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Colossians 1 (WEBP)

[1] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
[2] to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[3] We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
[4] having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
[5] because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News
[6] which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,
[7] even as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,
[8] who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
[9] For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
[10] that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,
[11] strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,
[12] giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light,
[13] who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
[14] in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.
[15] He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
[16] For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.
[17] He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
[18] He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
[19] For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
[20] and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
[21] You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,
[22] yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,
[23] if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
[24] Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,
[25] of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,
[26] the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,
[27] to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
[28] We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
[29] for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

Colossians 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
Colossians 1:2 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
Colossians 1:7 NU reads our
Colossians 1:14 TR adds “through his blood,”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Colossians 1 (KJVS)

[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.

Colossians 1:13 Gr. the Son of his love
Colossians 1:18 Or, among all
Colossians 1:20 Or, making peace
Colossians 1:21 Or, by your mind in wicked works
Colossians 1:27 Or, amongst you

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Colossians 1 (BYZ)

[1] Παῦλος () ἀπόστολος () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ () διὰ () θελήματος () θεοῦ, () καὶ () Τιμόθεος () ὁ () ἀδελφός, ()
[2] τοῖς () ἐν () Κολασσαῖς () ἁγίοις () καὶ () πιστοῖς () ἀδελφοῖς () ἐν () χριστῷ· () χάρις () ὑμῖν () καὶ () εἰρήνη () ἀπὸ () θεοῦ () πατρὸς () ἡμῶν () καὶ () κυρίου () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ. ()
[3] Εὐχαριστοῦμεν () τῷ () θεῷ () καὶ () πατρὶ () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () πάντοτε () περὶ () ὑμῶν () προσευχόμενοι, ()
[4] ἀκούσαντες () τὴν () πίστιν () ὑμῶν () ἐν () χριστῷ () Ἰησοῦ, () καὶ () τὴν () ἀγάπην () τὴν () εἰς () πάντας () τοὺς () ἁγίους, ()
[5] διὰ () τὴν () ἐλπίδα () τὴν () ἀποκειμένην () ὑμῖν () ἐν () τοῖς () οὐρανοῖς, () ἣν () προηκούσατε () ἐν () τῷ () λόγῳ () τῆς () ἀληθείας () τοῦ () εὐαγγελίου, ()
[6] τοῦ () παρόντος () εἰς () ὑμᾶς, () καθὼς () καὶ () ἐν () παντὶ () τῷ () κόσμῳ, () καὶ () ἔστιν () καρποφορούμενον () καὶ () αὐξανόμενον, () καθὼς () καὶ () ἐν () ὑμῖν () ἀφ’ () ἧς () ἡμέρας () ἠκούσατε () καὶ () ἐπέγνωτε () τὴν () χάριν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐν () ἀληθείᾳ· ()
[7] καθὼς () καὶ () ἐμάθετε () ἀπὸ () Ἐπαφρᾶ () τοῦ () ἀγαπητοῦ () συνδούλου () ἡμῶν, () ὅς () ἐστιν () πιστὸς () ὑπὲρ () ὑμῶν () διάκονος () τοῦ () χριστοῦ, ()
[8] ὁ () καὶ () δηλώσας () ἡμῖν () τὴν () ὑμῶν () ἀγάπην () ἐν () πνεύματι. ()
