Colossians 1:13-27 in English

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

¹⁵ who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

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;

¹⁷ and he is before all things, and in 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 was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell;

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.

²¹ And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

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:

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.

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;

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,

²⁶ even the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,

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:

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:

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:

¹⁵ who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

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;

¹⁷ and he is before all things, and in 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 was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell;

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.

²¹ And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, yet now hath he reconciled

²² in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him:

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.

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;

²⁵ whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfill the word of God,

²⁶ even the mystery which hath been hid from all ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,

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:

¹³ God our Father rescued us spiritually so that the evil one no longer rules us MET, MTY, and he caused us now to be ruled by his Son,, whom he loves.

¹⁴ That is, because of our relationship with his Son (OR, because of what the one who is also God did), God has redeemed/bought us; in particular, he has forgiven our sins.

¹⁵ God's Son reveals perfectly what God, his Father, is like, whom no one can see. God's Son existed before and ranks above everything that God has created.

¹⁶ When God created everything that is on the earth, he did it by having his Son do it. He created everything that people can see, and also everything which is in heaven that people cannot see. In particular, his Son created all ranks of important spirit beings. And his Son ranks above everything, because God by the work of had his Son, and because by his Son all things were created {because God had his Son create everything} in order that everything might praise his Son,

¹⁷ and because it is his Son who existed before anything else existed, and because God sustains everything by what his Son does.

¹⁸ And God's Son ranks above everything, because it is his Son who rules over his people MET as a person's head controls his physical body, because his Son causes his people to live spiritually. God's Son is the first one who became alive again, in order that he should become more important than anything and everyone.

¹⁹ God's Son reveals perfectly what God his Father is like, because his Father chose to live completely in him.

²⁰ God our Father caused his Son to rule us, because he decided to reconcile with himself everything that is on earth and that is in heaven by what his Son did, in order that everything might honor his Son; that is, God our Father decided to reconcile everything to himself as a result of his Son's blood flowing when he died on the cross. The chiastic material is rearranged below so that the directly related propositional clusters are joined together. 13 God our Father rescued us spiritually so that we are no longer ruled by the evil one, and God our Father caused us now to be ruled by his Son (OR, the man who is also God) whom he loves. 14a That is, by means of what his Son did, we have been redeemed by God, our Father. 14b In particular, our sins have been forgiven by God, our Father. 20 God, our Father, has done this because he decided to reconcile to himself, by means of his Son, everything that is on earth and that is in heaven, in order that his Son might be honored; that is, God, our Father decided to reconcile everything to himself by means of God's Son's blood flowing out when he died on the cross. 15b God cannot be seen by anyone, 15a but his Son reveals perfectly what God—his Father—is like, 19a because it is in his Son that the Father chose 19b that he himself would dwell completely. 15c God's Son ranks above everything 15d that has been created, 16 because it was by means of God's Son that God created everything that is on the earth and that can be seen by people, and also everything that is in heaven and that cannot be seen by people. In particular, all types of important spirit beings were created by means of him, since everything has been created by God by means of God's Son. And his Son ranks above everything, because everything has been created by God, in order that God's Son might be honored by everything, 17 and because it is he who existed before anything else existed, and since everything is sustained by God by means of God's Son. 18 And God's Son ranks above everything because it is he who rules over all believers, just like a person's head controls his physical body, because he causes all believers to live spiritually. His Son is the first one who rose from among those who have died, in order that he should become more important than everything and everyone.

²¹ As for you, although formerly God considered you his enemies (OR, God considered you as alienated from him) and although you were formerly hostile to God because you thought evil thoughts and because you did evil deeds,

²² nevertheless, God our Father has now reconciled you with himself. He did that as a result of his Son dying physically. He did it in order that you should be completely holy when he brings you into his presence.

²³ He wants you to continue DOU to believe the message about Christ; specifically, he wants you to continue to be stable/steadfast and to continue to confidently expect to receive that which you heard about when you heard that message. That message has been proclaimed {They have proclaimed that message} to people in very many places HYP; and I, Paul, also become someone who tells it to people.

