If you want to accept God's
offer in his Son, say a prayer like this:
Jesus, I confess that you are not only the
most important person in history, but you are the Creator and Savior of the
world. Lord Jesus, I need you. I have done wrong. Please forgive me of my sins
and come into my life. I ask you not just to be part of my life, but to guide me
to live according to the words I read in the Bible. Thank you for your mercy and
forgiveness. I am now committed to be your follower.
Amen.
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The Book of Colossians
Chapter 1
001:001 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will
of God, and
Timotheus our
brother,
001:002 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.
001:003 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ,
praying always for
you,
001:004 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus,
and of the love
which ye have to
all the saints,
001:005 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven,
whereof ye
heard before in the
word of the truth of the gospel;
001:006 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:
001:007 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear
fellowservant, who is
for you a
faithful minister of Christ;
001:008 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
001:009 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;
001:010 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all
pleasing, being
fruitful in every
good work, and increasing in the
knowledge
of God;
001:011 Strengthened with all might, according to his
glorious power,
unto all patience
and longsuffering with joyfulness;
001:012 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made
us meet to be
partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light:
001:013 Who hath delivered us from the power of
darkness, and hath
translated us
into the kingdom of his dear Son:
001:014 In whom we have redemption through his blood,
even the
forgiveness of sins:
001:015 Who is the image of the invisible God, the
firstborn of every
creature:
001:016 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:
001:017 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
001:018 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.
001:019 For it pleased the Father that in him should all
fulness
dwell;
001:020 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.
001:021 And you, that were sometime alienated and
enemies in your mind
by wicked
works, yet now hath he reconciled
001:022 In the body of his flesh through death, to
present you holy
and unblameable
and unreproveable in his sight:
001:023 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;
001:024 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:
001:025 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;
001:026 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages
and from
generations, but now is
made manifest to his saints:
001:027 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:
001:028 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching
every man in
all wisdom; that we
may present every man perfect in
Christ
Jesus:
001:029 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to
his working,
which worketh in me
mightily.
002:001 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I
have for you,
and for them at
Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen
my
face in the flesh;
002:002 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
God,
and of the Father, and of
Christ;
002:003 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
002:004 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you
with enticing
words.
002:005 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.
002:006 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the
Lord, so walk
ye in him:
002:007 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in
the faith, as ye
have been taught,
abounding therein with thanksgiving.
002:008 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy
and vain
deceit, after the
tradition of men, after the rudiments of
the
world, and not after
Christ.
002:009 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
002:010 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of
all
principality and power:
002:011 In whom also ye are circumcised with the
circumcision made
without hands,
in putting off the body of the sins of
the
flesh by the circumcision of
Christ:
002:012 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are
risen with him
through the faith
of the operation of God, who hath raised
him
from the dead.
002:013 And you, being dead in your sins and the
uncircumcision of
your flesh, hath
he quickened together with him,
having
forgiven you all
trespasses;
002:014 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that
was against
us, which was contrary
to us, and took it out of the way,
nailing it to his cross;
002:015 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he
made a shew
of them openly,
triumphing over them in it.
002:016 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in
drink, or in
respect of an
holyday, or of the new moon, or of the
sabbath
days:
002:017 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the
body is of
Christ.
002:018 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a
voluntary humility
and worshipping
of angels, intruding into those things
which
he hath not seen, vainly
puffed up by his fleshly mind,
002:019 And not holding the Head, from which all the
body by joints
and bands having
nourishment ministered, and knit
together,
increaseth with the
increase of God.
002:020 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,
002:021 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
002:022 Which all are to perish with the using;) after
the
commandments and doctrines of
men?
002:023 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in
will worship, and
humility, and
neglecting of the body: not in any honour to
the
satisfying of the flesh.
003:001 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those
things which are
above, where
Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
003:002 Set your affection on things above, not on
things on the
earth.
003:003 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
003:004 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then
shall ye also
appear with him in
glory.
003:005 Mortify therefore your members which are upon
the earth;
fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection,
evil
concupiscence, and
covetousness, which is idolatry:
003:006 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh
on the children
of
disobedience:
003:007 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
003:008 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath,
malice,
blasphemy, filthy
communication out of your mouth.
003:009 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put
off the old
man with his
deeds;
003:010 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in
knowledge
after the image of him
that created him:
003:011 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew,
circumcision nor
uncircumcision,
Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but
Christ
is all, and in all.
003:012 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and
beloved,
bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind,
meekness,
longsuffering;
003:013 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one
another, if any man
have a quarrel
against any: even as Christ forgave you,
so
also do ye.
003:014 And above all these things put on charity, which
is the bond
of perfectness.
003:015 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to
the which
also ye are called in
one body; and be ye thankful.
003:016 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.
003:017 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.
003:018 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands,
as it is fit
in the Lord.
003:019 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
003:020 Children, obey your parents in all things: for
this is well
pleasing unto the
Lord.
003:021 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger,
lest they be
discouraged.
003:022 Servants, obey in all things your masters
according to the
flesh; not with
eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in
singleness
of heart, fearing
God;
003:023 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the
Lord, and not
unto men;
003:024 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the
reward of the
inheritance: for ye
serve the Lord Christ.
003:025 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the
wrong which he
hath done: and
there is no respect of persons.
004:001 Masters, give unto your servants that which is
just and equal;
knowing that ye
also have a Master in heaven.
004:002 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
004:003 Withal praying 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:
004:004 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
004:005 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without,
redeeming the
time.
004:006 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned
with salt, that
ye may know how ye
ought to answer every man.
004:007 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you,
who is a beloved
brother, and a
faithful minister and fellowservant in
the
Lord:
004:008 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose,
that he might
know your estate,
and comfort your hearts;
004:009 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother,
who is one of
you. They shall make
known unto you all things which are
done
here.
004:010 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and
Marcus,
sister's son to Barnabas,
(touching whom ye received
commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
004:011 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of
the
circumcision. These only are
my fellowworkers unto the kingdom
of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
004:012 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.
004:013 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal
for you, and
them that are in
Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
004:014 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
004:015 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and
Nymphas, and
the church which is
in his house.
004:016 And when this epistle is read among you, cause
that it be read
also in the church
of the Laodiceans; and that ye
likewise
read the epistle from
Laodicea.
004:017 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry
which thou
hast received in the
Lord, that thou fulfil it.
004:018 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember
my bonds.
Grace be with you.
Amen.