\NormalFont\ShortTitle{Colossians}
{\MTB THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
\par }{\MT COLOSSIANS

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul,
an apostle
of
Christ
Jesus
through
the
will
of
God,
and
Timothy
our
brother,
\VS{2}to
the
saints
and
faithful
brethren
in
Christ
{\ADD{
that
are}}
at Colossæ:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{3}We
give
thanks
to
God
the
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
praying
always
for
you,
\VS{4}having
heard
of
your
faith
in
Christ
Jesus,
and
of
the
love
which
ye
have
toward
all
the
saints,
\VS{5}because
of
the
hope
which
is
laid
up
for
you
in
the
heavens,
whereof
ye
heard
before
in
the
word
of
the
truth
of
the
gospel,
\VS{6}which
is
come
unto
you;
even
as
it
is
also
in
all
the
world
bearing
fruit
and
increasing,
as
{\ADD{
it
doth}}
in
you
also,
since
the
day
ye
heard
and
knew
the
grace
of
God
in
truth;
\VS{7}even
as
ye
learned
of
Epaphras
our
beloved fellow-servant,
who
is
a
faithful
minister
of
Christ
on
our
behalf,
\VS{8}who
also
declared
unto
us
your
love
in
the
Spirit.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}For
this
cause
we
also,
since
the
day
we
heard
{\ADD{
it}},
do
not
cease
to
pray
and
make
request
for
you,
that
ye
may
be
filled
with
the
knowledge
of
his
will
in
all
spiritual
wisdom
and
understanding,
\VS{10}to
walk
worthily
of
the
Lord
unto
all
pleasing,
bearing
fruit
in
every
good
work,
and
increasing
in
the
knowledge
of
God;
\VS{11}strengthened
with
all
power,
according
to
the
might
of
his
glory,
unto
all
patience
and
longsuffering
with
joy;
\VS{12}giving
thanks
unto
the
Father,
who
made
us
meet
to
be
partakers
of
the
inheritance
of
the
saints
in
light;
\VS{13}who
delivered
us
out
of
the
power
of
darkness,
and
translated
us
into
the
kingdom
of
the
Son
of
his
love;
\VS{14}in
whom
we
have
our
redemption,
the
forgiveness
of
our
sins:
\VS{15}who
is
the
image
of
the invisible
God,
the
firstborn
of
all
creation;
\VS{16}for
in
him
were
all
things
created,
in
the
heavens
and
upon
the
earth,
things
visible
and
things invisible,
whether
thrones
or
dominions
or
principalities
or
powers;
all
things
have
been
created
through
him,
and
unto
him;
\VS{17}and
he
is
before
all
things,
and
in
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
things
he
might
have
the
preeminence.
\VS{19}For
it
was
the
good
pleasure
{\ADD{
of
the
Father}}
that
in
him
should
all
the
fulness
dwell;
\VS{20}and
through
him
to
reconcile
all
things
unto
himself,
having
made
peace
through
the
blood
of
his
cross;
through
him,
{\ADD{
I
say}},
whether
things
upon
the
earth,
or
things
in
the
heavens.
\VS{21}And
you,
being
in
time
past
alienated
and
enemies
in
your
mind
in
your
evil
works,
\VS{22}yet
now
hath
he reconciled
in
the
body
of
his
flesh
through
death,
to
present
you
holy
and
without
blemish
and unreproveable
before
him:
\VS{23}if
so
be
that
ye
continue
in
the
faith,
grounded
and
stedfast,
and
not
moved
away
from
the
hope
of
the
gospel
which
ye
heard,
which
was
preached
in
all
creation
under
heaven;
whereof
I
Paul
was
made
a
minister.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Now
I
rejoice
in
my
sufferings
for
your
sake,
and
fill
up
on
my
part
that
which
is
lacking
of
the
afflictions
of
Christ
in
my
flesh
for
his
body’s
sake,
which
is
the
church;
\VS{25}whereof
I
was
made
a
minister,
according
to
the
dispensation
of
God
which
was
given
me
to you-ward,
to
fulfil
the
word
of
God,
\VS{26}{\ADD{
even}}
the
mystery
which
hath
been
hid
for
ages
and
generations:
but
now
hath
it
been
manifested
to
his
saints,
\VS{27}to
whom
God
was
pleased
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:
\VS{28}whom
we
proclaim,
admonishing
every
man
and
teaching
every
man
in
all
wisdom,
that
we
may
present
every
man
perfect
in
Christ;
\VS{29}whereunto
I
labor
also,
striving
according
to
his
working,
which
worketh
in
me
mightily.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}For
I
would
have
you
know
how
greatly
I
strive
for
you,
and
for
them
at
Laodicea,
and
for
as
many
as
have
not
seen
my
face
in
the
flesh;
\VS{2}that
their
hearts
may
be
comforted,
they
being
knit
together
in
love,
and
unto
all
riches
of
the
full
assurance
of
understanding,
that
they
may
know
the
mystery
of
God,
{\ADD{
even}}
Christ,
\VS{3}in
whom
are
all
the
treasures
of
wisdom
and
knowledge
hidden.