²⁴ At the present time I am rejoicing that I am suffering for your benefit; that is, I am completing what Christ decided that I should suffer physically for the benefit of all believers, who are as dear to him as his own body.

²⁵ I myself became someone who serves God's people, because I was appointed { God appointed me} to be responsible to help you who are non-Jews. I became one who serves God's people in order that I should make known to you non-Jews the whole message from/about God.

²⁶ We did not know this message previously; that is, God concealed it from the people who lived in all the previous ages, but he has now revealed it to his people.

²⁷ That is, God decided to reveal to them this message, which declares that he will greatly bless the non-Jews. Specifically, this message declares that Christ, by his Spirit, will live in you who are non-Jews, with the result that you confidently expect that you will experience how glorious God is.

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁶ For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

²¹ You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

²² yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

²³ if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

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 assembly,

²⁵ of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,

²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

²⁷ to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁶ For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

²¹ You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

²² yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

²³ if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

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 assembly,

²⁵ of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,

²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

²⁷ to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁶ For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

²¹ You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

²² yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

²³ if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

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 assembly,

²⁵ of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me towards you to fulfil the word of God,

²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

²⁷ to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery amongst the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

¹³ Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;

¹⁴ In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:

¹⁵ Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;

¹⁶ For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things have being.

¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.

¹⁹ For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;

²⁰ Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.

²¹ And you, who in the past were cut off and at war with God in your minds through evil works, he has now made one

²² In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:

²³ If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

²⁴ Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

²⁵ Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,

²⁶ The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,

²⁷ To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

¹³ who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love:

¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;

¹⁵ who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;

¹⁶ because by him were created all things, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities: all things have been created by him and for him.

¹⁷ And he is before all, and all things subsist together by him.

¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the assembly; who is the beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that he might have the first place in all things:

¹⁹ for in him all the fulness of the Godhead was pleased to dwell,

²⁰ and by him to reconcile all things to itself, having made peace by the blood of his cross — by him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens.

²¹ And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled

²² in the body of his flesh through death; to present you holy and unblamable and irreproachable before it,

²³ if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which is under heaven, of which I Paul became minister.

²⁴ Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly;

²⁵ of which I became minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given me towards you to complete the word of God,

²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but has now been made manifest to his saints;

²⁷ to whom God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you the hope of glory:

¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins;

¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

¹⁶ For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.

¹⁷ And he is before all, 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 may hold the primacy:

¹⁹ Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father, that all fullness should dwell;

²⁰ And through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth, and the things that are in heaven.

²¹ And you, whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works:

²² Yet now he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unspotted, and blameless before him:

²³ If so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister.

²⁴ Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up those things that are wanting of the sufferings of Christ, in my flesh, for his body, which is the church:

²⁵ Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I may fulfill the word of God:

²⁶ The mystery which hath been hidden from ages and generations, but now is manifested to his saints,

²⁷ To whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, in you the hope of glory.

¹³ He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His dear Son,

¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

¹⁶ for by Him all things were created, those in the heavens and those on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him.

¹⁷ And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

¹⁸ And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in all things He might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that all the fullness should dwell in Him,

²⁰ and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

²¹ And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled

²² in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach before Him—

²³ if indeed you continue in the faith, established and firm and not drifting away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was proclaimed to all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, have become a minister.

²⁴ I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for His body's sake, which is the church,

²⁵ of which I became a minister according to the dispensation of God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

²⁶ even the mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.

²⁷ To whom God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

¹³ who delivered us out of the dominion of the darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

¹⁴ in whom we have the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ He is the visible representation of the invisible God, ‘Firstborn’ over all creation,

¹⁶ because by Him all things were created—those in the heavens and those on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.

¹⁷ Yes, He is before all, and in Him all things subsist.

