Colossians:1-4
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Paul ,
an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God ,
and Timotheus our brother ,
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To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse :
Grace be 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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Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus ,
and of the love which ye have to all the saints ,
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For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven ,
whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel ;
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Which is come unto you ,
as it is in all the world ;
and bringeth forth fruit ,
as it doth also in you ,
since the day ye heard of it ,
and knew the grace of God in truth :
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As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant ,
who is for you a faithful minister of Christ ;
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Who 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 for you ,
and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding ;
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That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing ,
being fruitful in every good work ,
and increasing in the knowledge of God ;
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Strengthened with all might ,
according to his glorious power ,
unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness ;
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Giving thanks unto the Father ,
which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light :
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Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness ,
and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son :
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In whom we have redemption through his blood ,
even the forgiveness of sins :
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Who is the image of the invisible God ,
the firstborn of every creature :
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For by him were all things created ,
that are in heaven ,
and that are in earth ,
visible and invisible ,
whether they be thrones ,
or dominions ,
or principalities ,
or powers :
all things were created by him ,
and for him :
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And he is before all things ,
and by him all things consist .
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And he is the head of the body ,
the church :
who is the beginning ,
the firstborn from the dead ;
that in all things he might have the preeminence .
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For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell ;
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And ,
having made peace through the blood of his cross ,
by him to reconcile all things unto himself ;
by him ,
I say ,
whether they be things in earth ,
or things in heaven .
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And you ,
that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works ,
yet now hath he reconciled
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In the body of his flesh through death ,
to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight :
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If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled ,
and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel ,
which ye have heard ,
and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven ;
whereof I Paul am made a minister ;
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Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you ,
and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body '
s sake ,
which is the church :
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Whereof I am made a minister ,
according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you ,
to fulfil the word of God ;
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Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations ,
but now is made manifest to his saints :
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To whom God 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 :
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Whom we preach ,
warning every man ,
and teaching every man in all wisdom ;
that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus :
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Whereunto I also labour ,
striving according to his working ,
which worketh in me mightily .
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For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you ,
and for them at Laodicea ,
and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh ;
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That their hearts might be comforted ,
being knit together in love ,
and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding ,
to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God ,
and of the Father ,
and of Christ ;
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In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge .
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And this I say ,
lest any man should beguile you with enticing words .
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For though I be 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 ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord ,
so walk ye in him :
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Rooted and built up in him ,
and stablished in the faith ,
as ye have been taught ,
abounding therein with thanksgiving .
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Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit ,
after the tradition of men ,
after the rudiments of the world ,
and not after Christ .
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For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily .
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And ye are complete in him ,
which is the head of all principality and power :
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In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands ,
in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ :
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Buried with him in baptism ,
wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God ,
who hath raised him from the dead .
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And you ,
being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh ,
hath he quickened together with him ,
having forgiven you all trespasses ;
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Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us ,
which was contrary to us ,
and took it out of the way ,
nailing it to his cross ;
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And having spoiled principalities and powers ,
he made a shew 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 an holyday ,
or of the new moon ,
or of the sabbath days :
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Which are a shadow of things to come ;
but the body is of Christ .
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Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels ,
intruding into those things which he hath not seen ,
vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind ,
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And not holding the Head ,
from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered ,
and knit together ,
increaseth with the increase of God .
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Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world ,
why ,
as though living in the world ,
are ye subject to ordinances ,
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Touch not ;
taste not ;
handle not ;
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Which all are to perish with the using ;)
after the commandments and doctrines of men ?
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Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship ,
and humility ,
and neglecting of the body ;
not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh .
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If ye then be risen with Christ ,
seek those things which are above ,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God .
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Set your affection on things above ,
not on things on the earth .
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For ye are dead ,
and your life is hid with Christ in God .
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When Christ ,
who is our life ,
shall appear ,
then shall ye also appear with him in glory .
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Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth ;
fornication ,
uncleanness ,
inordinate affection ,
evil concupiscence ,
and covetousness ,
which is idolatry :
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For which things '
sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience :
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In the which ye also walked some time ,
when ye lived in them .
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But now ye also put off all these ;
anger ,
wrath ,
malice ,
blasphemy ,
filthy communication out of your mouth .
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Lie not one to another ,
seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds ;
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And have put on the new man ,
which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him :
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Where there is neither Greek nor Jew ,
circumcision nor uncircumcision ,
Barbarian ,
Scythian ,
bond nor free :
but Christ is all ,
and in all .
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Put on therefore ,
as the elect of God ,
holy and beloved ,
bowels of mercies ,
kindness ,
humbleness of mind ,
meekness ,
longsuffering ;
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Forbearing one another ,
and forgiving one another ,
if any man have a quarrel against any :
even as Christ forgave you ,
so also do ye .
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And above all these things put on charity ,
which is the bond of perfectness .
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And let the peace of God rule in your hearts ,
to the which also ye are 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 in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs ,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord .
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And whatsoever ye do in word or deed ,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus ,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him .
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Wives ,
submit yourselves unto your own husbands ,
as it is fit in the Lord .
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Husbands ,
love your wives ,
and be not bitter against them .
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Children ,
obey your parents in all things :
for this is well pleasing unto the Lord .
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Fathers ,
provoke not your children to anger ,
lest they be discouraged .
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Servants ,
obey in all things your masters according to the flesh ;
not with eyeservice ,
as menpleasers ;
but in singleness of heart ,
fearing God :
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And whatsoever ye do ,
do it heartily ,
as to the Lord ,
and not unto men ;
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Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance :
for ye serve the Lord Christ .
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But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done :
and there is no respect of persons .
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Masters ,
give unto your servants that which is just and equal ;
knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven .
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Continue in prayer ,
and watch in the same with thanksgiving ;
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Withal praying also for us ,
that God would open unto us a door of utterance ,
to speak the mystery of Christ ,
for which I am also in bonds :
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That I may make it manifest ,
as I ought to speak .
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Walk in wisdom toward them that are without ,
redeeming the time .
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Let your speech be alway with grace ,
seasoned with salt ,
that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man .
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All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you ,
who is a beloved brother ,
and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord :
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Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose ,
that he might know your estate ,
and comfort your hearts ;
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With Onesimus ,
a faithful and beloved brother ,
who is one of you .
They shall make known unto you all things which are done here .
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Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you ,
and Marcus ,
sister '
s son to Barnabas , (
touching whom ye received commandments :
if he come unto you ,
receive him ;)
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And Jesus ,
which is called Justus ,
who are of the circumcision .
These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God ,
which have been a comfort unto me .
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Epaphras ,
who is one of you ,
a servant of Christ ,
saluteth you ,
always labouring fervently for you in prayers ,
that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God .
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For I bear him record ,
that he hath a great zeal for you ,
and them that are in Laodicea ,
and them in Hierapolis .
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Luke ,
the beloved physician ,
and Demas ,
greet you .
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Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea ,
and Nymphas ,
and the church which is in his house .
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And when this epistle is read among you ,
cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans ;
and that ye likewise 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 fulfil it .
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The salutation by the hand of me Paul .
Remember my bonds .
Grace be with you .
Amen .
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