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Colossians, Chapter 1, verses 13-29

¹³ ^t Lit Who rescuedFor He rescued us from the^u Lit authoritydomain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of^v Lit the Son of His loveHis beloved Son, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.	13 Eph 6:12 Eph 1:6 14 Rom 3:24
¹⁵ ^w Lit Who isHe is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. ¹⁶ For^x Or inby 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 through Him and for Him. ¹⁷ He^y Or has existed prior tois before all things, and in Him all things^z Or endurehold together. ¹⁸ He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. ¹⁹ For^aait was the Father’s good pleasure for all the^ab I.e. fullness of deityfullness to dwell in Him, ²⁰ and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in^ac Lit the heavensheaven.	15 Co2 4:4 Joh 1:1 Rom 8:29 16 Eph 1:10 Eph 1:10 Eph 1:20 Col 2:15 Joh 1:3 Rom 11:36 Co1 8:6 17 Joh 1:1 Joh 8:58 18 Eph 1:22 Eph 1:23 Col 1:24 Col 2:19 Rev 3:14 Act 26:23 19 Eph 1:5 Joh 1:16 20 Co2 5:18 Eph 2:16 Rom 5:1 Eph 2:14 Eph 2:13 Col 1:16
²¹ And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, ²² 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— ²³ if indeed you continue in^ad Or in faiththe faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul,^ae Lit becamewas made a^af Or servantminister.	21 Rom 5:10 Eph 2:3 Eph 2:12 22 Co2 5:18 Eph 2:16 Rom 7:4 Eph 5:27 Col 1:28 Eph 1:4 23 Eph 3:17 Col 2:7 Col 1:5 Mar 16:15 Act 2:5 Col 1:6 Eph 3:7 Col 1:25 Co1 3:5
²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I^ag Or representatively...fill updo my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking^ah Lit ofin Christ’s afflictions. ²⁵ Of this church I^ai Lit becamewas made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might^aj Lit make full the word of Godfully carry out the preaching of the word of God, ²⁶ that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His^ak Or holy onessaints, ²⁷ to whom God willed 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. ²⁸ We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man^al Lit inwith all wisdom, so that we may present every man^am Or perfectcomplete in Christ. ²⁹ For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His^an Lit workingpower, which^ao Lit in powermightily works within me.	24 Rom 8:17 Co2 1:5 Co2 12:15 Php 2:17 Ti2 1:8 Ti2 2:10 Col 1:18 25 Col 1:23 Eph 3:2 26 Rom 16:25 Eph 3:3 Col 2:2 Col 4:3 27 Mat 13:11 Eph 1:7 Eph 1:18 Eph 3:16 Rom 8:10 Ti1 1:1 28 Act 20:31 Col 3:16 Co1 2:6 Col 2:3 Col 1:22 Mat 5:48 Eph 4:13 29 Co1 15:10 Col 2:1 Col 4:12 Eph 1:19 Col 2:12


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