¹⁸ Also, He is the Head of the body, the Church. He is Beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that He may be preeminent in everything,

¹⁹ because in Him all the Fullness was pleased to dwell

²⁰ and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross—through Him, whether things on the earth or things on the heavens.

²¹ So now He has reconciled you as well (you who once were alienated and hostile in your mind because of your wicked works),

²² by His physical body through His death, so as to present you before Him holy and blameless and above reproach—

²³ if, that is, you continue in the Faith established and firm, not drifting away from the hope of the Gospel, that you heard and that was proclaimed in all the creation under the heaven, of which I, Paul, became a servant.

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf and supplement in my flesh the things lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the Church,

²⁵ of which I became a servant according to the stewardship from God that was given to me towards you, to complete the Word of God,

²⁶ the secret that has been hidden from past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His saints;

²⁷ to whom God resolved to make known who is the wealth of the glory of this secret among the nations, namely Christ in you, the hope of glory;

¹³ He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

¹⁴ through whom we have been set free and our sins forgiven.

¹⁵ The Son is the visible picture of the invisible God. He was before all creation,

¹⁶ for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, rulers, leaders and authorities—everything was created through him and for him.

¹⁷ He existed before everything, and he holds everything together.

¹⁸ He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the first and highest of those raised from the dead, so that he is supreme in everything.

¹⁹ God was pleased to have his full nature live in him,

²⁰ and through him brought back everything in the universe to himself, since he made peace through the blood of his cross, through him reconciling all those on the earth and in heaven.

²¹ You once were alienated from God, enemies in the way you thought and the way you acted,

²² but now he has reconciled you through his dying human body, bringing you into his presence where you stand holy, pure, and faultless.

²³ But your trust in him must continue rock-solid and immovable. Don't be shaken from the hope of the good news that you heard, the good news that's been shared throughout the world—that's the work that I Paul have been doing.

²⁴ I'm happy to have trouble for your sake, for by means of what happens to me physically I'm part of Christ's sufferings that he continues to experience for the sake of his body, the church.

²⁵ I serve the church following the direction God gave me about you, to present fully the word of God to you.

²⁶ This is the mystery that was hidden down through the ages and for many generations, but it's now been revealed to God's people.

²⁷ God wanted to make known to them the glorious wealth of this mystery to the nations: Christ living in you is the glorious hope!

¹³ Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,

¹⁴ In whome we haue redemption through his blood, that is, the forgiuenesse of sinnes,

¹⁵ Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first begotten of euery creature.

¹⁶ For by him were all things created, which are in heauen, and which are in earth, thinges visible and inuisible: whether they be Thrones or Dominions, or Principalities, or Powers, all things were created by him, and for him,

¹⁷ And hee is before all things, and in him all things consist.

¹⁸ And hee is the head of the body of the Church: he is the beginning, and the first begotten of the dead, that in all thinges hee might haue the preeminence.

¹⁹ For it pleased the Father, that in him should all fulnesse dwell,

²⁰ And through peace made by that blood of that his crosse, to reconcile to himselfe through him, through him, I say, all thinges, both which are in earth, and which are in heauen.

²¹ And you which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your mindes were set in euill workes, hath he nowe also reconciled,

²² In that body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, and vnblameable and without fault in his sight,

²³ If ye continue, grounded and stablished in the faith, and be not moued away from the hope of the Gospel, whereof ye haue heard, and which hath bene preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen, whereof I Paul am a minister.

²⁴ Now reioyce I in my suffrings for you, and fulfill the rest of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodies sake, which is the Church,

²⁵ Whereof I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is giuen mee vnto you ward, to fulfill the word of God,

²⁶ Which is the mysterie hid since the world began, and from all ages, but nowe is made manifest to his Saintes,

²⁷ To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

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 sometimes 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:

¹³ who rescued us from the empire of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son;

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;—

¹⁵ who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of the whole creation;

¹⁶ for in him were created all things, those in the heavens, and those on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things have been created through him and for him;

¹⁷ and he is before all things, and in him all things subsist.

¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church; since he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that he may be in all things pre-eminent;

¹⁹ for God was pleased that in him all the fullness should dwell, and by him to reconcile all things to himself,

²⁰ having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him, I say, whether the things on earth, or those in the heavens.

²¹ And you, that were once alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

²² in the body of his flesh through his death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight;

²³ if ye indeed continue in the faith grounded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye heard, which hath been preached in the whole creation under heaven; of which I Paul became a minister.

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up instead that which is wanting of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh on behalf of his body, which is the church;

²⁵ of which I became a minister, according to the stewardship which God entrusted to me, for you, to fulfill the word of God,

²⁶ the mystery which hath been hidden for ages and generations, but hath been now revealed to his saints;

²⁷ to whom it was the will of God 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;

¹³ For God has rescued us from the tyranny of darkness, and has removed us into the kingdom of his Son, who is the embodiment of his love,

¹⁴ and through whom we have found deliverance in the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ For Christ is the incarnation of the invisible God — first-born and head of all creation;

¹⁶ for in him was created all that is in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible — angels and archangels and all the powers of heaven.

¹⁷ All has been created through him and for him. He was before all things, and all things unite in him;

¹⁸ and he is the head of the church, which is his body. The first-born from the dead, he is to the church the Source of its life, that he, in all things, may stand first.

¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that in him the divine nature in all its fulness should live,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself (making peace by the shedding of Christ's blood offered on the cross) — whether on earth or in heaven.

²¹ And it pleased God that you, once estranged from him and hostile towards him in your thoughts, intent only on wickedness —

²² But now he has reconciled you to himself by the sacrifice of Christ's earthly body in death — it has pleased God that you should stand in his presence holy, pure, and blameless,

²³ if only you remain true to your faith, firm and immovable, never abandoning the hope held out in the good news to which you listened, which has been proclaimed amongst all created things under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made an assistant.

²⁴ Now at last I can rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and in my own person I supplement the afflictions endured by the Christ, for the sake of his body, the church;

²⁵ of which I myself became a minister in virtue of the office with which God entrusted me for your benefit, to declare the message of God in all its fulness —

²⁶ That truth which has been hidden from former ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to God's people,

²⁷ to whom it was his pleasure to make known the surpassing glory of that hidden truth when proclaimed amongst the Gentiles — ‘Christ amongst you! Your hope of glory!’

¹³ For God has rescued us from the tyranny of darkness, and has removed us into the kingdom of his Son, who is the embodiment of his love,

¹⁴ and through whom we have found deliverance in the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ For Christ is the incarnation of the invisible God — first-born and head of all creation;

¹⁶ for in him was created all that is in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible — angels and archangels and all the powers of heaven.

¹⁷ All has been created through him and for him. He was before all things, and all things unite in him;

¹⁸ and he is the head of the church, which is his body. The first-born from the dead, he is to the church the Source of its life, that he, in all things, may stand first.

¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that in him the divine nature in all its fulness should live,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself (making peace by the shedding of Christ's blood offered on the cross) — whether on earth or in heaven.

²¹ And it pleased God that you, once estranged from him and hostile towards him in your thoughts, intent only on wickedness —

²² But now he has reconciled you to himself by the sacrifice of Christ's earthly body in death — it has pleased God that you should stand in his presence holy, pure, and blameless,

²³ if only you remain true to your faith, firm and immovable, never abandoning the hope held out in the good news to which you listened, which has been proclaimed among all created things under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made an assistant.

²⁴ Now at last I can rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and in my own person I supplement the afflictions endured by the Christ, for the sake of his body, the church;

²⁵ of which I myself became a minister in virtue of the office with which God entrusted me for your benefit, to declare the message of God in all its fulness —

²⁶ That truth which has been hidden from former ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to God's people,

²⁷ to whom it was his pleasure to make known the surpassing glory of that hidden truth when proclaimed among the Gentiles — ‘Christ among you! Your hope of glory!’

