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THE EPISTLE OF PAUL

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the brother.

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TO THE

COLOSSIANS.

PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of 1 God, and Timothy 'our brother, to the saints and 2 faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossæ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord 3 Jesus Christ, praying always for you, having heard of 4 your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints, because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, which is come 6 unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it doth in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth; even as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-7 servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, who also declared unto us your love in the 8 Spirit.

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For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, 9 do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, to walk worthily 10 of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to the might 11 of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with 5 Or, by 6 Gr. made joy; giving thanks unto the Father, who made us 12 powerful. meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints 7 Or, in in light; who delivered us out of the power of dark- 13 8 Or, stedfastness ness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love; in whom we have our redemption, the 14 forgiveness of our sins: who is the image of the in- 15 visible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him 16

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were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him; 17 and he is before all things, and in him all things 18' consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: That is, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; together. 'that in all things he might have the preeminence. 2 Or, that 193 For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in among all he 20 him should all the fulness dwell; and through him Or, For the to reconcile all things unto himself, having made whole fulness of peace through the blood of his cross; through him, God was I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the 21 heavens. And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, yet now 22 hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and 23 unreproveable before him: if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which conciled. was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof Paul was made a minister.

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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 body's sake, which 25 is the church; whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given Or, stewardship 26 me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God, even the mystery which hath been hid for ages and gene8 Gr. from the ages and rations but now hath it been manifested to his saints, from the 27 to whom God was pleased to make known what is the generations. riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gen28 tiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every 29 man perfect in Christ; whereunto I labour also, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

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may be comforted, they being knit together in love,

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1 Or, fulness and unto all riches of the 'full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, 2 The ancient even Christ, in whom are all the treasures of wis- 3 dom and knowledge hidden. This I say, that no 4 one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech. For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with 5 you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

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As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so 6 walk in him, rooted and builded up in him, and 7 stablished in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

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Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh 8 spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ: for in him dwelleth all 9 the fulness of the Godhead bodily, and in him ye are 10 made full, who is the head of all principality and power: in whom ye were also circumcised with a 11 circumcision not made, with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ; having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye 12 were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. And you, 13 Or, the bond being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he quicken together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses; having blotted out the bond written in ordinances 14 that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing, it to the cross; having despoiled the principalities and the powers, 15 he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them

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Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in 16 drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day which are a shadow of the things to 17 come; but the body is Christ's. Let no man rob your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, 10 dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not 19

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holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.

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died with Christ from the rudiments of the 1Or, world, why, as though living in the world, do ye sub- elements 21 ject yourselves to ordinances, Handle not, nor taste, 22 nor touch (all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men? 23 Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in willworship, and humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the indulgence of Or, honour the flesh.

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3 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the 2 right hand of God. Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, Many then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. 5 Put to death therefore members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil de6 sire, and covetousness, the which is idolatry; for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon 4 Some 7 the sons of disobedience; in the which ye also authorities 8 walked aforetime, when ye lived in these things. But now put ye also away all these; anger, wrath, malice, 9 railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth: lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old 10 man with his doings, and have put on the new man, who is being renewed unto knowledge after the 11 image of him that created him: where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman: but Christ is all, and in all.

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Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, 13 longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against

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1rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of 16 Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in others, God. your hearts unto God. And whatsoever ye do, 17 3 Or, richly in in word or in deed, do all in the name of the all wisdom; Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through

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Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting 18 in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not 19 bitter against them. Children, obey your parents _in 20 all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord. Fa- 21 thers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged. Servants, obey in all things them that 22 are your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: whatsoever ye do, work 23 heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the 24 recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Gr. receive Christ. For he that doeth wrong shall receive again 25 for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. Masters, render unto your 'ser-4 vants that which is just and 'equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

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Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with 2 thanksgiving; withal praying for us also, that God 3 may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds; that 4 I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. Walk 5 in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, 6 seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

All my affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, 7 the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord: whom I have sent unto you for 8 this very purpose, that ye may know our estate, and that he may comfort your hearts; together with Onesi- 9 mus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of

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