Colossians 1
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
1Paulus Apostolus Jesu Christi per voluntatem Dei, et Timotheus frater:
2To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
2eis, qui sunt Colossis, sanctis, et fidelibus fratribus in Christo Jesu.
3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
3Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Jesu Christo. Gratias agimus Deo, et Patri Domini nostri Jesu Christi semper pro vobis orantes:
4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
4audientes fidem vestram in Christo Jesu, et dilectionem quam habetis in sanctos omnes
5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
5propter spem, quæ reposita est vobis in cælis: quam audistis in verbo veritatis Evangelii:
6that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
6quod pervenit ad vos, sicut et in universo mundo est, et fructificat, et crescit sicut in vobis, ex ea die, qua audistis, et cognovistis gratiam Dei in veritate,
7You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
7sicut didicistis ab Epaphra carissimo conservo nostro, qui est fidelis pro vobis minister Christi Jesu,
8and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
8qui etiam manifestavit nobis dilectionem vestram in spiritu.
9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
9Ideo et nos ex qua die audivimus, non cessamus pro vobis orantes, et postulantes ut impleamini agnitione voluntatis ejus, in omni sapientia et intellectu spiritali:
10so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
10ut ambuletis digne Deo per omnia placentes: in omni opere bono fructificantes, et crescentes in scientia Dei:
11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
11in omni virtute confortati secundum potentiam claritatis ejus, in omni patientia et longanimitate cum gaudio,
12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
12gratias agentes Deo Patri, qui dignos nos fecit in partem sortis sanctorum in lumine:
13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
13qui eripuit nos de potestate tenebrarum, et transtulit in regnum filii dilectionis suæ,
14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
14in quo habemus redemptionem per sanguinem ejus, remissionem peccatorum:
15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
15qui est imago Dei invisibilis, primogenitus omnis creaturæ:
16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
16quoniam in ipso condita sunt universa in cælis, et in terra, visibilia, et invisibilia, sive throni, sive dominationes, sive principatus, sive potestates: omnia per ipsum et in ipso creata sunt:
17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
17et ipse est ante omnes, et omnia in ipso constant.
18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
18Et ipse est caput corporis Ecclesiæ, qui est principium, primogenitus ex mortuis: ut sit in omnibus ipse primatum tenens:
19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
19quia in ipso complacuit, omnem plenitudinem inhabitare:
20and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
20et per eum reconciliare omnia in ipsum, pacificans per sanguinem crucis ejus, sive quæ in terris, sive quæ in cælis sunt.
21Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
21Et vos cum essetis aliquando alienati, et inimici sensu in operibus malis:
22But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
22nunc autem reconciliavit in corpore carnis ejus per mortem, exhibere vos sanctos, et immaculatos, et irreprehensibiles coram ipso:
23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
23si tamen permanetis in fide fundati, et stabiles, et immobiles a spe Evangelii, quod audistis, quod prædicatum est in universa creatura, quæ sub cælo est, cujus factus sum ego Paulus minister.
24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
24Qui nunc gaudeo in passionibus pro vobis, et adimpleo ea quæ desunt passionem Christi, in carne mea pro corpore ejus, quod est Ecclesia:
25I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
25cujus factus sum ego minister secundum dispensationem Dei, quæ data est mihi in vos, ut impleam verbum Dei:
26the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
26mysterium, quod absconditum fuit a sæculis, et generationibus, nunc autem manifestatum est sanctis ejus,
27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
27quibus voluit Deus notas facere divitias gloriæ sacramenti hujus in gentibus, quod est Christus, in vobis spes gloriæ,
28We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
28quem nos annuntiamus, corripientes omnem hominem, et docentes omnem hominem, in omni sapientia, ut exhibeamus omnem hominem perfectum in Christo Jesu:
29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
29in quo et laboro, certando secundum operationem ejus, quam operatur in me in virtute.
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