¹³ We all used to be in the dark place, where the devil is the boss, and that devil pushed us to do bad things. But God sent his son, Jesus, to get us out of that place. He took the blame for us, so that now God will not punish us. He freed us from that bad devil boss and now we belong to the family of his son, Jesus. God loves him very much.

¹⁵ Nobody can see God, but his son, Jesus, was just like God, and he showed people what God is like. You see, Jesus was there with God a long time ago, and he worked with God to make everything. They made all the things in heaven and all the things on the earth. They made the things we can see and the things we can’t see. They put all the spirit bosses there in the world that we can’t see. God worked with his son to make everything, so that now everything has to respect God’s son. Jesus is God’s first son, and he is the boss over everything.

¹⁷ He was there at first, before anything else, and now he holds everything together everywhere, and keeps it all working properly.

¹⁸ Jesus is the leader of all God’s people, and God’s people are the church. They are like his body, and Jesus is the head of his body. He started the church and he makes it alive. He was the first one to ever die, and then come back to life, and keep on living, so he is really great. He is greater than anyone and anything else anywhere.

¹⁹ At that time, when God’s son became a man, God lived in him properly. God was happy to live in him,

²⁰ so that God can get everything to come back to himself. God’s son bled and died on the cross, so that now everything can stop being God’s enemies and become God’s friends again. Some of those things are in heaven, and some on the earth, but Jesus died for them all, so they can all come back to God.

²¹ And I’m talking about you too. At first you were not in God’s mob. You were his enemies. You always thought in a bad way and then you did bad things.

²² But God got Jesus Christ to live in a human body and then die, so that now you can come back to God and be his friends. God did this so that later, at the time when God will judge everyone, he will see that you are properly good and clean inside, and he will not blame you. He will say that you are not guilty.

²³ God will do this for you if you stay strong, and always remember that good news you heard about Jesus, so that you keep on trusting him and know that he will save you. You see, God got his workers to tell people everywhere that Jesus died to save us. This is really good news. And I, Paul, am one of God’s workers now. My job is to tell people this good news.

²⁴ Yes, I tell people the message about Jesus, and some people don’t like it and they give me trouble. But no worries, this message helps you, so I’m happy to keep on telling it. You know, Jesus Christ said we will get trouble, so I’m happy to get as much trouble as he wants me to get. And I keep helping his people. They are the church. They are like the body of Jesus Christ.

²⁵ And God gets me to work for his people, so I do this to help you. My job is to tell you God’s word, and explain it all properly.

²⁶ At first God didn’t let anyone know what he was going to do. He kept it a secret for a really long time. But now he is showing this secret to his people.

²⁷ God wants his people to know this secret. It is very good, and it is really great for you people that are not Jews. And this is the secret. Jesus Christ lives in you people that trust him, so you can be sure that you will be great with him in heaven.

¹³ Which hath delivered vs from the power of dercknes and hath translated vs in to the kyngdome of his dere sone

¹⁴ in whom we have redempcion thurow his bloud that is to saye the forgevenes of sinnes

¹⁵ which is the ymage of the invisible god fyrst begotten of all creatures.

¹⁶ For by him were all thynges created thynges that are in heven and thynges that are in erth: thynges visible and thynges invisible: whether they be maieste or lordshippe ether rule or power. All thinges are creatyd by hym and in him

¹⁷ and he is before all thinges and in him all thynges have their beynge.

¹⁸ And he is the heed of the body that is to wit of the congregacion: he is the begynnynge and fyrst begotten of the deed that in all thynges he might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For it pleased the father that in him shuld all fulnes dwell

²⁰ and by him to reconcile all thynge vnto him silfe and to set at peace by him thorow the bloud of his crosse both thynges in heven and thynges in erth.

