:4 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens
- Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel
- Colossians 1:6 Or it is in all the world also, bearing
- Colossians 1:6 Or spreading abroad
- Colossians 1:6 Or came to fully know
- Colossians 1:9 Or real knowledge
- Colossians 1:10 Lit unto all pleasing
- Colossians 1:10 Or growing by the knowledge
- Colossians 1:10 Or real knowledge
- Colossians 1:11 Lit the might of His glory
- Colossians 1:11 Lit unto all
- Colossians 1:11 Or patience with joy
- Colossians 1:12 Lit unto the portion of
- Colossians 1:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Colossians 1:13 Lit Who rescued
- Colossians 1:13 Lit authority
- Colossians 1:13 Lit the Son of His love
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