Kolosserbrevet 1
Svenska Folkbibeln
Hälsning
1 Från Paulus, genom Guds vilja Kristi Jesu apostel, och från vår broder Timoteus, 2 till de heliga i Kolosse, de troende bröderna i Kristus. Nåd vare med er och frid från Gud, vår Fader.
Tacksägelse och bön
3 Vi tackar alltid Gud, vår Herre Jesu Kristi Fader, när vi ber för er. 4 Vi har hört om er tro i Kristus Jesus och om den kärlek ni har till alla de heliga, 5 på grund av hoppet som är förvarat åt er i himlen. Om detta hopp har ni redan hört i det sanna budskapet, det evangelium 6 som har kommit till er och finns i hela världen och växer och bär frukt. Så har det också gjort hos er från den dag ni fick höra det och lärde känna Guds nåd sådan den verkligen är. 7 Det har ni fått lära er av Epafras,[a] vår käre medarbetare, som troget tjänar Kristus i vårt ställe. 8 Han har berättat för oss om er kärlek i Anden.
9 Från den dag vi hörde om det, har vi därför inte upphört att be för er. Vår bön är att ni skall uppfyllas av kunskap om hans vilja, med all andlig vishet och insikt, 10 så att ni kan leva värdigt Herren och i allt behaga honom, när ni bär frukt i alla slags goda gärningar och växer till i kunskapen om Gud. 11 Hans härlighets makt skall då styrka er och ge er all kraft till att vara uthålliga och tåliga i allt. 12 Med glädje skall ni då tacka Fadern, som har gjort er värda att få del i det arv som de heliga har i ljuset.
I Sonens rike
13 Han har frälst oss från mörkrets välde och fört oss in i sin älskade Sons rike. 14 I honom är vi friköpta och har fått förlåtelse för våra synder. 15 Han är den osynlige Gudens avbild, förstfödd före allt skapat. 16 Ty i honom skapades allt i himlen och på jorden, det synliga och det osynliga, tronfurstar och herradömen, makter och väldigheter. Allt är skapat genom honom och till honom. 17 Han är till före allting, och allt består genom honom. 18 Han är huvudet för sin kropp, församlingen. Han är begynnelsen, den förstfödde från de döda, för att han i allt skulle vara den främste. 19 Ty Gud beslöt att låta hela fullheten bo i honom 20 och genom honom försona allt med sig, sedan han skapat frid i kraft av blodet på hans kors - frid genom honom både på jorden och i himlen. 21 Också ni som en gång var främmande för Gud och genom ert sinnelag och genom era onda gärningar hans fiender, 22 också er har han nu försonat med sig, när han i sin jordiska kropp led döden. Han vill låta er träda fram inför sig heliga, fläckfria och oförvitliga, 23 om ni verkligen står fasta och väl grundade i tron och inte låter er rubbas från hoppet i det evangelium som ni har hört och som har predikats för allt skapat under himlen och som jag, Paulus, har blivit satt att tjäna.
Apostelns tjänst
24 Nu gläder jag mig mitt under mina lidanden för er. Och det som fattas av Kristuslidanden uppfyller jag i mitt liv för hans kropp, som är församlingen. 25 Dess tjänare har jag blivit i kraft av det uppdrag Gud har gett mig för er räkning, att överallt predika Guds ord, 26 den hemlighet som genom tider och släktled varit dold men nu har uppenbarats för hans heliga. 27 För dem ville Gud göra känt vilken rikedom på härlighet hedningarna har i denna hemlighet - Kristus i er, härlighetens hopp. 28 Honom predikar vi genom att förmana varje människa och undervisa varje människa med all vishet, för att ställa fram varje människa som fullkomlig i Kristus. 29 För det målet arbetar och kämpar jag i hans kraft, som verkar mäktigt i mig.
Footnotes
- Kolosserbrevet 1:7 Epafras Församlingens grundare, se även 4:12f.
Colossians 1
New King James Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To the saints (B)and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse:
(C)Grace to you and peace from God our Father [a]and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Their Faith in Christ
3 (D)We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 (E)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of (F)your love for all the saints; 5 because of the hope (G)which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which has come to you, (H)as it has also in all the world, and (I)is bringing forth [b]fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew (J)the grace of God in truth; 7 as you also learned from (K)Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is (L)a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, 8 who also declared to us your (M)love in the Spirit.
Preeminence of Christ
9 (N)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask (O)that you may be filled with (P)the knowledge of His will (Q)in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 (R)that you may walk worthy of the Lord, (S)fully pleasing Him, (T)being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the (U)knowledge of God; 11 (V)strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, (W)for all patience and longsuffering (X)with joy; 12 (Y)giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of (Z)the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from (AA)the power of darkness (AB)and [c]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 (AC)in whom we have redemption [d]through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is (AD)the image of the invisible God, (AE)the firstborn over all creation. 16 For (AF)by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or (AG)dominions or [e]principalities or [f]powers. All things were created (AH)through Him and for Him. 17 (AI)And He is before all things, and in Him (AJ)all things consist. 18 And (AK)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, (AL)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
Reconciled in Christ
19 For it pleased the Father that (AM)in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and (AN)by Him to reconcile (AO)all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, (AP)having made peace through the blood of His cross.
21 And you, (AQ)who once were alienated and enemies in your mind (AR)by wicked works, yet now He has (AS)reconciled 22 (AT)in the body of His flesh through death, (AU)to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— 23 if indeed you continue (AV)in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are (AW)not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, (AX)which was preached to every creature under heaven, (AY)of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Sacrificial Service for Christ
24 (AZ)I now rejoice in my sufferings (BA)for you, and fill up in my flesh (BB)what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for (BC)the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to (BD)the [g]stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 (BE)the [h]mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, (BF)but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 (BG)To them God willed to make known what are (BH)the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: [i]which is (BI)Christ in you, (BJ)the hope of glory. 28 Him we preach, (BK)warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, (BL)that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me (BM)mightily.
Footnotes
- Colossians 1:2 NU omits and the Lord Jesus Christ
- Colossians 1:6 NU, M add and growing
- Colossians 1:13 transferred
- Colossians 1:14 NU, M omit through His blood
- Colossians 1:16 rulers
- Colossians 1:16 authorities
- Colossians 1:25 dispensation or administration
- Colossians 1:26 secret or hidden truth
- Colossians 1:27 M who
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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