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.