\NormalFont\ShortTitle{Colossians}

{\MT THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul, an
apostle of
Jesus
Christ
by the
will of
God,
and
Timotheus
{\ADD{our}}
brother,

\VS{2}To the
saints
and
faithful
brethren
in
Christ which are
at
Colosse:
Grace
{\ADD{be}} unto
you,
and
peace,
from
God
our
Father
and the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.

\VS{3}We give
thanks to
God
and the
Father of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
praying
always
for
you,

\VS{4}Since we
heard of
your
faith
in
Christ
Jesus,
and of the
love
{\ADD{which ye have}}
to
all the
saints,

\VS{5}For the
hope which is laid
up for
you
in
heaven,
whereof ye heard
before
in the
word of the
truth of the
gospel;

\VS{6}Which is
come
unto
you,
as
{\ADD{it is}}
in
all the
world;
and bringeth forth
fruit,
as
{\ADD{it doth}}
also
in
you,
since the
day ye
heard
{\ADD{of it}},
and
knew the
grace of
God
in
truth:

\VS{7}As
ye
also
learned
of
Epaphras
our
dear
fellowservant,
who
is
for
you a
faithful
minister of
Christ;

\VS{8}Who
also
declared unto
us
your
love
in the
Spirit.

\VS{9}For
this
cause
we
also,
since the
day we
heard
{\ADD{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;

\VS{10}That
ye might
walk
worthy of the
Lord
unto
all
pleasing, being
fruitful
in
every
good
work,
and
increasing
in the
knowledge of
God;

\VS{11}Strengthened
with
all
might, according
to
his
glorious
power,
unto
all
patience
and
longsuffering
with
joyfulness;

\VS{12}Giving
thanks unto the
Father, which hath
made
us
meet
to be
partakers of the
inheritance of the
saints
in
light:

\VS{13}Who hath
delivered
us
from the
power of
darkness,
and hath
translated
{\ADD{us}}
into the
kingdom of
his
dear
Son:

\VS{14}In
whom we
have
redemption
through
his
blood,
{\ADD{even}} the
forgiveness of
sins:

\VS{15}Who
is the
image of the
invisible
God, the
firstborn of
every
creature:

\VS{16}For
by
him
were all
things
created, that
are
in
heaven,
and that
are
in
earth,
visible
and
invisible,
whether
{\ADD{they be}}
thrones,
or
dominions,
or
principalities,
or
powers: all
things were
created
by
him,
and
for
him:

\VS{17}And
he
is
before all
things,
and
by
him all
things
consist.

\VS{18}And
he
is the
head of the
body, the
church:
who
is the
beginning, the
firstborn
from the
dead;
that
in
all
{\ADD{things}}
he
might have the
preeminence.

\VS{19}For it
pleased
{\ADD{the Father}} that
in
him
should
all
fulness
dwell;

\VS{20}And, having made
peace
through the
blood of
his
cross,
by
him to
reconcile all
things
unto
himself;
by
him,
{\ADD{I say}},
whether
{\ADD{they be}}
things
in
earth,
or
things
in
heaven.

\VS{21}And
you, that
were
sometime
alienated
and
enemies
in
{\ADD{your}}
mind
by
wicked
works,
yet
now hath he
reconciled

\VS{22}In the
body of
his
flesh
through
death, to
present
you
holy
and
unblameable
and
unreproveable
in
his
sight:

\VS{23}If ye continue
in the
faith
grounded
and
settled,
and
{\ADD{be}}
not moved
away
from the
hope of the
gospel,
which ye have
heard,
{\ADD{and}} which was
preached
to
every
creature which is
under
heaven;
whereof
I
Paul am
made a
minister;

\VS{24}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:

\VS{25}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;

\VS{26}{\ADD{Even}} the
mystery which hath been
hid
from
ages
and
from
generations,
but
now is made
manifest
to
his
saints:

\VS{27}To
whom
God
would make
known
what
{\ADD{is}} the
riches of the
glory of
this
mystery
among the
Gentiles;
which
is
Christ
in
you, the
hope of
glory:

\VS{28}Whom
we
preach,
warning
every
man,
and
teaching
every
man
in
all
wisdom;
that we may
present
every
man
perfect
in
Christ
Jesus:

\VS{29}Whereunto
I
also
labour,
striving according
to
his
working, which
worketh
in
me
mightily.




