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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus Christthrough by the will of God, and TimotheusTimothy our brother, |
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To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at ColosseColossae: Grace beto unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, |
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Sincehaving we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have totoward all the saints, |
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Forbecause of the hope which is laid up for you in heaventhe heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;, |
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Whichwhich is come unto you,; even as it is also in all the world; andbearing bringethfruit forthand fruitincreasing, as it doth also in you also, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:; |
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Aseven as ye also learned of Epaphras our dearbeloved fellowservantfellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; on our behalf, |
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Whowho also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. |
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For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, and to desire that ye mightmay be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and spiritual understanding;, |
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Thatto ye might walk worthyworthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, beingbearing fruitfulfruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; |
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Strengthenedstrengthened with all mightpower, according to the might of his glorious powerglory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulnessjoy; |
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Givinggiving thanks unto the Father, whichwho hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:; |
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Whowho hath delivered us fromout of the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his dear Son:love; |
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Inin whom we have our redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of our sins: |
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Whowho is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of everyall creature:creation; |
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Forfor byin him were all things created, thatin arethe inheavens heaven, and thatupon arethe in earth, things visible and things invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers:; all things werehave been created bythrough him, and forunto him:; |
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Andand he is before all things, and byin him all things consist. |
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For it pleasedwas the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell; |
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Andand through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; bythrough him, I say, whether theythings beupon thingsthe in earth, or things in heaventhe heavens. |
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And you, thatbeing werein sometimetime past alienated and enemies in your mind byin wickedyour evil works, yet now hath he reconciled |
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Inin the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameablewithout blemish and unreproveable inbefore his sighthim: |
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Ifif so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and settledstedfast, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached toin everyall creaturecreation which is under heaven; whereof I Paul amwas made a minister;. |
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WhoNow nowI rejoice in my sufferings for youyour sake, and fill up on my part that which is behindlacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his bodys sake, which is the church:; |
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Whereofwhereof I amwas made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which iswas given to me forto you ward, to fulfilfulfill the word of God;, |
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Eveneven the mystery which hath been hid from all ages and from generations,: but now ishath madeit manifestbeen manifested to his saints:, |
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Toto whom God wouldwas pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles;, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: |
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Whomwhom we preachproclaim, warningadmonishing every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom;, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:; |
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Whereuntowhereunto I labour also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. |
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For I would thathave yeyou knewknow whathow greatgreatly conflict I havestrive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; |
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Thatthat their hearts mightmay be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, tothat thethey acknowledgementmay ofknow the mystery of God, andeven of the FatherChrist, and of Christ; |
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Inin whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden. |
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AndThis this I say, lestthat anyno manone shouldmay beguiledelude you with enticingpersuasiveness wordsof speech. |
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For though I beam 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. |
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As therefore ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:, |
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Rootedrooted and builtbuilded up in him, and stablished in theyour faith, even as ye havewere been taught, abounding thereinin with thanksgiving. |
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BewareTake heed lest there shall be any manone that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.: |
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Forfor in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily., |
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Andand in him ye are completemade in himfull, whichwho is the head of all principality and power: |
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Inin whom also ye arewere also circumcised with thea circumcision not made withoutwith hands, in the putting off the body of the sinsbody of the flesh, byin the circumcision of Christ:; |
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Buriedhaving been buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye arewere risenalso raised with him through the faith ofin the operationworking of God, who hath raised him from the dead. |
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And you, being dead inthrough your sinstrespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hathyou, I say, did he quickenedquicken together with him, having forgiven youus all our trespasses; |
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Blottinghaving blotted out the handwritingbond ofwritten in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us,: and tookhe hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to histhe cross; |
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And having spoiledput off from himself the principalities and the powers, he made a shewshow of them openly, triumphing over them in it. |
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Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of ana holyday,feast day or ofa the new moon, or ofa the sabbath daysday: |
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Whichwhich are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is of ChristChrists. |