²¹ And you (which were in tymes past straungers and enymes because youre myndes were set in evyll workes) hath he now reconcilied

²² in the body of his flesshe thorowe deeth to make you holy vnblameable and with out faut in his awne syght

²³ yf ye continue grounded and stablysshed in the fayth and be not moved awaye from the hope of the gospell wher of ye have herde howe that it is preached amonge all creatures which are vnder heven wher of I Paul am made a minister.

²⁴ Now ioye I in my soferinges which I suffre for you and fulfill that which is behynde of the passions of Christ in my flesshe for his bodies sake which is the congregacion

²⁵ wherof I am made a minister acordynge to the ordinaunce of god which ordinaunce was geven me vnto you warde to fulfill the worde of god

²⁶ that mistery hid sence the worlde beganne and sence the begynnynge of generacions: but now is opened to his saynctes

²⁷ to whom god wolde make knowen the glorious riches of this mistery amonge the gentyls which riches is Christ in you the hope of glory

¹³ He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.

¹⁴ In his Son we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

¹⁵ The Son is the image of the invisible God. He is the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁶ For by him all things were created, those in the heavens and those on the earth, the visible and the invisible things. Whether thrones or dominions or governments or authorities, all things were created by him and for him.

¹⁷ He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so he has first place among all things.

¹⁹ For God was pleased that all his fullness should live in him,

²⁰ and to reconcile through the Son all things to himself. God made peace through the blood of his cross. God reconciled all things to himself, whether the things on the earth or the things in heaven.

²¹ At one time, you also were strangers to God and were his enemies in mind and in evil deeds.

²² But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death. He did this in order to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before him,

²³ if you continue in the faith, established and firm, not moved away from the certain hope of the gospel that you heard. This is the gospel that was proclaimed to every person created under heaven. This is the gospel of which I, Paul, became a servant.

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ for the sake of his body, which is the church.

²⁵ It is of this church that I am a servant, according to the responsibility from God that was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God.

²⁶ This is the secret truth that was hidden for ages and for generations. But now it has been revealed to those who believe in him.

²⁷ It is to them that God wanted to make known the riches of the glory of this secret truth among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁶ For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

²¹ You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

²² yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

²³ if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

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 assembly,

²⁵ of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,

²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

²⁷ to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁶ For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

²¹ You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

²² yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

²³ if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

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 assembly,

²⁵ of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me towards you to fulfil the word of God,

²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

²⁷ to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery amongst the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved 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 first-born of every creature:

¹⁶ For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are upon earth, visible and invisible, whether 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 first-born from the dead; that in all things he may have the pre-eminence.

¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;

²⁰ And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say , whether they are things on earth, or things in heaven.

²¹ And you, that were formerly 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 unblamable and unreprovable in his sight:

²³ If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached to every creature which is under heaven; of which 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 Of which I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill 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:

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁶ For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

²¹ You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

²² yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

²³ if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Messiah in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,

²⁵ of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,

²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his holy ones,

²⁷ to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory.

¹³ who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁶ For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

²¹ You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

²² yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

²³ if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Messiah in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,

²⁵ of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me towards you to fulfil the word of God,

²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his holy ones,

²⁷ to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery amongst the Gentiles, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory.

¹³ Which delivered us from the power of darknesses, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his loving,

¹⁴ in whom we have again-buying, and remission of sins.

¹⁵ Which is the image of God invisible, the first begotten of each creature.

¹⁶ For in him all things be made, in heavens and in earth, visible and invisible, either thrones, either dominations, either princehoods, either powers, all things be made of nought by him, and in him,

¹⁷ and he is before all, and all things be in him.

¹⁸ And he is head of the body of the church; which is the beginning, or the first of all, and the first begotten of dead men, that he hold the first dignity or primacy, in all things.

¹⁹ For in him it pleased all plenty to inhabit,

²⁰ and by him all things to be reconciled into him, and made peace by the blood of his cross, those things that be in earths, either that be in heavens.

²¹ And when ye were sometime aliened or made strangers, and enemies by wit, in evil works, now he hath reconciled you

²² in the body of his flesh by death, to have you holy, and unwemmed, and without reproof before him.