\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}For I
would
that
ye
knew what
great
conflict I
have
for
you,
and
{\ADD{for}}
them
at
Laodicea,
and
{\ADD{for}} as many
as
have
not
seen
my
face
in the
flesh;

\VS{2}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;

\VS{3}In
whom
are
hid
all the
treasures of
wisdom
and
knowledge.

\VS{4}And
this I
say,
lest any
man should
beguile
you
with enticing
words.

\VS{5}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.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}As ye
have
therefore
received
Christ
Jesus the
Lord,
{\ADD{so}} walk
ye
in
him:

\VS{7}Rooted
and built
up
in
him,
and
stablished
in the
faith,
as ye have been
taught,
abounding
therein
with
thanksgiving.

\VS{8}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.

\VS{9}For
in
him
dwelleth
all the
fulness of the
Godhead
bodily.

\VS{10}And ye
are
complete
in
him,
which
is the
head of
all
principality
and
power:

\VS{11}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:

\VS{12}Buried
with
him
in
baptism,
wherein
also ye are risen
with
{\ADD{him}}
through the
faith of the
operation of
God, who hath
raised
him
from the
dead.

\VS{13}And
you,
being
dead
in
your
sins
and the
uncircumcision of
your
flesh, hath he quickened
together
with
him, having
forgiven
you
all
trespasses;

\VS{14}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;

\VS{15}{\ADD{And}} having
spoiled
principalities
and
powers, he made a
shew of them
openly, triumphing
over
them
in
it.

\VS{16}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
{\ADD{days}}:

\VS{17}Which
are a
shadow of things to
come;
but the
body
{\ADD{is}} of
Christ.

\VS{18}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,

\VS{19}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.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}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,

\VS{21}(Touch
not;
taste
not;
handle
not;

\VS{22}Which
all
are
to
perish with the
using;)
after the
commandments
and
doctrines of
men?

\VS{23}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.




\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}If
ye
then be risen
with
Christ,
seek those things which
are
above,
where
Christ
sitteth
on the right
hand of
God.

\VS{2}Set your
affection on
things
above,
not on
things
on the
earth.

\VS{3}For ye are
dead,
and
your
life is
hid
with
Christ
in
God.

\VS{4}When
Christ,
{\ADD{who is}}
our
life, shall
appear,
then
shall
ye
also
appear
with
him
in
glory.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Mortify
therefore
your
members
which are
upon the
earth;
fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate
affection,
evil
concupiscence,
and
covetousness,
which
is
idolatry:

\VS{6}For which
things’
sake the
wrath of
God
cometh
on the
children of
disobedience:

\VS{7}In the
which
ye
also
walked some
time,
when ye
lived
in
them.

\VS{8}But
now
ye
also put
off all
these;
anger,
wrath,
malice,
blasphemy, filthy
communication out
of
your
mouth.

\VS{9}Lie
not
one
to
another, seeing that ye have put
off the
old
man
with
his
deeds;

\VS{10}And have put
on the
new
{\ADD{man}}, which is
renewed
in
knowledge
after the
image of him that
created
him:

\VS{11}Where there
is
neither
Greek
nor
Jew,
circumcision
nor
uncircumcision,
Barbarian,
Scythian,
bond
{\ADD{nor}}
free:
but
Christ
{\ADD{is}}
all,
and
in
all.

\VS{12}Put
on
therefore,
as the
elect of
God,
holy
and
beloved,
bowels of
mercies,
kindness, humbleness of
mind,
meekness,
longsuffering;

\VS{13}Forbearing one
another,
and
forgiving one
another,
if any
man
have a
quarrel
against
any:
even
as
Christ
forgave
you,
so
also
{\ADD{do}}
ye.

