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Colossians
(King James Version)
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Contents
1 Paul, an ap=
ostle
of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
2 To the sain=
ts and
faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and pe=
ace,
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We give tha=
nks to
God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4 Since we he=
ard 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 co= me unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth a= lso in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: <= o:p>
7 As ye also
learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minis=
ter
of Christ;
8 Who also de=
clared
unto us your love in the Spirit.
9 For this ca=
use 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 wort=
hy of
the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasi=
ng
in the knowledge of God;
11 Strengthened with all m=
ight,
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 f=
rom
the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear =
Son:
14 In whom we have redempt=
ion
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 thi=
ngs
created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all th=
ings
were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all th=
ings,
and by him all things consist.
18 And he is the head of t=
he
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 Fath=
er
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 some=
time
alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconci=
led
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 f=
aith
grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, wh=
ich
ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heav=
en;
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 min=
ister,
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.
1 For I would=
that
ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and f=
or
as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2 That their =
hearts
might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the
full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of G=
od,
and of the Father, and of Christ;
3 In whom are=
hid
all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 And this I =
say,
lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
5 For though =
I be
absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding =
your
order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
6 As ye have
therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
7 Rooted and =
built
up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding
therein with thanksgiving.
8 Beware lest=
any
man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of me=
n,
after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
9 For in him
dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
10 And ye are complete in =
him,
which is the head of all principality and power:
11 In whom also ye are
circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the bo=
dy
of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
12 Buried with him in bapt=
ism,
wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of Go=
d,
who hath raised him from the dead.
13 And you, being dead in =
your
sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with =
him,
having forgiven you all trespasses;
14 Blotting out the handwr=
iting
of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it ou=
t of
the way, nailing it to his cross;
15 And having spoiled
principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over t=
hem
in it.
16 Let no man therefore ju=
dge
you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, =
or
of the sabbath days:
17 Which are a shadow of t=
hings
to come; but the body is of Christ.
18 Let no man beguile you =
of
your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding in=
to
those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, =
19 And not holding the Hea=
d,
from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, =
and
knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
20 Wherefore if ye be dead=
with
Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world,=
are
ye subject to ordinances,
21 (Touch not; taste not; =
handle
not;
22 Which all are to perish=
with
the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
23 Which things have indee=
d a
shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: n=
ot
in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
1 If ye then =
be
risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth =
on
the right hand of God.
2 Set your
affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are =
dead,
and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ=
, who
is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5 Mortify the=
refore
your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate
affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which t=
hings'
sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7 In the whic=
h ye
also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye =
also
put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication ou=
t of
your mouth.
9 Lie not one=
to
another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 And have put on the new=
man,
which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11 Where there is neither =
Greek
nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor fre=
e:
but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as the
elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of
mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another,=
and
forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ
forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these thi=
ngs
put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of Go=
d rule
in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye
thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ = dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms= and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. <= o:p>
17 And whatsoever ye do in=
word
or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the
Father by him.
18 Wives, submit yourselve=
s unto
your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wiv=
es,
and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey your par=
ents
in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not yo=
ur
children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
22 Servants, obey in all t=
hings
your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; b=
ut
in singleness of heart, fearing God;
23 And whatsoever ye do, d=
o it
heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
24 Knowing that of the Lor=
d ye
shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. =
25 But he that doeth wrong=
shall
receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of person=
s.
1 Masters, gi=
ve
unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a
Master in heaven.
2 Continue in
prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
3 Withal pray=
ing
also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the
mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
4 That I may =
make
it manifest, as I ought to speak.
5 Walk in wis=
dom
toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Let your sp=
eech
be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to
answer every man.
7 All my state
shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful
minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
8 Whom I have=
sent
unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort =
your
hearts;
9 With Onesim=
us, a
faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto=
you
all things which are done here.
10 Aristarchus my fellowpr=
isoner
saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye recei=
ved
commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
11 And Jesus, which is cal=
led
Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto t=
he
kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
12 Epaphras, who is one of=
you,
a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in
prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
13 For I bear him record, =
that
he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in
Hierapolis.
14 Luke, the beloved physi=
cian,
and Demas, greet you.
15 Salute the brethren whi=
ch are
in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
16 And when this epistle i=
s read
among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and =
that
ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
17 And say to Archippus, T=
ake
heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil=
it.
18 The salutation by the h=
and of
me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
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