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to the saints and faithful brethrenbrothers in Christ that are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which yeyou have toward all the saints, |
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because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereofof yewhich you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,Good News |
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which ishas come untoto you;, even as it is also in all the world and is bearing fruit and increasinggrowing, as it dothdoes in you also, since the day yeyou heard and knew the grace of God in truth;, |
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even as yeyou learned offrom Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful ministerservant of Christ on ouryour behalf, |
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who also declared untoto us your love in the Spirit. |
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For this cause, we also, since the day we heard itthis, dodont not cease topraying pray and makemaking requestrequests for you, that yeyou may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, |
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tothat you may walk worthily of the Lord, untoto please him in all pleasingrespects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;, |
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strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, untofor all patienceendurance and longsufferingperseverance with joy;, |
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giving thanks untoto the Father, who made us meetfit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;, |
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who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdomKingdom of the 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 firstborn of all creation;. |
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forFor inby him were all things were created, in the heavens and uponon the earth, visible things visible and invisible things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers;. allAll things have been created through him, and untofor him;. |
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andHe he is before all things, and in him all things consistare held together. |
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AndHe he is the head of the body, the church:assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead;, that in all things he might have the preeminence. |
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For itall was the goodfullness pleasurewas ofpleased theto Fatherdwell that in him should all the fulness dwell;, |
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and through him to reconcile all things untoto himself by him, havingwhether madethings peaceon through the bloodearth ofor histhings cross;in throughthe himheavens, Ihaving say,made whetherpeace thingsthrough upon the earth,blood orof thingshis in the heavenscross. |
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And youYou, being in time past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil worksdeeds, |
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yet now hath he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemishdefect and unreproveableblameless before him:, |
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if it is so be that yeyou continue in the faith, grounded and stedfaststeadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospelGood News which yeyou heard, which was preachedproclaimed in all creation under heaven;, whereofof which I, Paul, was made a ministerservant. |
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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 bodys sake, which is the church;assembly, |
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whereofof which I was made a minister,servant according to the dispensationstewardship of God which was given me totoward you ward, to fulfilfulfill the word of God, |
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even the mystery which hathhas been hidhidden for ages and generations:. butBut now hath it has been manifestedrevealed to his saints, |
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to whom God was pleased to make known what isare the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:. |
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whomWe weproclaim proclaimhim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus; |
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whereuntofor which I also labor also, striving according to his working, which workethworks in me mightily. |
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For I woulddesire to have you know how greatly I strivestruggle for you, and for themthose at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; |
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that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and untogaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, evenboth of the Father and of Christ, |
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in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden. |
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ThisNow I say, this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech. |
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For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am I with you in the spirit, joyingrejoicing and beholdingseeing your order, and the stedfastnesssteadfastness of your faith in Christ. |
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As therefore yeyou received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, |
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rooted and buildedbuilt up in him, and established in yourthe faith, even as yeyou were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving. |
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TakeBe heedcareful lestthat thereyou shalldont belet anyanyone onerob that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudimentselemental spirits of the world, and not after Christ:. |
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forFor in him dwelleth all the fulnessfullness of the GodheadDeity dwells bodily, |
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and in him yeyou are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:. |
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inIn whomhim yeyou were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;, |
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having been 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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AndYou you,were being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh,. you,He Imade say,you did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;, |
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havingwiping blotted out the bondhandwriting written in ordinances thatwhich was against us,. whichHe washas contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;. |
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havingHaving despoiledstripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. |
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Let no manone therefore judge you in meat,eating or in drinkdrinking, or inwith respect ofto a feast day or a new moon or a sabbathSabbath day:, |
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Let no manone rob you of your prize by aself voluntaryabasement humility and worshippingworshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hathhas not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, |
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and not holding fastfirmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bandsligaments, increasethgrows with theGods increase of Godgrowth. |
