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Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus throughby the will of God and Timothy our brother |
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toTo the saints and faithful brethren in Christ that are at ColossaeColos′sae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father |
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We givealways thanksthank to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ prayingwhen alwayswe pray for you |
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havingbecause we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which yeyou have towardfor all the saints |
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because of the hope which is laid up for you in theheaven heavensOf whereofthis yeyou have heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel |
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which ishas come untoto you; even as itindeed is also in all the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasinggrowing—so asamong ityourselves dothfrom in you also since the day yeyou heard and knewunderstood the grace of God in truth; |
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even as yeyou learned ofit Epaphrasfrom Ep′aphras our beloved fellow servant whoHe is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf |
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whoand alsohas declaredmade untoknown to us your love in the Spirit |
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ForAnd thisso causefrom we also since the day we heard of it dowe have not ceaseceased to pray and make request for you asking that yeyou may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding |
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to walklead worthilya life worthy of the Lord untofully all pleasing to him bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; |
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May you be strengthened with all power according to thehis glorious might offor his glory unto all patienceendurance and longsufferingpatience with joy; |
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giving thanks untoto the Father who madehas qualified us meet to beshare partakersin of the inheritance of the saints in light; |
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whoHe has delivered us outfrom of the powerdominion of darkness and translatedtransferred us intoto the kingdom of thehis beloved Son of his love; |
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in whom we have our redemption the forgiveness of our sins: |
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whoHe is the image of the invisible God the firstbornfirst born of all creation; |
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for in him were all things were created in theheaven heavens and uponon the earth things visible and things invisible whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; authorities—all things havewere been created through him and untofor him; |
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andHe he is before all things and in him all things consisthold together |
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AndHe he is the head of the body the church:; whohe is the beginning the firstbornfirst born from the dead; that in alleverything things he might havebe thepre preeminenceeminent |
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For itin washim all the goodfulness pleasure of theGod Fatherwas thatpleased into him should all the fulness dwell; |
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and through him to reconcile to himself all things untowhether himselfon havingearth madeor in heaven making peace throughby the blood of his cross; through him I say whether things upon the earth or things in the heavens |
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And you beingwho inonce timewere pastestranged alienated and enemieshostile in your mind indoing your evil worksdeeds |
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yethe has now hath he reconciled in thehis body of his flesh throughby his death in order to present you holy and withoutblameless blemish and unreproveableirreproachable before him: |
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ifprovided so be that yeyou continue in the faith groundedstable and stedfaststeadfast and not movedshifting away from the hope of the gospel which yeyou heard which washas been preached into allevery creationcreature under heaven; whereofand of which I Paul wasbecame made a minister |
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Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake and fillin upmy onflesh myI partcomplete thatwhat which is lacking ofin theChrists afflictions offor Christthe insake myof flesh for his bodysbody sakethat which is the church; |
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whereofof which I wasbecame made a minister according to the dispensationdivine ofoffice God which was given to me tofor you ward to fulfilmake the word of God fully known |
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even the mystery whichhidden hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hathmade itmanifest been manifested to his saints |
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toTo whomthem God waschose pleased to make known whathow isgreat among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles which is Christ in you the hope of glory: |
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whomHim we proclaim admonishingwarning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom that we may present every man perfectmature in Christ; |
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whereuntoFor this I labortoil also striving accordingwith toall histhe workingenergy which workethhe inmightily inspires within me mightily |
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For I wouldwant have you to know how greatly I strive for you and for themthose at LaodiceaLa odice′a and for asall manywho as have not seen my face in the flesh; |
