Colossians 1
Modern English Version
Salutation
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ who are at Colosse:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thankfulness for the Colossians
3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you. 4 For we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints, 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as it has in all the world, and brings forth fruit, as it has also in you, since the day you heard it and knew the grace of God in truth. 7 And you also learned of Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you, 8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
The Person and Work of Christ
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, pleasing to all, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God, 11 strengthened with all might according to His glorious power, enduring everything with perseverance and patience joyfully, 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled us to be partakers in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of His dear Son, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is the image of the invisible God and the firstborn of every creature. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they are thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. All things were created by Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. 18 He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in all things He may have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all fullness should dwell, 20 and to reconcile all things to Himself by Him, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him, I say—whether they are things in earth, or things in heaven.
21 And you, who were formerly alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach in His sight, 23 if you continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and are not removed from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
Paul’s Ministry to the Church
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake and fill up in my flesh that which is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church. 25 I have been made a servant of it according to the commission of God, which has been given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 even the mystery which has been hidden from past ages and generations, but now is revealed to His saints. 27 To them God would make known what is the glorious riches of this mystery among the nations. It is Christ in you, the hope of glory, 28 whom we preach, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present them perfect in Christ Jesus. 29 In this I labor, striving according to His power, which effectively works in me.
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
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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