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If yeyou died with Christ from the rudimentselemental spirits of the world, why, as though living in the world, do yeyou subject yourselves to ordinances, |
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HandleDont nothandle, nor taste, nor touch |
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all of which things are to perish with the usinguse, afteraccording to the precepts and doctrines of men? |
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WhichThese things have indeed aappear showlike of wisdom in willself imposed worship, and humility, and severity to the body;, but arearent not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh. |
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If then yeyou were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. |
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Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are uponon the earth. |
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For yeyou died, and your life is hidhidden with Christ in God. |
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When Christ, who is our life, shallis be manifestedrevealed, then shallyou yewill also be revealed with him be manifested in glory. |
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Put to death therefore your members which are uponon the earth: fornicationsexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;. |
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forFor whichthese things sake cometh the wrath of God uponcomes on the sonschildren of disobedience:. |
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whereinYou ye also once walked in those, when yeyou lived in these things;them, |
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but now doyou yemust also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railingslander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth:. |
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Dont lie notto one to another;, seeing that yeyou have put off the old man with his doings, |
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and have put on the new man, thatwho is being renewed untoin knowledge after the image of himhis that created him:Creator, |
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where there cannotcant be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondmanbondservant, freemanor free person; but Christ is all, and in all. |
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Put on therefore, as Gods electchosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meeknesshumility, longsufferingand perseverance; |
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forbearingbearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man havehas a complaint against any; even as theChrist Lord forgave you, so you also do ye:. |
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andAbove above all these things, putwalk onin love, which is the bond of perfectnessperfection. |
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And let the peace of ChristGod rule in your hearts, to the which also yeyou were called in one body;, and be ye thankful. |
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heartsheart untoto Godthe Lord. |
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AndWhatever whatsoeveryou ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. |
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Husbands, love your wives, and dont be not bitter against them. |
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Children, obey your parents in all things, for this ispleases well pleasing in the Lord. |
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Fathers, dont provoke not your children, so that they wont be not discouraged. |
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Servants, obey in all things themthose thatwho are your masters according to the flesh;, not withjust eyewhen servicethey are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:God. |
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whatsoeverAnd yewhatever you do, work heartily, as untofor the Lord, and not untofor men;, |
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knowing that from the Lord yeyou shallwill receive the recompensereward of the inheritance:; yefor you serve the Lord Christ. |
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ForBut he thatwho doethdoes wrong shallwill receive again for the wrong that he hathhas done:, and there is no respect of personspartiality. |
| 4:1 |
Masters, rendergive untoto your servants that which is just and equal;, knowing that yeyou also have a Master in heaven. |
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Continue stedfastlysteadfastly in prayer, watching thereinin it with thanksgiving;, |
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withal praying together for us also, that God may open untoto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;, |
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that I may makereveal it manifest, as I ought to speak. |
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Walk in wisdom toward themthose thatwho are withoutoutside, redeeming the time. |
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Let your speech always be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that yeyou may know how yeyou ought to answer each one. |
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All my affairs shallwill Tychicusbe makemade known untoto you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, and faithful ministerservant, and fellow servantbondservant in the Lord:. |
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whom I haveam sentsending untohim to you for this very purpose, that yehe may know ouryour state,circumstances and that he may comfort your hearts;, |
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together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shallwill make known untoto you alleverything things that areis donegoing on here. |
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Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, salutethgreets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas touchingconcerning whom yeyou received commandments;instructions, if he comecomes untoto you, receive him, |
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and Jesus thatwho is called Justus,. whoThese are ofmy theonly circumcision:fellow theseworkers onlyfor areGods myKingdom fellowwho workersare untoof the kingdom of Godcircumcision, men thatwho have been a comfort untoto me. |
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Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutethsalutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that yeyou may stand perfect and fullycomplete assured in all the will of God. |
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For I beartestify about him witness, that he hathhas muchgreat laborzeal for you, and for themthose in Laodicea, and for themthose in Hierapolis. |
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Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salutegreet you. |
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SaluteGreet the brethrenbrothers thatwho are in Laodicea, andwith Nymphas, and the churchassembly that is in theirhis house. |
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AndWhen when this epistleletter hathhas been read among you, cause that it to be read also in the churchassembly of the Laodiceans;, and that yeyou also read the epistleletter from Laodicea. |
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AndTell say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thouyou hasthave received in the Lord, that thouyou fulfilfulfill it. |
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TheI, salutationPaul, ofwrite methis Paulgreeting with minemy own hand. Remember my bondschains. Grace be with you. Amen. |