\VS{4}This
I
say,
that
no
one
may
delude
you
with
persuasiveness
of
speech.
\VS{5}For
though
I
am
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
therefore
ye
received
Christ
Jesus
the
Lord,
{\ADD{
so}}
walk
in
him,
\VS{7}rooted
and
builded
up
in
him,
and
established
in
your
faith,
even
as
ye
were
taught,
abounding
in
thanksgiving.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{8}Take
heed
lest
there
shall
be
any
one
that
maketh
spoil
of
you
through
his
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
in
him
ye
are
made
full,
who
is
the
head
of
all principality
and
power:
\VS{11}in
whom
ye
were
also
circumcised
with
a
circumcision
not
made
with
hands,
in
the
putting
off
of
the
body
of
the
flesh,
in
the
circumcision
of
Christ;
\VS{12}having
been
buried
with
him
in baptism,
wherein
ye
were
also
raised
with
him
through
faith
in
the
working
of
God,
who
raised
him
from
the
dead.
\VS{13}And
you,
being
dead
through
your
trespasses
and
the uncircumcision
of
your
flesh,
you,
{\ADD{
I
say}},
did
he
make
alive
together
with
him,
having
forgiven
us
all
our
trespasses;
\VS{14}having
blotted
out
the
bond
written
in
ordinances
that
was
against
us,
which
was
contrary
to
us:
and
he
hath
taken
it
out
of
the
way,
nailing
it
to
the
cross;
\VS{15}having
despoiled
the
principalities
and
the
powers,
he
made
a
show
of
them
openly,
triumphing
over
them
in
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Let
no
man
therefore
judge
you
in
meat,
or
in
drink,
or
in
respect
of
a
feast
day
or
a
new
moon
or
a
sabbath
day:
\VS{17}which
are
a
shadow
of
the
things
to
come;
but
the
body
is
Christ’s.
\VS{18}Let
no
man
rob
you
of
your
prize
by
a
voluntary
humility
and
worshipping
of
the
angels,
dwelling
in
the
things
which
he
hath
seen,
vainly
puffed
up
by
his
fleshly
mind,
\VS{19}and
not
holding
fast
the
Head,
from
whom
all
the
body,
being
supplied
and
knit
together
through
the
joints
and
bands,
increaseth
with
the
increase
of
God.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}If
ye
died
with
Christ
from
the
rudiments
of
the
world,
why,
as
though
living
in
the
world,
do
ye
subject
yourselves
to
ordinances,
\VS{21}Handle
not,
nor
taste,
nor
touch
\VS{22}(all
which
things
are
to
perish
with
the
using),
after
the
precepts
and
doctrines
of
men?
\VS{23}Which
things
have
indeed
a
show
of
wisdom
in will-worship,
and
humility,
and
severity
to
the
body;
{\ADD{
but
are}}
not
of
any
value
against
the
indulgence
of
the
flesh.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}If
then
ye
were
raised
together
with
Christ,
seek
the
things
that
are
above,
where
Christ
is,
seated
on
the
right
hand
of
God.
\VS{2}Set
your
mind
on
the
things
that
are
above,
not
on
the
things
that
are
upon
the
earth.
\VS{3}For
ye
died,
and
your
life
is
hid
with
Christ
in
God.
\VS{4}When
Christ,
{\ADD{
who
is}}
our
life,
shall
be
manifested,
then
shall
ye
also
with
him
be
manifested
in
glory.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{5}Put
to
death
therefore
your
members
which
are
upon
the
earth:
fornication,
uncleanness,
passion,
evil
desire,
and
covetousness,
which
is
idolatry;
\VS{6}for
which
things’
sake
cometh
the
wrath
of
God
upon
the
sons
of disobedience:
\VS{7}wherein
ye
also
once
walked,
when
ye
lived
in
these
things;
\VS{8}but
now
do
ye
also
put
them
all
away:
anger,
wrath,
malice, railing,
shameful
speaking
out
of
your
mouth:
\VS{9}lie
not
one
to
another;
seeing
that
ye
have
put
off
the
old
man
with
his
doings,
\VS{10}and
have
put
on
the
new
man,
that
is
being
renewed
unto
knowledge
after
the
image
of
him
that
created
him:
\VS{11}where
there
cannot
be
Greek
and
Jew,
circumcision
and uncircumcision, barbarian,
Scythian,
bondman,
freeman;
but
Christ
is
all,
and
in
all.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Put
on
therefore,
as
God’s
elect,
holy
and
beloved,
a
heart
of
compassion,
kindness,
lowliness,
meekness,
longsuffering;
\VS{13}forbearing
one
another,
and
forgiving
each
other,
if
any
man
have
a
complaint
against
any;
even
as
the
Lord
forgave
you,
so
also
do
ye:
\VS{14}and
above
all
these
things
{\ADD{
put
on}}
love,
which
is
the
bond
of
perfectness.