[9] Διὰ () τοῦτο () καὶ () ἡμεῖς, () ἀφ’ () ἧς () ἡμέρας () ἠκούσαμεν, () οὐ () παυόμεθα () ὑπὲρ () ὑμῶν () προσευχόμενοι, () καὶ () αἰτούμενοι () ἵνα () πληρωθῆτε () τὴν () ἐπίγνωσιν () τοῦ () θελήματος () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () πάσῃ () σοφίᾳ () καὶ () συνέσει () πνευματικῇ, ()
[10] περιπατῆσαι () ὑμᾶς () ἀξίως () τοῦ () κυρίου () εἰς () πᾶσαν () ἀρέσκειαν, () ἐν () παντὶ () ἔργῳ () ἀγαθῷ () καρποφοροῦντες () καὶ () αὐξανόμενοι () εἰς () τὴν () ἐπίγνωσιν () τοῦ () θεοῦ· ()
[11] ἐν () πάσῃ () δυνάμει () δυναμούμενοι () κατὰ () τὸ () κράτος () τῆς () δόξης () αὐτοῦ, () εἰς () πᾶσαν () ὑπομονὴν () καὶ () μακροθυμίαν () μετὰ () χαρᾶς· ()
[12] εὐχαριστοῦντες () τῷ () πατρὶ () τῷ () ἱκανώσαντι () ἡμᾶς () εἰς () τὴν () μερίδα () τοῦ () κλήρου () τῶν () ἁγίων () ἐν () τῷ () φωτί, ()
[13] ὃς () ἐρρύσατο () ἡμᾶς () ἐκ () τῆς () ἐξουσίας () τοῦ () σκότους, () καὶ () μετέστησεν () εἰς () τὴν () βασιλείαν () τοῦ () υἱοῦ () τῆς () ἀγάπης () αὐτοῦ, ()
[14] ἐν () ᾧ () ἔχομεν () τὴν () ἀπολύτρωσιν, () τὴν () ἄφεσιν () τῶν () ἁμαρτιῶν· ()
[15] ὅς () ἐστιν () εἰκὼν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τοῦ () ἀοράτου, () πρωτότοκος () πάσης () κτίσεως· ()
[16] ὅτι () ἐν () αὐτῷ () ἐκτίσθη () τὰ () πάντα, () τὰ () ἐν () τοῖς () οὐρανοῖς () καὶ () τὰ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () τὰ () ὁρατὰ () καὶ () τὰ () ἀόρατα, () εἴτε () θρόνοι, () εἴτε () κυριότητες, () εἴτε () ἀρχαί, () εἴτε () ἐξουσίαι· () τὰ () πάντα () δι’ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () εἰς () αὐτὸν () ἔκτισται· ()
[17] καὶ () αὐτός () ἐστιν () πρὸ () πάντων, () καὶ () τὰ () πάντα () ἐν () αὐτῷ () συνέστηκεν. ()
[18] Καὶ () αὐτός () ἐστιν () ἡ () κεφαλὴ () τοῦ () σώματος, () τῆς () ἐκκλησίας· () ὅς () ἐστιν () ἀρχή, () πρωτότοκος () ἐκ () τῶν () νεκρῶν, () ἵνα () γένηται () ἐν () πᾶσιν () αὐτὸς () πρωτεύων· ()
[19] ὅτι () ἐν () αὐτῷ () εὐδόκησεν () πᾶν () τὸ () πλήρωμα () κατοικῆσαι, ()
[20] καὶ () δι’ () αὐτοῦ () ἀποκαταλλάξαι () τὰ () πάντα () εἰς () αὐτόν, () εἰρηνοποιήσας () διὰ () τοῦ () αἵματος () τοῦ () σταυροῦ () αὐτοῦ, () δι’ () αὐτοῦ, () εἴτε () τὰ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () εἴτε () τὰ () ἐπὶ () τοῖς () οὐρανοῖς. ()
[21] Καὶ () ὑμᾶς () ποτὲ () ὄντας () ἀπηλλοτριωμένους () καὶ () ἐχθροὺς () τῇ () διανοίᾳ () ἐν () τοῖς () ἔργοις () τοῖς () πονηροῖς, () νυνὶ () δὲ () ἀποκατήλλαξεν ()
[22] ἐν () τῷ () σώματι () τῆς () σαρκὸς () αὐτοῦ () διὰ () τοῦ () θανάτου, () παραστῆσαι () ὑμᾶς () ἁγίους () καὶ () ἀμώμους () καὶ () ἀνεγκλήτους () κατενώπιον () αὐτοῦ· ()
[23] εἴγε () ἐπιμένετε () τῇ () πίστει () τεθεμελιωμένοι () καὶ () ἑδραῖοι, () καὶ () μὴ () μετακινούμενοι () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ἐλπίδος () τοῦ () εὐαγγελίου () οὗ () ἠκούσατε, () τοῦ () κηρυχθέντος () ἐν () πάσῃ () τῇ () κτίσει () τῇ () ὑπὸ () τὸν () οὐρανόν, () οὗ () ἐγενόμην () ἐγὼ () Παῦλος () διάκονος. ()
[24] Νῦν () χαίρω () ἐν () τοῖς () παθήμασιν () ὑπὲρ () ὑμῶν, () καὶ () ἀνταναπληρῶ () τὰ () ὑστερήματα () τῶν () θλίψεων () τοῦ () χριστοῦ () ἐν () τῇ () σαρκί () μου () ὑπὲρ () τοῦ () σώματος () αὐτοῦ, () ὅ () ἐστιν () ἡ () ἐκκλησία· ()
[25] ἧς () ἐγενόμην () ἐγὼ () διάκονος, () κατὰ () τὴν () οἰκονομίαν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τὴν () δοθεῖσάν () μοι () εἰς () ὑμᾶς, () πληρῶσαι () τὸν () λόγον () τοῦ () θεοῦ, ()
[26] τὸ () μυστήριον () τὸ () ἀποκεκρυμμένον () ἀπὸ () τῶν () αἰώνων () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () γενεῶν· () νυνὶ () δὲ () ἐφανερώθη () τοῖς () ἁγίοις () αὐτοῦ, ()
[27] οἷς () ἠθέλησεν () ὁ () θεὸς () γνωρίσαι () τί () τὸ () πλοῦτος () τῆς () δόξης () τοῦ () μυστηρίου () τούτου () ἐν () τοῖς () ἔθνεσιν, () ὅς () ἐστιν () χριστὸς () ἐν () ὑμῖν, () ἡ () ἐλπὶς () τῆς () δόξης· ()
[28] ὃν () ἡμεῖς () καταγγέλλομεν, () νουθετοῦντες () πάντα () ἄνθρωπον, () καὶ () διδάσκοντες () πάντα () ἄνθρωπον () ἐν () πάσῃ () σοφίᾳ, () ἵνα () παραστήσωμεν () πάντα () ἄνθρωπον () τέλειον () ἐν () χριστῷ () Ἰησοῦ· ()
[29] εἰς () ὃ () καὶ () κοπιῶ, () ἀγωνιζόμενος () κατὰ () τὴν () ἐνέργειαν () αὐτοῦ, () τὴν () ἐνεργουμένην () ἐν () ἐμοὶ () ἐν () δυνάμει. ()