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that their hearts may be comfortedencouraged as they beingare knit together in love andto untohave all the riches of theassured full assurance of understanding thatand theythe mayknowledge knowof theGods mystery of God even Christ |
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in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden |
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This I say this in order that no one may delude you with persuasivenessbeguiling of speech |
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For though I am absent in thebody flesh yet I am I with you in the spirit joyingrejoicing andto beholdingsee your good order and the stedfastnessfirmness of your faith in Christ |
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As therefore yeyou received Christ Jesus the Lord so walklive in him |
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rooted and buildedbuilt up in him and established in yourthe faith evenjust as yeyou were taught abounding in thanksgiving |
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TakeSee heedto lestit therethat shallno be any one thatmakes maketha spoilprey of you throughby his philosophy and vainempty deceit afteraccording theto human tradition ofaccording mento after the rudimentselemental spirits of the worlduniverse and not afteraccording to Christ: |
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forFor in him dwelleththe allwhole the fulness of thedeity Godheaddwells bodily |
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and inyou himhave yecome areto madefulness fullof life in him who is the head of all principalityrule and power:authority |
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inIn whomhim yealso you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made withwithout hands inby the putting off of the body of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ; |
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havingand beenyou were buried with him in baptism whereinin yewhich you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God who raised him from the dead |
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And you beingwho were dead throughin your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh youGod Imade say did he make alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespasses; |
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having blottedcanceled out the bond writtenwhich instood ordinances that was against us whichwith wasits contrarylegal todemands; us:this and he hathset takenaside it out of the way nailing it to the cross; |
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havingHe despoileddisarmed the principalities and the powers heand made a showpublic example of them openly triumphing over them in ithim |
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LetTherefore let no manone thereforepass judgejudgment on you in meatquestions orof infood and drink or inwith respectregard ofto a feastfestival day or a new moon or a sabbath day: |
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whichThese are only a shadow of thewhat thingsis to come; but the bodysubstance isbelongs Christsto Christ |
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Let no manone robdisqualify you ofinsisting youron prizeself byabasement a voluntary humility and worshippingworship of the angels dwellingtaking inhis thestand thingson whichvisions hepuffed hathup seenwithout vainlyreason puffed up by his fleshlysensuous mind |
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and not holding fast to the Head from whom all the whole body beingnourished supplied and knit together through theits joints and bandsligaments increasethgrows with thea increasegrowth ofthat is from God |
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If ye died with Christ fromyou died to the rudimentselemental spirits of the worlduniverse why do you live as thoughif livingyou instill belonged to the world Why do yeyou subjectsubmit yourselves to ordinancesregulations |
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HandleDo not norhandle Do not taste norDo not touch |
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allreferring whichto things arewhich toall perish withas thethey usingare afterused theaccording to human precepts and doctrines of men |
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WhichThese things have indeed aan showappearance of wisdom in willpromoting worshiprigor of devotion and humilityself abasement and severity to the body; but they are not of anyno value againstin checking the indulgence of the flesh |
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If then yeyou werehave been raised together with Christ seek the things that are above where Christ is seated onat the right hand of God |
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Set your mindminds on the things that are above not on the things that are uponon the earth |
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For yeyou have died and your life is hid with Christ in God |
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When Christ who is our life shallappears bethen manifestedyou thenalso shallwill yeappear also with him be manifested in glory |
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Put to death therefore yourwhat membersis whichearthly arein upon the earthyou: fornication uncleannessimpurity passion evil desire and covetousness which is idolatry; |
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forOn whichaccount thingsof sakethese cometh the wrath of God uponis thecoming sons of disobedience: |
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whereinIn yethese alsoyou once walked when yeyou lived in thesethem things; |
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butBut now do ye also put them all away: anger wrath malice railingslander shamefuland speakingfoul outtalk offrom your mouth: |
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lieDo not onelie to one another; seeing that yeyou have put off the old mannature with hisits doingspractices |
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and have put on the new mannature thatwhich is being renewed untoin knowledge after the image of himits thatcreator created him: |