\VS{15}And
let
the
peace
of
Christ
rule
in
your
hearts,
to
the
which
also
ye
were
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
with
psalms
{\ADD{
and}}
hymns
{\ADD{
and}}
spiritual
songs,
singing
with
grace
in
your
hearts
unto
God.
\VS{17}And
whatsoever
ye
do,
in
word
or
in
deed,
{\ADD{
do}}
all
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
giving
thanks
to
God
the
Father
through
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Wives,
be
in
subjection
to
your
husbands,
as
is
fitting
in
the
Lord.
\VS{19}Husbands,
love
your
wives,
and
be
not
bitter
against
them.
\VS{20}Children,
obey
your
parents
in
all
things,
for
this
is
well-pleasing
in
the
Lord.
\VS{21}Fathers,
provoke
not
your
children,
that
they
be
not
discouraged.
\VS{22}Servants,
obey
in
all
things
them
that
are
your
masters
according
to
the
flesh;
not
with eye-service,
as men-pleasers,
but
in singleness
of
heart,
fearing
the
Lord:
\VS{23}whatsoever
ye
do,
work
heartily,
as
unto
the
Lord,
and
not
unto
men;
\VS{24}knowing
that
from
the
Lord
ye
shall
receive
the
recompense
of
the
inheritance:
ye
serve
the
Lord
Christ.
\VS{25}For
he
that
doeth
wrong
shall
receive
again
for
the
wrong
that
he
hath
done:
and
there
is
no
respect
of
persons.

\Chap{4}\VerseOne{1}Masters,
render
unto
your
servants
that
which
is
just
and
equal;
knowing
that
ye
also
have
a
Master
in
heaven.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{2}Continue
stedfastly
in
prayer,
watching
therein
with
thanksgiving;
\VS{3}withal
praying
for
us
also,
that
God
may
open
unto
us
a
door
for
the
word,
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
be
always
with
grace,
seasoned
with
salt,
that
ye
may
know
how
ye
ought
to
answer
each
one.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{7}All
my
affairs
shall
Tychicus
make
known
unto
you,
the
beloved
brother
and
faithful
minister
and fellow-servant
in
the
Lord:
\VS{8}whom
I
have
sent
unto
you
for
this
very
purpose,
that
ye
may
know
our
state,
and
that
he
may
comfort
your
hearts;
\VS{9}together
with
Onesimus,
the
faithful
and
beloved
brother,
who
is
one
of
you.
They
shall
make
known
unto
you
all
things
that
{\ADD{
are
done}}
here.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Aristarchus
my fellow-prisoner saluteth
you,
and
Mark,
the cousin
of Barnabas (touching
whom
ye
received
commandments;
if
he
come
unto
you,
receive
him),
\VS{11}and
Jesus
that
is
called
Justus,
who
are
of
the
circumcision:
these
only
{\ADD{
are
my}} fellow-workers
unto
the
kingdom
of
God,
men
that
have
been
a
comfort
unto
me.
\VS{12}Epaphras,
who
is
one
of
you,
a
servant
of
Christ
Jesus, saluteth
you,
always
striving
for
you
in
his
prayers,
that
ye
may
stand
perfect
and
fully
assured
in
all
the
will
of
God.
\VS{13}For
I
bear
him
witness,
that
he
hath
much
labor
for
you,
and
for
them
in
Laodicea,
and
for
them
in
Hierapolis.
\VS{14}Luke,
the
beloved
physician,
and
Demas
salute
you.
\VS{15}Salute
the
brethren
that
are
in
Laodicea,
and
Nymphas,
and
the
church
that
is
in
their
house.
\VS{16}And
when
this
epistle
hath
been
read
among
you,
cause
that
it
be
read
also
in
the
church
of
the
Laodiceans;
and
that
ye
also
read
the
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.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{18}The salutation
of
me
Paul
with
mine
own
hand.
Remember
my
bonds.
Grace
be
with
you.
\par }