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* Paul , an apostle of Jesus Christ by the (note :)By the free bountifulness of God .(:note ) will of God , and Timotheus [our ] brother , * To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at (note :)Colosse is situated in Phrygia , not far from Hierapolis and Laodicea , on that side that faces toward Lycia and Pamphylia .(:note ) Colosse : Grace [be ] unto you , and peace , from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ . * * Since wee heard of your faith in Christ Iesus , and of your loue toward all Saintes , * For the (note :)For the glory that is hoped for .(:note ) hope which is laid up for you in heaven , whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel ; * Which is come vnto you , eue as it is vnto al the world , &amp ; is fruitful , as it is also amog you , from ye day that ye heard &amp ; truly knew ye grace of God , * As yee also learned of Epaphras our deare fellowe seruaunt , which is for you a faithfull minister of Christ : * * For this cause we also , since the day we heard [it ], do not cease to pray for you , and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of (note :)God 's will .(:note ) his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding ; * That ye might walke worthy of the Lord , &amp ; please him in all things , being fruitefull in all good workes , and increasing in the knowledge of God , * * * Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse , and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne , * * * For by him were all things created , that are in heaven , and that are in earth , visible and invisible , whether [they be ] (note :)He sets forth the angels with glorious names , so that by the comparison of most excellent spirits , we may understand how far surpassing the excellency of Christ is , in whom alone we have to content ourselves with , and let go of all angels .(:note ) thrones , or dominions , or principalities , or powers : all things were created by him , and for him : * And hee is before all things , and in him all things consist . * * For it pleased [the Father ] that in him should (note :)Most plentiful abundance of all things pertaining to God .(:note ) all fulness dwell ; * * * In the body of his (note :)In that fleshly body , to show us that his body was not an unreal body , but a real one .(:note ) flesh through death , to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight : * * Who now rejoice in my sufferings for (note :)For our profit and benefit .(:note ) you , and fill up The afflictions of the Church are said to be Christ 's afflictions , by reason of that fellowship and knitting together that the body and the head have with one another . And this is not because there is any more need to have the Church redeemed , but because Christ shows his power in the daily weakness of his own , and that for the comfort of the whole body . that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body 's sake , which is the church : * * [Even ] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations , but now is made manifest to his (note :)Whom he chose to sanctify to himself in Christ . Moreover , he says that the mystery of our redemption was hidden since the world began , except that it was revealed to a few , who also were taught it extraordinarily .(:note ) saints : * To whom God (note :)In this way Paul restrains the curiosity of men .(:note ) would make known what [is ] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles ; which is Christ in you , the hope of glory : * * Whereunto I also labour &amp ; striue , according to his working which worketh in me mightily .

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