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BOOK 51

 BOOK OF COLOSSIANS

CHAPTER 1
1 Paul, an apostle of
Jesus Christ by the will of God, and
Timotheus our brother,
2 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.
3 We give thanks to God and the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
praying always for you,
4 Since we heard of your faith
in Christ Jesus, and of the love
which ye have to all the saints,
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;
6 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:
7 As ye also learned of Epaphras
our dear fellowservant, who is for
you a faithful minister of Christ;
8 Who also declared unto us your
love in the Spirit.
9 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;
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;
11 Strengthened with all might,
according to his glorious power, unto
all patience and longsuffering with
joyfulness;
12 Giving thanks unto the
Father, which hath made us meet to be
partakers of the inheritance of the
saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from
the power of darkness, and hath
translated us into the kingdom of his
dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption
through his blood, even the
forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature:
16 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:
17 And he is before all things,
and by him all things consist.
18 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.
19 For it pleased the Father
that in him should all fulness dwell;
20 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.
21 And you, that were sometime
alienated and enemies in your mind by
wicked works, yet now hath he
reconciled
22 In the body of his flesh
through death, to present you holy
and unblameable and unreproveable in
his sight:
23 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;
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:
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;
26 Even the mystery which hath
been hid from ages and from
generations, but now is made manifest
to his saints:
27 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:
28 Whom we preach, warning every
man, and teaching every man in all
wisdom; that we may present every man
perfect in Christ Jesus:
29 Whereunto I also labour,
striving according to his working,
which worketh in me mightily.

CHAPTER 2
1 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;
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;
3 In whom are hid all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 And this I say, lest any man
should beguile you with enticing
words.
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.
6 As ye have therefore received
Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in
him:
7 Rooted and built up in him,
and stablished in the faith, as ye
have been taught, abounding therein
with thanksgiving.
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.
9 For in him dwelleth all the
fulness of the Godhead bodily.
10 And ye are complete in him,
which is the head of all principality
and power:
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:
12 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.
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;
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;
15 And having spoiled
principalities and powers, he made a
shew of them openly, triumphing over
them in it.
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 days:
17 Which are a shadow of things
to come; but the body is of Christ.
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,
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.
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,
21 (Touch not; taste not; handle
not;
22 Which all are to perish with
the using;) after the commandments
and doctrines of men?
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.

CHAPTER 3
1 If ye then be risen with
Christ, seek those things which are
above, where Christ sitteth on the
right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things
above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life
is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is our life,
shall appear, then shall ye also
appear with him in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members
which are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness, inordinate
affection, evil concupiscence, and
covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things'sake the
wrath of God cometh on the children
of disobedience:
7 In the which ye also walked
some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also put off all
these; anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy communication out
of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing
that ye have put off the old man with
his deeds;
10 And have put on the new man,
which is renewed in knowledge after
the image of him that created him:
11 Where there is neither Greek
nor Jew, circumcision nor
uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian,
bond nor free: but Christ is all, and
in all.
12 Put on therefore, as the
elect of God, holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness,
humbleness of mind, meekness,
longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and
forgiving one another, if any man
have a quarrel against any: even as
Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things
put on charity, which is the bond of
perfectness.
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.
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.
17 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.
18 Wives, submit yourselves unto
your own husbands, as it is fit in
the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives,
and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey your parents
in all things: for this is well
pleasing unto the Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not your
children to anger, lest they be
discouraged.
22 Servants, obey in all things
your masters according to the flesh;
not with eyeservice, as menpleasers;
but in singleness of heart, fearing
God:
23 And whatsoever ye do, do it
heartily, as to the Lord, and not
unto men;
24 Knowing that of the Lord ye
shall receive the reward of the
inheritance: for ye serve the Lord
Christ.
25 But he that doeth wrong shall
receive for the wrong which he hath
done: and there is no respect of
persons.

CHAPTER 4
1 Masters, give unto your
servants that which is just and
equal; knowing that ye also have a
Master in heaven.
2 Continue in prayer, and watch
in the same with thanksgiving;
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:
4 That I may make it manifest,
as I ought to speak.
5 Walk in wisdom toward them
that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech be alway with
grace, seasoned with salt, that ye
may know how ye ought to answer every
man.
7 All my state shall Tychicus
declare unto you, who is a beloved
brother, and a faithful minister and
fellowservant in the Lord:
8 Whom I have sent unto you for
the same purpose, that he might know
your estate, and comfort your hearts;
9 With Onesimus, a faithful and
beloved brother, who is one of you.
They shall make known unto you all
things which are done here.
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;)
11 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.
12 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.
13 For I bear him record, that
he hath a great zeal for you, and
them that are in Laodicea, and them
in Hierapolis.
14 Luke, the beloved physician,
and Demas, greet you.
15 Salute the brethren which are
in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the
church which is in his house.
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 epistle
from Laodicea.
17 And say to Archippus, Take
heed, to the ministry which thou hast
received in the Lord, that thou
fulfil it.
18 The salutation by the hand of
me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be
with you. Amen.