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whereHere there cannot be Greek and Jew circumcisioncircumcised and uncircumcisionuncircumcised barbarian ScythianScyth′ian bondmanslave freeman;free man but Christ is all and in all |
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Put on thereforethen as Gods electchosen ones holy and beloved a heart of compassion kindness lowliness meekness longsuffering;and patience |
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forbearing one another and forgiving each other if anyone manhas have a complaint against anyanother forgiving each other; even as the Lord forgavehas forgiven you so you also domust ye:forgive |
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andAnd above all these things put on love which isbinds theeverything bondtogether ofin perfectnessperfect harmony |
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And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts to the which alsoindeed yeyou were called in the one body; andAnd be ye thankful |
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom teaching and admonishingsing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with gracethankfulness in your hearts untoto God |
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And whatsoeverwhatever yeyou do in word or in deed do alleverything in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God the Father through him |
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Wives be insubject subjection to your husbands as is fitting in the Lord |
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Husbands love your wives and bedo not bitterbe againstharsh with them |
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Children obey your parents in alleverything things for this ispleases well pleasing in the Lord |
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Fathers provokedo not provoke your children thatlest they bebecome not discouraged |
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ServantsSlaves obey in alleverything thingsthose themwho that are your earthly masters according to the flesh; not with eyeeyeservice service as men pleasers but in singleness of heart fearing the Lord: |
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whatsoeverWhatever yeyour dotask work heartily as untoserving the Lord and not unto men; |
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knowing that from the Lord yeyou shallwill receive the recompenseinheritance ofas theyour inheritance:reward; yeyou serveare serving the Lord Christ |
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For hethe thatwrongdoer doethwill wrongbe shallpaid receiveback again for the wrong that he hathhas done: and there is no respect of persons partiality |
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Masters rendertreat unto your servantsslaves thatjustly which is just and equal;fairly knowing that yeyou also have a Master in heaven |
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Continue stedfastlysteadfastly in prayer watchingbeing thereinwatchful in it with thanksgiving; |
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withaland prayingpray for us also that God may open untoto us a door for the word to speakdeclare the mystery of Christ foron account of which I am also in bonds;prison |
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that I may make it manifestclear as I ought to speak |
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WalkConduct inyourselves wisdomwisely toward themoutsiders thatmaking arethe withoutmost redeemingof the time |
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Let your speech be always withbe gracegracious seasoned with salt so that yeyou may know how yeyou ought to answer eachevery one |
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AllTych′icus mywill affairstell shallyou Tychicusall makeabout knownmy untoaffairs; youhe theis a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord: |
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whom I have sent untohim to you for this very purpose that yeyou may know ourhow statewe are and that he may comfortencourage your hearts; |
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togetherand with Onesimushim Ones′imus the faithful and beloved brother who is one of youyourselves They shallwill maketell known unto you allof thingseverything that arehas donetaken place here |
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AristarchusAristar′chus my fellow prisoner salutethgreets you and Mark the cousin of Barnabas touchingconcerning whom yeyou have received commandments; instructions—if he comecomes untoto you receive him |
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and Jesus thatwho is called Justus whoThese are the only men of the circumcision: theseamong only are my fellow workers untofor the kingdom of God menand thatthey have been a comfort untoto me |
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EpaphrasEp′aphras who is one of youyourselves a servant of Christ Jesus salutethgreets you always strivingremembering for you earnestly in his prayers that yeyou may stand perfectmature and fully assured in all the will of God |
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For I bear him witness that he hathhas muchworked laborhard for you and for themthose in LaodiceaLa odice′a and forin themHi inerap′olis Hierapolis |
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Luke the beloved physician and Demas salutegreet you |
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SaluteGive my greetings to the brethren thatat areLa inodice′a Laodicea and Nymphasto Nympha and the church that is in theirher house |
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And when this epistleletter hathhas been read among you causehave that it be read also in the church of the LaodiceansLa odice′ans; and see that yeyou read also read the epistleletter from LaodiceaLa odice′a |
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And say to ArchippusArchip′pus TakeSee heedthat toyou fulfil the ministry which thouyou hasthave received in the Lord that thou fulfil it |
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TheI salutationPaul ofwrite methis Paulgreeting with minemy own hand Remember my bondsfetters Grace be with you |