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ASV
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus
Christ by
the will of God, and Timotheus
our brother,
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus
through
the will of God, and Timothy
our brother,
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
.
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ `that
are '
at Colossae
: Grace to
you and peace from God our Father.
We give thanks to God and
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Since
we
heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to
all the saints,
having
heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward
all the saints,
For
the hope which is laid up for you in heaven
, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel ;
because
of
the hope which is laid up for you in the
heavens
, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel ,
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 :
which is come unto you ;
even
as it is also
in all the world bearing
fruit and
increasing
, as `
it doth '
in you also
, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth ;
As ye also
learned of Epaphras our dear
fellowservant
, who is for
you
a faithful minister of Christ ;
even
as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved
fellow-servant
, who is a faithful minister of Christ on
our
behalf,
Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
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 ;
For this cause we also, since the day we heard `
it '
, do not cease to pray and
make
request
for you, that ye may
be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual
wisdom and understanding ,
That
ye
might
walk worthy
of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful
in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
to
walk worthily
of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing
fruit
in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Strengthened with all might
, according to his glorious
power
, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness
;
strengthened with all power
, according to the
might
of
his glory
, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy
;
Giving thanks unto the Father, which
hath
made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light :
giving thanks unto the Father, who
made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light ;
Who hath
delivered us from
the power of darkness, and hath
translated us into the kingdom of his
dear
Son :
who delivered us out
of
the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the
Son of
his
love;
In whom we have redemption through
his
blood
, even
the forgiveness of sins:
in whom we have our
redemption, the forgiveness of our
sins:
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature:
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all
creation;
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 :
for in
him were all things created, in the
heavens
and upon
the
earth, things
visible and things
invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers ;
all things have
been
created through
him, and unto
him ;
And he is before all things, and by
him all things consist.
and he is before all things, and in
him all things consist.
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.
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.
For it pleased
the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
For it was
the good
pleasure
`of
the
Father '
that in him should all the
fulness dwell;
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
.
and through
him
to
reconcile
all
things
unto
himself
, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through
him, `
I say '
, whether things upon
the
earth, or things in the
heavens
.
And you, that
were
sometime
alienated and enemies in your mind by
wicked
works, yet
now
hath
he
reconciled
And you, being
in
time
past
alienated and enemies in your mind in
your
evil
works,
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable
and unreproveable in
his
sight
:
yet
now
hath
he
reconciled
in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without
blemish
and unreproveable before
him
:
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 ;
if so
be
that
ye continue in the faith ,
grounded and stedfast
, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in
all
creation
under heaven; whereof I Paul was
made a minister .
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 :
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 church ;
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 ;
whereof I was
made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was
given me to
you -ward
, to fulfil the word of God ,
Even the mystery which hath been hid from
ages and from
generations ,
but now is
made
manifest
to his saints :
`
even '
the mystery which hath been hid for
ages and generations :
but now hath
it
been
manifested
to his saints ,
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:
to whom God was
pleased
to
make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles ,
which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Whom we preach
, warning
every man ,
and teaching every man in all wisdom ;
that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
whom we proclaim
, admonishing
every man and teaching every man in all wisdom ,
that we may present every man perfect in Christ ;
Whereunto I also labour
, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
whereunto I labor
also, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
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