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toTo the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. |
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because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel, |
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so that you maywill walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; |
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giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in lightLight. |
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For He deliveredrescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, |
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And He is the image of the invisible God, the firstfirstborn born of all creation. |
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For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities —all things have been created bythrough Him and for Him. |
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And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. |
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He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstfirstborn born from the dead;, so that He Himself mightwill come to have first place in everything. |
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For it was the Fathers good pleasure for all the fulnessfullness to dwell in Him, |
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yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— |
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Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up thatwhat which is lacking in Christs afflictions. |
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Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, |
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that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations;, but has now been manifested to His saints, |
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AndWe we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. |
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AndFor for this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me. |
| 2:1 |
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf, and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have not personally seen my face, |
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I say this inso order that no one maywill delude you with persuasive argument. |
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AsTherefore as you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, |
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For in Him all the fulnessfullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, |
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AndWhen when you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, |
| 2:14 |
having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, and which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. |
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Therefore let no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day— |
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which all refer to things destined to perish with the using use—in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men? |
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These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self made religion and selfabasementself abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence. |
| 3:1 |
IfTherefore thenif you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. |
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For it is onbecause account of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, |
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and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— |
| 3:12 |
And soSo, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; |
| 3:14 |
AndBeyond beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. |
| 3:15 |
AndLet let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. |
| 3:17 |
AndWhatever whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. |
| 3:19 |
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be embittered against them. |
| 3:21 |
Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they maywill not lose heart. |
| 3:23 |
Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men;, |
| 4:3 |
praying at the same time for us as well, that God maywill open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; |
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in order that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak. |
| 4:6 |
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned, as itthough were,seasoned with salt, so that you maywill know how you should respond to each person. |
| 4:10 |
Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also BarnabasBarnabass cousin Mark about whom you received instructions:; if he comes to you, welcome him; |
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and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision;, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me. |
| 4:13 |
For I beartestify for him witness that he has a deep concern for you and for those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis. |
| 4:16 |
AndWhen when this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part read my letter that is coming from Laodicea. |
| 4:17 |
AndSay say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it. |