\VS{14}And
above
all these
things
{\ADD{put on}}
charity,
which
is the
bond of
perfectness.

\VS{15}And
let the
peace of
God
rule
in
your
hearts,
to the
which
also ye are
called
in
one
body;
and be
ye
thankful.

\VS{16}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.

\VS{17}And
what
soever ye
do
in
word
or
deed,
{\ADD{do}}
all
in the
name of the
Lord
Jesus, giving
thanks to
God
and the
Father
by
him.


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Wives, submit
yourselves unto your
own
husbands,
as it is
fit
in the
Lord.

\VS{19}Husbands,
love
{\ADD{your}}
wives,
and
be
not
bitter
against
them.

\VS{20}Children,
obey
{\ADD{your}}
parents
in all
things:
for
this
is well
pleasing unto the
Lord.

\VS{21}Fathers,
provoke
not
your
children
{\ADD{to anger}},
lest they be
discouraged.

\VS{22}Servants,
obey
in all
things
{\ADD{your}}
masters according
to the
flesh;
not
with
eyeservice,
as
menpleasers;
but
in
singleness of
heart,
fearing
God:

\VS{23}And
what
soever ye
do,
do
{\ADD{it}}
heartily,
as to the
Lord,
and
not unto
men;

\VS{24}Knowing
that
of the
Lord ye shall
receive the
reward of the
inheritance:
for ye
serve the
Lord
Christ.

\VS{25}But he that doeth
wrong shall receive for the
wrong
which he hath
done:
and there
is
no respect of
persons.




\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Masters,
give
unto
{\ADD{your}}
servants that which is
just
and
equal;
knowing
that
ye
also
have a
Master
in
heaven.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Continue in
prayer, and
watch
in the
same
with
thanksgiving;

\VS{3}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:

\VS{4}That I may
make
it
manifest,
as
I
ought to
speak.

\VS{5}Walk
in
wisdom
toward them that
are
without,
redeeming the
time.

\VS{6}Let
your
speech
{\ADD{be}}
alway
with
grace,
seasoned with
salt, that ye may
know
how
ye
ought to
answer
every
man.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}All
my
state
shall
Tychicus
declare unto
you,
{\ADD{who is}} a
beloved
brother,
and a
faithful
minister
and
fellowservant
in the
Lord:

\VS{8}Whom I have
sent
unto
you
for the
same
purpose,
that he might
know
your
estate,
and
comfort
your
hearts;

\VS{9}With
Onesimus, a
faithful
and
beloved
brother,
who
is
{\ADD{one}}
of
you. They shall make
known unto
you all
things
which
{\ADD{are done}}
here.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Aristarchus
my
fellowprisoner
saluteth
you,
and
Marcus,
sister’s son to
Barnabas, (touching
whom ye
received
commandments:
if he
come
unto
you,
receive
him;)

\VS{11}And
Jesus, which is
called
Justus, who
are
of the
circumcision.
These
only
{\ADD{are my}}
fellowworkers
unto the
kingdom of
God,
which have
been a
comfort unto
me.

\VS{12}Epaphras, who
is
{\ADD{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.

\VS{13}For I
bear
him
record,
that he
hath a
great
zeal
for
you,
and
them
{\ADD{that are}}
in
Laodicea,
and
them
in
Hierapolis.

\VS{14}Luke, the
beloved
physician,
and
Demas,
greet
you.

\VS{15}Salute the
brethren which are
in
Laodicea,
and
Nymphas,
and the
church which is
in
his
house.

\VS{16}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
{\ADD{epistle}}
from
Laodicea.

\VS{17}And
say to
Archippus, Take heed
to the
ministry
which thou hast
received
in the
Lord,
that thou
fulfil
it.

\VS{18}The
salutation by the
hand of
me
Paul.
Remember
my
bonds.
Grace
{\ADD{be}}
with
you.
Amen.


\par }{\SH Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.
\par }