Colossians 1:1 Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ¦ CT χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
Colossians 1:2a Κολασσαῖς ¦ CT PCK SCR Κολοσσαῖς
Colossians 1:2b καὶ … χριστοῦ ¦ CT om.
Colossians 1:3a καὶ ¦ NA SBL WH om.
Colossians 1:3b χριστοῦ ¦ [WH]
Colossians 1:4 τὴν ¦ NA SBL TH ἣν ἔχετε ¦ WH [ἣν ἔχετε]
Colossians 1:6a καὶ ¦ CT om.
Colossians 1:6b καὶ αὐξανόμενον ¦ RPmg TR om.
Colossians 1:7a καὶ ¦ CT om.
Colossians 1:7b ὑμῶν ¦ SBL TH WH ἡμῶν
Colossians 1:10a ὑμᾶς ¦ CT om.
Colossians 1:10b ἀρέσκειαν ¦ WH ἀρέσκιαν
Colossians 1:10c εἰς τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν ¦ CT τῇ ἐπιγνώσει
Colossians 1:12a πατρὶ ¦ PT [θεῷ καὶ] πατρὶ
Colossians 1:12b ἡμᾶς ¦ CT ὑμᾶς
Colossians 1:13 ἐρρύσατο ¦ WH ἐρύσατο
Colossians 1:14 ἀπολύτρωσιν ¦ PCK RPmg TR ἀπολύτρωσιν διὰ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ
Colossians 1:16a τὰ ¦ CT om.
Colossians 1:16b τὰ ¦ CT om.
Colossians 1:18 ἀρχή ¦ WH [ἡ] ἀρχή
Colossians 1:20a δι’ αὐτοῦ ¦ [NA SBL WH]
Colossians 1:20b ἐπὶ ¦ CT PT TR ἐν
Colossians 1:21 ἀποκατήλλαξεν ¦ SBL ἀποκατηλλάγητε
Colossians 1:22 θανάτου ¦ PCK θανάτου αὐτοῦ
Colossians 1:23a μετακινούμενοι ¦ TH μετακεινούμενοι
Colossians 1:23b τῇ ¦ CT om.
Colossians 1:24a Νῦν ¦ SCR Ὃς νῦν
Colossians 1:24b παθήμασιν ¦ PCK TR παθημασι(ν) μου ¦ PT παθήμασί [μου]
Colossians 1:26 νυνὶ ¦ CT νῦν
Colossians 1:27a τί τὸ ¦ PCK PT TR τὶς ὃ
Colossians 1:27b ὅς ¦ CT ὅ
Colossians 1:28 Ἰησοῦ ¦ CT PCK om.

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