²³ If nevertheless ye dwell in the faith, founded, and stable, and unmoveable from the hope of the gospel that ye have heard, which is preached in all creature that is under heaven. Of which I, Paul, am made a minister,

²⁴ and now I have joy in passion for you, and I ful fill those things that fail of the passions of Christ in my flesh, for his body, that is the church.

²⁵ Of which I Paul am made minister or a servant by the dispensation of God, that is given to me in you, that I ful fill the word of God,

²⁶ the private or the mystery that was hid from worlds and generations. But now it is showed to his saints,

²⁷ to whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this sacrament in heathen men, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

¹³ Which delivered us from the power of darknesses, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his loving,

¹⁴ in whom we have again-buying, and remission of sins. (in whom we have redemption, and the forgiveness of sins.)

¹⁵ Which is the image of God invisible, the first begotten of each creature. (Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born before every created thing, or he who holdeth primacy over all Creation.)

¹⁶ For in him all things be made, in heavens and in earth, visible and invisible, either thrones, either dominations, either princehoods, either powers, all things be made of nought by him, and in him, (For in him all things be made, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, yea, thrones, and dominions, and principalities, and powers, all things be made out of nothing, by him, and in him,)

¹⁷ and he is before all, and all things be in him.

¹⁸ And he is (the) head of the body of the church; which is the beginning, and the first begotten of dead men, (or who is the Source, and the first-born to be raised from the dead), (so) that he hold the first dignity, in all things. +And he is (the) head of the body of the church; the which is the beginning, or the first of all, and the first begotten of (the) dead, that he be holding primacy, or the first dignity, in (or over) all things.

¹⁹ For in him it pleased all plenty to inhabit,

²⁰ and by him all things to be reconciled into him, and made peace by the blood of his cross, those things that be in earths, either that be in heavens. (and by him all things were reconciled to God, and he made peace by the blood of his cross, yea, for those things that be on earth, and those things that be in heaven.)

²¹ And when ye were sometime aliened or made strangers, and enemies by wit, in evil works, (or and enemies in thought, and by evil works), now he hath reconciled you

²² in the body of his flesh by death, to have you holy, and unwemmed (or without spot), and without reproof before him.

²³ If nevertheless ye dwell in the faith, founded, and stable, and unmoveable from the hope of the gospel that ye have heard, which is preached in all creature that is under heaven (or which is preached in all Creation that is under heaven). Of which I, Paul, am made a minister,

²⁴ and now I have joy in passion(s) for you, and I ful fill those things that fail of the passions of Christ in my flesh, for his body, that is the church. (and now I have joy in my sufferings for you, and through them I fulfill that which fail of the sufferings of the Messiah in my flesh, for his body, that is the church.)

²⁵ Of which I Paul am made (a) minister or a servant by the dispensation of God, that is given to me in you, that I ful fill the word of God,

²⁶ the private or the mystery that was hid from worlds and generations. But now it is showed to his saints, (the secret that was hidden for countless generations. But now it is shown, or revealed, to God’s people,)

²⁷ to whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this sacrament in heathen men, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (to whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is the Messiah in you, the hope of glory.)

¹³ who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate us into the reign of the Son of His love,

¹⁴ in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of the sins,

¹⁵ who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation,

¹⁶ because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created,

¹⁷ and himself is before all, and the all things in him have consisted.

¹⁸ And himself is the head of the body — the assembly — who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all things — himself — first,

¹⁹ because in him it did please all the fulness to tabernacle,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile the all things to himself — having made peace through the blood of his cross — through him, whether the things upon the earth, whether the things in the heavens.

²¹ And you — once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

²² in the body of his flesh through the death, to present you holy, and unblemished, and unblameable before himself,

²³ if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that is under the heaven, of which I became — I Paul — a ministrant.

²⁴ I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

²⁵ of which I — I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,

²⁶ the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints,

²⁷ to whom God did will to make known what is the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations — which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,