Colossians 1
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Berean Standard Bible
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timothy, a brother,
1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus, who are at Colossa.
2To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
3Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.
3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
4Hearing your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which you have towards all the saints.
4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
5For the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard in the word of the truth of the gospel,
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
6Which is come unto you, as also it is in the whole world, and bringeth forth fruit and groweth, even as it doth in you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth.
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.
7As you learned of Epaphras, our most beloved fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ Jesus;
7You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
8Who also hath manifested to us your love in the spirit.
8and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
9Therefore we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you, and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding:
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,
10That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God:
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,
11Strengthened with all might, according to the power of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering with joy,
11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
12Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light:
12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
14In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins;
14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.
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.
17And he is before all, and by him all things consist.
17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
18And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he may hold the primacy:
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.
19Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father, that all fullness should dwell;
19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
20And through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth, and the things that are in heaven.
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.
21And you, whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works:
21Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
22Yet now he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unspotted, and blameless before him:
22But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
23If so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister.
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.
24Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up those things that are wanting of the sufferings of Christ, in my flesh, for his body, which is the church:
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.
25Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I may fulfill the word of God:
25I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
26The mystery which hath been hidden from ages and generations, but now is manifested to his saints,
26the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
27To whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, in you the hope of glory.
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.
28Whom we preach, admonishing every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
28We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
29Wherein also I labour, striving according to his working which he worketh in me in power.
29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
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