* 24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking * in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church,Ģ5of which I am a minister in accordance with God’s stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God,Ģ6the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past. kĢ1 * And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds l 22he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him,Ģ3provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister.Ĭhrist in Us. , whether those on earth or those in heaven. jġ9For in him all the fullness * was pleased to dwell,Ģ0and through him to reconcile all things for him, That in all things he himself might be preeminent. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, iġ8He is the head of the body, the church. Whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers Īll things were created through him and for him. The Preeminence of Christ His Person and Workġ5 * He is the image * of the invisible God,ġ6For in him * were created all things in heaven and on earth, f 13He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,ġ4in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. * 9Therefore, from the day we heard this, we do not cease praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding e 10to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit and growing in the knowledge of God,ġ1strengthened with every power, in accord with his glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joyġ2 * giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing, so also among you, from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth,ħ d as you learned it from Epaphras * our beloved fellow slave, who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on your behalfĨand who also told us of your love in the Spirit. Of this you have already heard through the word of truth, the gospel, c 6that has come to you. * 3We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, b 4for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the holy onesĥbecause of the hope reserved for you in heaven. * 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, a 2to the holy ones and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae: grace to you and peace from God our Father.
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