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Let no man beguilerob you of your rewardprize inby a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, intrudingdwelling intoin thosethe things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, |
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Andand not holding fast the Head, from whichwhom all the body, bybeing jointssupplied and bandsknit havingtogether nourishmentthrough ministered,the joints and knit togetherbands, increaseth with the increase of God. |
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WhereforeIf if ye bedied dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, aredo ye subject yourselves to ordinances, |
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TouchHandle not;, nor taste, not;nor handle not;touch |
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Which all which things are to perish with the using;, after the commandmentsprecepts and doctrines of men? |
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Which things have indeed a shewshow of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglectingseverity ofto the body:; but are not inof any honourvalue toagainst the satisfyingindulgence of the flesh. |
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If then ye thenwere beraised risentogether with Christ, seek thosethe things whichthat are above, where Christ sittethis, seated on the right hand of God. |
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Set your affectionmind on the things that are above, not on the things onthat are upon the earth. |
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For ye are deaddied, and your life is hid with Christ in God. |
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When Christ, who is our life, shall appearbe manifested, then shall ye also appear with him be manifested in glory. |
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Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affectionpassion, evil concupiscencedesire, and covetousness, the which is idolatry:; |
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Forfor which things sake cometh the wrath of God comethupon on the childrensons of disobedience:; |
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Inin the which ye also walked some timeaforetime, when ye lived in themthese things. |
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But now put ye also putaway off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemyrailing, filthyshameful communicationspeaking out of your mouth.: |
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Lielie not one to another,; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;doings, |
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Andand have put on the new man, which is being renewed inunto knowledge after the image of him that created him: |
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Wherewhere there iscannot neitherbe Greek norand Jew, circumcision norand uncircumcision, Barbarianbarbarian, Scythian, bondbondman, nor freefreeman: but Christ is all, and in all. |
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Put on therefore, as theGods elect of God, holy and beloved, bowelsa heart of merciescompassion, kindness, humbleness of mindhumility, meekness, longsuffering; |
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Forbearingforbearing one another, and forgiving oneeach anotherother, if any man have a quarrelcomplaint against any:; even as Christthe Lord forgave you, so also do ye.: |
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Andand above all these things put on charitylove, which is the bond of perfectness. |
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And let the peace of GodChrist rule in your hearts, to the which also ye arewere 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 inwith psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts tounto the LordGod. |
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And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father bythrough him. |
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Wives, submitbe yourselvesin untosubjection to your own husbands, as it is fitfitting in the Lord. |
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Children, obey your parents in all things:, for this is well pleasing untoin the Lord. |
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Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lestthat they be not discouraged. |
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Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers;men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God;the Lord: |
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And whatsoever ye do, dowork it heartily, as tounto the Lord, and not unto men; |
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Knowingknowing that offrom the Lord ye shall receive the rewardrecompense of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. |
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ButFor he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong whichthat he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. |
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Masters, giverender unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. |
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Continue stedfastly in prayer, andwatching watchtherein in the same with thanksgiving; |
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Withalwithal praying also for us also, that God wouldmay open unto us a door offor utterancethe word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:; |
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Thatthat I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. |
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Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer everyeach manone. |
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All my stateaffairs shall Tychicus declaremake known unto you, whothe is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservantfellow servant in the Lord: |
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Whomwhom I have sent unto you for thethis samevery purpose, that heye mightmay know yourour estate, and that he may comfort your hearts; |
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Withtogether with Onesimus, athe faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things whichthat are done here. |
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Aristarchus my fellowprisonerfellow prisoner saluteth you, and MarcusMark, sistersthe soncousin toof Barnabas, touching whom ye received commandments:; if he come unto you, receive him;, |
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Andand Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision.: Thesethese only are my fellowworkersfellow workers unto the kingdom of God, whichmen that have been a comfort unto me. |
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Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always labouringstriving fervently for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and completefully assured in all the will of God. |
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For I bear him recordwitness, that he hath amuch greatlabour zeal for you, and for them that are in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis. |
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Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greetsalute you. |
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Salute the brethren whichthat are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church whichthat is in histheir house. |
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And when this epistle ishath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewisealso read the epistle from Laodicea. |
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And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfilfulfill it. |
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The salutation byof theme handPaul ofwith memine Paulown hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. |